I wanted to find out how the fungi was going at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Recently I have found the fungi very poor in Sydney and I was wondering how the moister gullies of the Blue Mountains were going.
It turned out to be a fairly quiet short trip.
On the walk down, I found plenty of Greenhood Orchids.
Pterostylis nutans
Pterostylis grandiflora
But there was not much fungi out. Here is a patch of earth Tongues that I have photographed several months ago. These are robust!
Trichoglossum hirsutum
Here are a few of the waxcaps I did find –
Gliophorus graminicolor
Hygrocybe sp.
And where are a few birds –
New Holland Honeyeater
Grey Shrike-thrush
Eastern Spinebill
And one more orchid, I spotted on the walk back up to Poland Avenue –
Pixie Cap Orchid – Acianthus fornicatus
