I was on a walk with Roger to visit Pine Valley and the Labyrinth are of Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. Because of Cod restrictions, we could not all up to Pine Valley on the same day as we arrived at Narcissus at the north end of Lake St Clair. So we stayed in the Narcissus Hut that night, but before that we went on a walk – along part of the Overland Track back towards Echo Point.
The weather was not real great, but it was ideal for fungi photography – nice soft even light.
I was keen to check what fungi may be out. I was not disappointed. The first part of the track south passes through open grassland – and it was quite boggy – with the duckboard being submerged in places.
We were soon back in the forest, and this was where the fungi started appearing –
Clavulinopsis amoena
Mycena interrrupta
Ramaria sp.
A weeping polypore
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Cortinarius rotundisporus
Dead Man’s Fingers – Xylaria castorea
Drechmeria gunnii
Clavulinopsis amoena
Hygrocybe sp.
I think this one is Humidicutis viridimagentea
This one certainly is Humidicutis viridimagentea
Hygrocybe sp.
Hygrocybe griseoramosa
Gliophorus chromolimoneus
Hygrocybe sp.
Hygrocybe firma
Hygrocybe reesiae
Pholiota sp.
Ramaria sp.
Back at Narcissus, it was nice to wander around.
Over the years, I have been down to the ferry jetty many times to look for platypus, with no luck until now. Roger and myself watched one swim down the river towards the jetty, then it swam to the far side and went out of sight.
I got up early the next morning to see if I could see it again. Yes – but it was further away.
It was still cloudy but not too bad.
Here is a Green Rosella –
As we packed up, it even became a bit sunny.
