November garden

The sycamores are nearly stripped of leaves. Perched in the highest twigs are goldfinches. Mobile. They puff into the grey sky and circle. A ‘charm’ of around seventy. Chattering amongst themselves then settle again. Another, smaller group in the air now, then settling once more in the highest twigs.

And beneath our feet we discover twenty one species of fungi   with Ann’s help:

1. Stinking dappling

   

   Bluing bracket fungus

   
   
2. Yellow curtain crust, 
3. Redlead Roundhead 
4. Candle snuff, 
5. Bluing brackets 
6. Silver leaf fungus
7. Jelly ear
8. Crystal brain
9. Dead man’s fingers
10. Wax cap
11. Crepidotis
12. Clustered bonnet

    

    Silver leaf fungus

    
    
13. Another bonnet?
14. Psatherella
15. Scurfy twiglets
16. Clouded funnel cap
17. Deer shield
18. Turkey tail
19. Glistening ink cap
20. Shaggy ink cap
21. Common rust gill

Glistening ink cap