Hedgelaying has been top of the pile recently , and so it will remain next week too , but today I did manage a look around the Common , and a check on the female Long-tailed Duck on the Trout Fishery at Hayes Farm .The Common produced a few fungi , which included ,
Black Bulgar or Rubber Buttons / Bulgaria inquinans ,
Gymnopilus penetrans , on a dead conifer that was also hosting Ivy ,
a cluster of the bracket Root Fomes / Heterobasidion annosum ,
but , by far the most common species found , was Butter Cap /Collybia butyracea .
The Trout Fishery was quieter than previous visits , but the female Long-tailed Duck is still in residence , and looking very happy in he environment , constantly diving to feed . The better weather
conditions, albeit windy , improved photographic opportunities , and a couple of new shots are
posted . Also caught in the better light , one of the male Wigeon .
Found whilst making my way to the Trout Fishery , a new fungi species for me , Calvatia
excipuliformis , a species similar to the Lycoperdon family , but much larger , as the 35mm. film canister shows .
Apart from the hedge itself , the only interest yesterday came when a Red Kite flew directly overhead . With a chainsaw running and with ear defenders on , I knew nothing about it , till it was well out of sight .
4 comments:
Smart set of images there, Greenie.
Nice shots of the Female long tailed duck Greenie. Have you considered sending these in to Birdguides.com they don't seem to have many decent ones . Mike
Mike ,
Thanks for the idea .
I see that a shot of the actual duck is now on Birdguides , and lots more elsewhere on the web .
Nice to see the LT duck still in residence Greenie. Also good to see the film canister is also alive and well, quite a rarity itself nowadays!
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