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December 2017, Page 2

Hygrocybe pratensis - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Killerton and the Meadow Waxcaps

Killerton House is a National Trust property near Exeter in Devon. I’ve visited quite a few times and seen some wonderful fungi …

Chaffinch - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Birds in the park

I’ve got a few hours spare this afternoon and the weather is bright. The forecasts are for dull weather for days, so …

Russula emetica - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Chapeau Rouge

There’s a mushroom with a bright red cap in the woods. It’s such an unearthly red and the stem and the gills …

Scotch Argus - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Autumn Ringlet

Identifying butterflies is stressful; especially when you’re not in your own country. Everything looks like something else you’re familiar with. I was …

Spangles -The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Spangles

It’s forty years since I first saw and photographed spangle galls on an oak tree. I noted it down in my Nature …

Mistle Thrush - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Mistle Thrushes

I’d never really considered why Mistle Thrushes are called Mistle Thrushes. It is, of course, because they eat Mistletoe berries. I discovered …

Mycena epipterygia - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Yellowleg Bonnet

We find a delicate mushroom on our fungus foray. That’s a relief, because this mushroom season has been very poor, with the …

Oak Tree - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

An Oak tree in the making

Here’s an Oak tree in the making. It is just at the start of unleashing the incredible chemical power stored within it: …