Birch Polypore or Razor Strop #fungi

Posted by on Sep 20, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Birch Polypore, Fungi, September | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Birch Polypore, September 2017

 

Piptoporus betulinus. (more…)

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Space oddity #wildflowers

Posted by on Sep 19, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Devils-bit Scabious, September 2017

 

There’s something unworldly about Devils-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis. (more…)

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September sun #nature

Posted by on Sep 18, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, September 2017

 

A first autumn visit on a sunny morning. (more…)

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Hanging on #trees

Posted by on Sep 17, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Crab Apple, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, September 2017

 

Most of the crab apples are on the ground but a few haven’t fallen yet. (more…)

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Woodpigeons #wildlife

Posted by on Oct 4, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Birds, Pigeon, September | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Wood Pigeon, September 2016

 

A pair of Columba palumbus – they seem to consider this area by the pond ‘home’. (more…)

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Nicely disguised #snail

Posted by on Oct 3, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Mollusc, September, Snail, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, unidentified, September 2016

 

Unidentified snail a metre or so up a tree trunk. (more…)

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‘I squeeze, squinch open, and splurge well’ #plants

Posted by on Oct 2, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Bramble, September 2016

 

From ‘Blackberry Eating‘ by Galway Kinnell. (more…)

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Autumnal sedge #plants

Posted by on Oct 1, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Pendulous Sedge, Plants, Sedge, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Pendulous Sedge, September 2016

 

Pendulous Sedge, Carex pendula. (more…)

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‘The final petals of the rose have fallen’ #plants

Posted by on Sep 30, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Field Rose, Flowers, Plants, Provisional identification, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plant, Rose, September 2016

 

From ‘Leaving Rose Hips‘ by Lillian Susan Thomas (more…)

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Orange is not the only #algae

Posted by on Sep 29, 2016 in 2016, Algae, Ash, Autumn, September, Trees, Trentepohlia abietina | 0 comments

 

 

Algae, Trentepohlia abietina, September 2016

 

But Trentepohlia abietina on Ash, Fraxinus excelsior, is striking. (more…)

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Hazel and visitor #insects #plants

Posted by on Sep 28, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, fly, unidentified, September 2016

 

Possibly Hydrotaea similis on Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Traffic lights #plants

Posted by on Sep 27, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Black Bryony, September 2016

 

The highly poisonous Black Bryony, Tamus communis. (more…)

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