October 2010 landscapes

I was intrigued by the fact that despite the impending rain, none of the cows were lying down-is this a myth (dad?)!

Within 5 minutes of taking these photos mum and I were inevitably caught out

berries, birds,butterflies & bees

thought this was my namesake but need to do a little more research first



Symphoricarpus albus Snow Berries




Dog rose

the fantastically vibrant Euonymous europaeus Spindle Berries

out of focus I know but I quite like the effect-hadn't quite mastered the camera at this point

autumn leaves

October -toadstools and 'shrooms

Laccaria amethystea Amethyst Deceiver and Laccaria laccata The Deceiver

Coprinus comatus Shaggy Ink Cap  The only ink cap of the season to my intense frustration. The  Magpie Inkcap continues to elude me!

Tricholomopsis rutilans Plums and Custard

Mycena genus- I didn't notice the spider until I was downloading the photo

the ever beautiful Laccaria amethystea Amethyst Deceiver

this was taken near the end of the season , the caps begin to split as they age,but I love the flower- like shape this one forms

Coprinus disseminatus Trooping Crumble Cap

still not sure about the ID of this tiny delicate shroom-probably of the Mycena genera

Kuehneromyces mutabilis Two-toned Pholiota (I wouldn't even attempt to pronounce this one)

not altogether sure about this-think is probably one of the most common Inocybe species-the Inocybe flocculosa Flocculose Inocybe

Russula mairei Beechwood Sickener-deadly poisonous

Amanita family as it has the signature 'universal veil'-the remains of which can be seen as patches on the top of the cap



there's something endearing about the arrangement of these 3-fairly certain they are of the Clitocybe family



September-fabulous fungi

I have literally taken hundreds of images of fungi so will try to be selective.

this tree was awash with fungi sprouting from the tears in the bark -fairly certain it is a type of Psathyrella or Brittlestem

 

Amanita pantherina The Panther ,deadly poisonous (I know one or two of these...) 

Psathyrella hydrophilia Watery Psathyrella



Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric,the infamous toadstool of fairy tales and deadly poisonous of course



this cluster reminds me of a bank of shells

 

Coprinus atramentarius Common Ink Cap