spacecadet 4,693 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) The fly agarics have matured a bit.......(clickable) Apparently the toxins are water-soluble so may be removed by parboiling, but the amount of nastiness can vary by an order of magnitude. From mmm not bad to slightly dead. It would be a great meal if it didn't have the potential to be one's last. Edited October 28, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 953 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, spacecadet said: The fly agarics have matured a bit.......(clickable) Apparently the toxins are water-soluble so may be removed by parboiling, but the amount of nastiness can vary by an order of magnitude. From mmm not bad to slightly dead. It would be a great meal if it didn't have the potential to be one's last. They showed red squirrels eating fly agarics last evening on BBC Autumn Watch - they are apparently unaffected by the toxins. It was interesting that the squirrels also cached some of the toadstools in trees for eating later. Edited October 28, 2020 by VbFolly typo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,693 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 hours ago, VbFolly said: They showed red squirrels eating fly agarics last evening on BBC Autumn Watch - they are apparently unaffected by the toxins. It was interesting that the squirrels also cached some of the toadstools in trees for eating later. Well, I'm sure keeping a close eye on the woodpile from now on. Another agaric is pushing its way up, so who knows how far the colony goes. That part of the garden doesn't get disturbed much. Come to think of it, no part of the garden gets disturbed much. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sharon 87 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 17 hours ago, John Mitchell said: Very nice image. I haven't gotten out much either. Hopefully we'll see a few nice days in early November. BTW, don't forget to put US spellings -- e.g. color, colorful, etc. -- in your keywords alongside our strange British/Canadian "our" ones. Thank you, John... can`t wait for dryer weather.. but, we must be careful what we wish for... some of my shrubs suffered through the summer because of not enough moisture... now we have the rain and I`m complaining.. I don`t think it`s the wetness, but the chilliness that makes me averse to going outside. Good tip.. must remember the different spellings. Link to post Share on other sites
Marianne 1,010 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Cold and rainy here in NY too. Waiting for a nice day to hopefully catch some autumn color in the woods, even if it is not as beautiful as some years. Link to post Share on other sites
Pekka Liukkonen 96 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 A couple of weeks ago on Nauvo island at Turku archipelago in Finland. Graveyards are my favorite objects. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,693 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, VbFolly said: They showed red squirrels eating fly agarics last evening on BBC Autumn Watch - they are apparently unaffected by the toxins. It was interesting that the squirrels also cached some of the toadstools in trees for eating later. The small mammals have been at one of ours too......this is the one in the foreground this morning, nice and fresh, mmm. Not reds, alas, but could be greys, or the rats. Not the one I buried last week. I'll spare you the image, although it was just dead, not yucky. Unless get a request from a ratto-necrophile, of course Meanwhile I'd been ignoring the "ordinary" shrooms........we suspect we could have eaten these but don't worry we're not gamblers. I'm leaning towards pavement mushroom, agaricus bitorquis, but I can't find any other images of mature fruits that have gone this shade of dirty yellow. Horse mushroom, A. arvensis? Edited October 29, 2020 by spacecadet Link to post Share on other sites
MizBrown 940 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, spacecadet said: The small mammals have been at one of ours too......this is the one in the foreground this morning, nice and fresh, mmm. Not reds, alas, but could be greys, or the rats. Not the one I buried last week. I'll spare you the image, although it was just dead, not yucky. Unless get a request from a ratto-necrophile, of course Meanwhile I'd been ignoring the "ordinary" shrooms........we suspect we could have eaten these but don't worry we're not gamblers. I'm leaning towards pavement mushroom, agaricus bitorquis, but I can't find any other images of mature fruits that have gone this shade of dirty yellow. Horse mushroom, A. arvensis? One of the chicken fat mushrooms according to Seek who gave a dubious ID of Suillus americanus, which I don't believe is correct, but probably something in the Slippery Jacks/Suillus genus will be the right ID. The S. americanus needs Eastern White Pines to cohabit with their mutual mycorrhizal bacteria. Edited October 29, 2020 by MizBrown More information Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,693 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, MizBrown said: One of the chicken fat mushrooms according to Seek who gave a dubious ID of Suillus americanus, which I don't believe is correct, but probably something in the Slippery Jacks/Suillus genus will be the right ID. The S. americanus needs Eastern White Pines to cohabit with their mutual mycorrhizal bacteria. Thanks, looking that up mine has gills not pores.. Sorry I didn't give full information. Although the pine habitat is right- it's under a Scots pine. Edited October 29, 2020 by spacecadet Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,693 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) These little chaps popped up under the dome tent we put up so that friends could visit (till Wednesday anyway🙁) About 1cm across and unidentified! (please) Edited November 1, 2020 by spacecadet Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 3,228 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, spacecadet said: These little chaps popped up under the dome tent we put up so that friends could visit (till Wednesday anyway🙁) About 1cm across and unidentified! (please) The nearest I could find is the Horse-Hair Fungus (Marasmius androsaceus) with a black stem. Usually grows to a height of 8cm. To be honest I do not think it is that one. Allan Edited November 1, 2020 by Allan Bell Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,693 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 15 hours ago, Allan Bell said: The nearest I could find is the Horse-Hair Fungus (Marasmius androsaceus) with a black stem. Usually grows to a height of 8cm. To be honest I do not think it is that one. Allan Yes that has a much finer stem. Hmm. Perhaps it's rare! Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 3,228 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, spacecadet said: Yes that has a much finer stem. Hmm. Perhaps it's rare! There is another one in the Marasmius genre but the cap looks like a parachute. Could be the younger version you have? Allan Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,693 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Allan Bell said: There is another one in the Marasmius genre but the cap looks like a parachute. Could be the younger version you have? Allan I would have seen how it matured but the dome gazebo tent thingy blew off in the night and flattened the lot!😀 Edited November 2, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 3,228 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) Yellow rubber ducks on a bath Thought this would make an interesting alternative. Still recognisable as ducks. Allan Edited November 2, 2020 by Allan Bell 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,084 Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Yellow rubber ducks on a bath Thought this would make an interesting alternative. Still recognisable as ducks. Allan ROFL Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnie5 413 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Just stumbled on this one while looking for something else. From January 2019, completely ignored it back then. h 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,084 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Is that a red-tailed hawk? Nice shot! Link to post Share on other sites
MizBrown 940 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Maraca Ginger is what we call this in the English-speaking expat community in Nicaragua. Originally from Asia, one of the ornamental gingers, Zingiber spectabile. This one took some camera shake image sharpening. Taken at Laurel Finca in Jinotega Department in the countryside near the town. I got a number of photos on that trip. Harsh light, so some massaging there also helped. Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 3,228 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Clouds mimicking tree outline Allan Think I may rework this image to give it a bit more punch. ITMA Edited November 5, 2020 by Allan Bell Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,084 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Good catch, Allan! I don’t know if I would have noticed that. Very observant. Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 3,228 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) On 05/11/2020 at 16:57, Betty LaRue said: Good catch, Allan! I don’t know if I would have noticed that. Very observant. Thank you good lady. Allan PS I have done some more work on that image and will be reloading it when I am allowed to. ITMA Edited November 6, 2020 by Allan Bell Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertSnapper 3,075 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 On 05/11/2020 at 16:49, Allan Bell said: Clouds mimicking tree outline Allan Think I may rework this image to give it a bit more punch. ITMA That's a picture that you wouldn't have planned in advance .....weird and wonderful nature playing tricks ! Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hatton 197 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Black Veined White butterfly 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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