A hot day was forecast and I was keen to check the fungi in the Blue Mountains, so thought a day down Birdwood Gully could be good. So I caught a train to Springwood and was soon on the track down to the gully. I found a reasonable amount of early season fungi out – and spent most of the morning photographing what I spotted. Then in the early afternoon I concentrated on some bird photography.
First some of the fungi I spotted –
Cystolepiota sp.
Russula sp.
Leucocoprinus lacrymans
Porpolomopsis lewelliniae
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Ramaria sp.
This was a tiny fungus growing on dirt bank. The cap is covered with tiny hairs.
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Growing on a mossy log –
Coltricia australica
Trogia sp.
Hygrocybe sp.
I have seen this strange polypore appear in the same place for quite a few seasons. It is small – the cap is about 8 mm across. It is growing on a dirt bank.
Russula persanguinea
Lactifluus sp.
It was good see this colourful coral fungus out. Possibly Ramaria sp.
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Boletellus emodensis
Jelly Fungus
Sanguinoderma rude
Jelly Fungus and small discs
Phaeoclavulina zippelii
Russula sp.
Slime Mould – Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
And I found a few orchids. Wasp Orchid – Chiloglottis seminuda
And now form some birds –
Red-browed Finch
Rufous Fantail
Gerygone?
Eastern Spinebills – two juveniles and two adults
New Holland Honeyeater
Thornbill
Eastern Yellow Robins
Thornbill
Rufous Fantails
And a few more photos –
