...and bloody cold!
No spring migrants, no moths or butterflies, no flowers so time for some lateral thinking.
If its an id challenge you need, there is always something in the wide world of natural history to keep us probing. You just have to keep an eye open for the unusual.
I have just read Peter Marren's book, Mushrooms, and cant wait to get stuck in. While looking for fungi, various lichens etc also catch the eye...
A wander around some upland woods this morning after the rather slow WeBs count at Branton found a variety of life to look up later on.
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| Birch Polypore |
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| Hairy Curtain Crust |
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| Lichen Cladonia portentosa |
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| Lichen Ramalina canariensis ? |
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| Dogs Vomit Slime Mould |
Now, these are very basic identifications so if you are an expert in these fields I would appreciate a comment to keep me right. The Dogs Vomit (sorry) is past its best, but I am just about sure thats what it is...unless it actually is...
6 comments:
Looks like Asda hummus
Ah Stewart - you have unveiled the 2013 pan-lister in you. It's non-stop now...
Knew you'd crack - once you're looking at lichens, springtails are just a stone away.
Hi all, Yes, I find myself attracted to things growning on walls and trees for some reason....
I'll give ASDA hummous a miss then....
Looks cold that sea, we get nowt like that doon sooth :-)
Ner Andrew, yi divvent. Ya owa soft.
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