I spent an enjoyable day wandering around Birdwood Gully at Springwood. The fungi is starting to pick up at last.
On this trip, I entered the gully from Boland Avenue, near the Station, as usual and walked all the way to Lucinda Avenue and back. And, as usual, I explored areas a bit away from the track.
At the bottom of the first descent, near the creek, I found this nice fungus. Amanita sp.
Then along the small side creek was a large area covered with coral fungi. Its colour ranged from orange to yellow. Possibly all Clavulinopsis amoena.
There were also a lot of Earth Tongues. These don’t seem hairy, so Geoglossum sp.
And I was pleased to find a rather large Hygrocybe taekeri.
There was also a green waxcap. I think these are likely to be Hygrocybe batesii.
And here is a nice Mycena sp.
And a red waxcap. Probably Hygrocybe miniata.
More Earth Tongues.
Hygrocybe batesii
Hygrocybe miniata
This Earth Tongue has fine hairs, so Trichoglossum hirsutum.
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Mycena sp.
Geastrum sp.
Armillaria sp.
I found these tiny discs growing on logs and sticks in a few places.
More Clavulinopsis sp.
Phaeoclavulina ochracea
Helvella fibrosa
Hydnellum sp.
Clavaria sp.
Hygrocybe anomala
Trichoglossum hirsutum
Clavaria sp.
Bolete
Armillaria sp.
Hygrocybe batesii
Hygrocybe sp.
Russula sp.
And I spotted this Slime Mould –
I found a few of these Greenhood Orchid –
And a few small birds –
On the day, I met another bushwalker, an elderly gentleman, who passed me while I was photographing. I later saw him on the track close to Lucinda Avenue. He had fallen over and was having trouble getting up. I assisted him to stand and then assisted getting him out to Lucinda Avenue from where he could get home in a taxi. He was having a lot of trouble with his balance. I hope he suffered no serious injury.