The countries in the Red the countryside is in the Red.
In the Red.
Month: October 2022
Cauliflower of the woods.
Cauliflower Fungus, Wood Cauliflower, and Brain Fungus are uncommon. the visible parts of this fungi above ground are fattened lobes in colour they can be light brown, buff to yellow/grey to creamy white. They have no gills, but this mushroom has tiny pores. It is found on conifer roots, especially pine. It is claimed they are good to eat.
Portrait of a pig,
#Wordless Wednesday
Willy Wagtails.
Pied wagtail
UK breeding: 470,000 pairs
Grey Wagtail.
UK breeding: 38,000 pairs
Bird feeding post.
Nuthatch feeding post in the New Forest.
It is worth watching the film with the sound on.
European Hornets.
In the summer we spotted Hornets catching bees and spiders. In addition to eating insects, in late summer and early autumn they can be spotted feeding on fallen fruit and sap from tree bark. They engage in feeding on plant tissues beneath the bark of trees and shrubs. This feeding has been observed on many types of trees and shrubs. We spotted these Hornets today feeding on sap and you can clearly see where they have stripped off the bark on this sapling to get to the sap.
Marsh Harrier hunting.
#Wordless Wednesday.
Turnstones on the shore.
These little waders like rocky shores as well as sandy and muddy coastal beaches. Here on Meon Shore, they feed between the rocks they look in the seaweed, and will feed by picking up food from under stones. They eat small insects, crustaceans and molluscs. These birds are known as just Turnstones here and in Europe but worldwide they are known as Ruddy Turnstones.
Ibis on the beach.
#Wordless Wednesday. {posted Tuesday evening!}
Around the water hole.
Around a small pond, a lot of Dragonflies (Common Darters) were mating and dipping. It seems late in the year so I wonder if this is because of the drought we had in the summer and the loss of egg-laying water at that time.
In the above picture there a 10 Dragonflies this was just a small amount of the actual there!
Continued Reflections from my World. 