Some pictures I took recently

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keps wrote: »

Thanks Woodville56

Yes-- see this shot of the same group a few frames on( I'm only checking them now).. it's clearer here..

Black tailed godwit. On mantle (back) plain grey (winter) plumage coming through.

A bar tailed godwit will have central black streaks to the feathers on the grey mantle feathers.

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Tomnafinnoge woods carlow. Plenty of woodpecker holes throughout the forest. Should provide good nest holes for other species as well.

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Well done Nightforce - some really nice shots there.

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Bonedigger wrote: »

Well done Nightforce - some really nice shots there.

Thanks, I followed them around for about an hour waiting to get them to stand still long enough to get a good photo. they were either digging up or burying nuts in the leaves and grass , great to watch....

Bonedigger

You need the patience of a saint with those little guys - they won't stay still for a second!

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Young rook, carrion crow never has a pointed bill (nicely curved like hooded crow).

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Capercaillie wrote: »

Young rook, carrion crow never has a pointed bill (nicely curved like hooded crow).

Looking at him i thought the feathers on the beak were denoting a carrion crow similar to but not as extensive as the covering on a raven. However having never seen a carrion crow i could be wrong. I was going by a bird id book. Thanks....

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It's a young Rook. Carrion Crow is only a rare vagrant in Ireland and would not include such a juvenile bird at this time of year. They are replaced by Hooded Crows in Ireland.

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Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans




Mycena sp.




Conifer Tuft Hypholoma capnoides




Greenish Coral-Fungus Ramaria abietina




Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina
Not a pretty example of this type of fungus; the younger fruiting bodies are exquisite looking specimens.




Three examples of Myxomycetes (Slime Moulds)

Physarium polycephalum on a conifer branch:



A sporangial mass of Leocarpus fragilis on a species of moss:



Stemonitis sp. (poss. S. fusca)
Often mistaken for the eggs of insects or slugs, this is a Stemonitis sp. beginning the change from its plasmodial stage (the mobile, slime-like feeding phase) to its spore-bearing stage.

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Bonedigger , can you tell me what this fungus is ?

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Nightforce 65X55 wrote: »

Bonedigger , can you tell me what this fungus is ?

Very nice shot.
It looks like Psathyrella conopilus.
They're quite widespread and common.

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I have seen similar fungi but the pure white stems on these looked very different . Thanks for the ID.

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Nightforce 65X55 wrote: »

I have seen similar fungi but the pure white stems on these looked very different . Thanks for the ID.

Young Psathyrella conopilus will have dark-brown caps and very white stems. As they mature the cap will get much paler, making the white stems look less striking I suppose.
Just looking at the image again, the gills look white in colour (maybe not?!) which might not be right for Psathyrella conopilis, but it does look like a Psathyrella species. Often the only way to be definite about an identification is to examine its spores under a microscope. It's never straight forward when dealing with fungi!

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Bonedigger wrote: »

Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina
Not a pretty example of this type of fungus; the younger fruiting bodies are exquisite looking specimens.

A very easily spotted edible mushroom, despite it's unusual colour.

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End of Autumn

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Great Weather for November......

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Back Garden today

Irish Coal Tit
(Periparus ater hibernicus)






Blue Tit




Great Tit

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A Red Squirrel with a greying coat

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