The threatened rain and wind held off until mid afternoon and allowed our Paxton Photography Group to spend time finding, lighting and photographing the fungi in Rory's Wood from the very small Cyathicula coronata (growing on a plant stem so you can see they are very small) to the impressive Abortiporus biennis Blushing Rosette
On Saturday at Brandon, I used a UV light on a variety of toadstools and must research what causes the consistent different colours that are emitted under this light source. At Santon Downham was well as finding a wide range of new species, we tried using a smoke machine and a crystal ball with some of the toadstools growing on the abundant branches and in the pine cones. I photographed what I thought was a small beetle and it turned out to be a sheep tick while the white '?gall' from Saturday is a Sputnick Spider's egg sac.
The fungi season has started but with limited species (presumably due to dry conditions) - Amanita species, Cracked Boletus, Sulphur tufts and Parasols predominate and looked great in yesterdays warm autumn sunshine. Good to bump into several friends also on the lookout for attractive clumps!
