I completed another walk along Wolli Creek from Bexley North to near Turrella looking for fungi. There had been a little rain the week before and I was hoping it would bring some fungi out. But it seems the rai was not enough. The fungi was generally fairly poor. But there was still a huge number of Greenhood Orchids out. These were in two species.
Early on, in the upper section of the two Valleys Track, before Bardwell Park, I did see a few of the interesting Cortinarius Phallarus out. This is unusual for a Cortinarius as it has a volva.
Cortinarius phallarus
I also spotted a rather large Blue Tongue Lizard enjoying the sun in a rocky location. This is a spot that I have seen Blue Tongue and other lizards before. There are plenty of caves between the rocks that the lizards can escape to hide in if threatened, and it is also open to the warm sun.
At one of there patches of Greenhorn Orchids, I experimented with setting off the mechanism of their labellum. By toughing it with a twig, I found that it flicked into an upward position that would temporarily trap a pollinator inside the flower. Interesting to watch.
Lower down, near the climbing area, this time I could not find any of the rare waxcaps I had seen a few weeks before.
Further down, below the Flying Fox camps were a few green waxcaps and even more orchids.
The best of the fungi, was near the old quarry, below Turrella Reserve.
More photos together with identifications are online here on my website.