Some pictures I took recently

Capercaillie · 01-11-2015 05:40PM

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.

Capercaillie · 01-11-2015 05:51PM

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

Nightforce 65X55 · 02-11-2015 12:24AM

Bonedigger · 02-11-2015 12:27AM

Well done Nightforce - some really nice shots there.

Nightforce 65X55 · 02-11-2015 12:31AM

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 · 02-11-2015 12:35AM

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

Nightforce 65X55 · 02-11-2015 12:55AM

Capercaillie · 02-11-2015 09:40AM

Nightforce 65X55 wrote: »

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

Nightforce 65X55 · 02-11-2015 10:56AM

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....

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-11-2015 11:25AM

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.

keps · 02-11-2015 09:13PM

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Nightforce 65X55 · 02-11-2015 11:14PM

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Bonedigger · 03-11-2015 10:36PM

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.

Nightforce 65X55 · 03-11-2015 11:33PM

Bonedigger , can you tell me what this fungus is ?

Nightforce 65X55 · 03-11-2015 11:48PM

Bonedigger · 04-11-2015 12:34AM

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.

Nightforce 65X55 · 04-11-2015 12:44AM

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

Bonedigger · 04-11-2015 12:58AM

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!

Bonedigger · 04-11-2015 12:31PM

Stonechat

Dunnock

Alun · 04-11-2015 12:35PM

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.