Fencepost of the Week #137
Sunday, 30 April 2017
Friday, 28 April 2017
Sunday, 23 April 2017
Repurposed Tree
Fencepost of the Week #136
This fencepost was actually a live, in-situ oak tree which had fencing wire looped around it. You can see the scarring where the tree continued to grow, enveloping the wires.
Although the main trunk has been dead for many years now, there is still a sliver of living bark running up the left side, supplying a few twigs with life.
Friday, 21 April 2017
Sunday, 16 April 2017
Friday, 14 April 2017
Saturday, 8 April 2017
Friday, 7 April 2017
Tan Ear
This fungus is Otidea alutacea - the tan ear.
And here is another photo of fruiting bodies from the same patch, one month later.
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| Tan ear - Otidea alutacea - 11th July |
And here is another photo of fruiting bodies from the same patch, one month later.
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| Tan ear - Otidea alutacea - 16th August |
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Four-spot Orb-weaver
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| Araneus quadratus - four-spot orb-weaver |
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| Araneus quadratus - four-spot orb-weaver |
I found this four-spot orb-weaver in my bedroom after it stowed-away on my raincoat.
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| Araneus quadratus - four-spot orb-weaver |
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| Araneus quadratus - four-spot orb-weaver |
It's now back in the garden, where it belongs.
Sunday, 2 April 2017
Saturday, 1 April 2017
Spring Toads
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| Common toad - Bufo bufo. A male toad on station at the pond edge, looking out for females approaching the water. |
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| Common toad - Bufo bufo. Underwater. |
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| Common toad - Bufo bufo. Basking. |
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| Common toad - Bufo bufo. Swimming in the sunshine. |
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| Common toad - Bufo bufo. Dusty, dry female nearing the end of her journey to the breeding pond. |
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