Collared earthstar fungi growing in one of the beds at the Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth, looking decidedly shrivelled. A week earlier they had looked like this.
Fly agaric among bamboo stubble, Chapel Ash roundabout
Fly agaric mushrooms appear most autumns in one of the planting areas by the ring road Chapel Ash roundabout. This year the bamboo, the official occupant, has been trimmed to a stubble a few inches high. The red and white fungi stand out more clearly than in previous years.xxx
Fly agaric mushrooms appear most autumns in one of the planting areas by the ring road Chapel Ash roundabout. This year the bamboo, the official occupant, has been trimmed to a stubble a few inches high. The red and white fungi stand out more clearly than in previous years.
Red, green: autumnal acer leaves, West Park
Green leaf of a Japanese acer in West Park, just beginning to turn an autumnal red in patches.
That Egyptian goose again
I keep on going back and getting more pictures of the Egyptian goose when it deigns to show itself at West Park. Here it was competing with a large crowd of Canadas for the bread someone was distributing.
Shaggy inkcaps, half deliquesced
Various species of inkcaps deliquesce, their caps turning to a slimy mess, as they have released their spores. Shaggy inkcaps, also known as lawyers wigs, are perhaps the most common type round here.
Like these, often found in grass by the sides of roads. Here two I came across at different times recently when their caps were about half gone.
Strutting magpie, West Park
Magpie strutting across one of the patches of short grass in West Park, then cocking its head listening for things to eat.