A second walk at Paxton Pits concentrating on the Lichens and also Autumn Mist and Colours. IDs on last image.
As part of their evening's entertainment on November 5th, Phil was in the captain's seat to demonstrate the lowering of Concorde's nose etc in front of a very big crowd. All went well with the heat shield, nose lowering etc as the plane made its imaginary c. 2 hour journey from London to New York.
This is the first time (?recently) that Duxford IWM have run a firework evening so I am sure there were some nerves out there on the runway as they lit the first one but all went to plan with the customary big bang finale.
Lichens photographed in the Sanctuary at Paxton Pits, an area not open to the public right by the water and with lots of old hawthorns (and oaks) - ideal for lichen and fungal growth. Generally taken with a bit too slow shutterspeed for the amount of magnification so will repeat at some stage. IDs at end
Yesterday we decided to check on the fungi in East Scrub, a protected part of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve that we have worked on to encourage low scrub for breeding birds but it has also created a good habitat for toadtools with lots of dead wood, damp conditions and variable light. Here a few images of the different species and a sheet with ID.
