Winter Chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - winter chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - winter chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - winter chanterelle

Like many mushrooms, winter chanterelles change colour and texture as they dry out - the top photo shows their regular colouration of brown and yellow, while the caps in the lower two photos have dried out to a pale, greyish beige.

Here's some more photos from a foray in Argyll a couple of years back.