NOT THE NICEST OF SHROOMS
Here I was, all excited when we were following the deer as its very unusual to come across shrooms that are out in the open, instead of me getting dirty climbing up forest slopes.
I like to try and identify everything that I photograph (and ok Mr.Killen the White stags are actually White Bucks) so I popped over to the British Fungi and Lichen Group to learn that these are called Honey Fungus.
What a nice name I thought as their colour is like honey, so then I googled them.
What nasty, rotten little blighters they are!!
They are a parasitic fungi which attack trees and plants, killing them and are incredibly difficult to eradicate short of a nuclear bomb!
The only saving grace for the parkland that the deers are in is that I found this lot on an oak tree which seem to be particularly resistant.
They also could be of the genus which are fairly benign and are needed for the recycling of dead wood.
Hard to know as all of the genus's look alike to me!
Anyway Rich (my pal Surfin Chef www.flickr.com/photos/richardmurphy/10213079693/) I somehow think you won't be doing a medley of these!!!
NOT THE NICEST OF SHROOMS
Here I was, all excited when we were following the deer as its very unusual to come across shrooms that are out in the open, instead of me getting dirty climbing up forest slopes.
I like to try and identify everything that I photograph (and ok Mr.Killen the White stags are actually White Bucks) so I popped over to the British Fungi and Lichen Group to learn that these are called Honey Fungus.
What a nice name I thought as their colour is like honey, so then I googled them.
What nasty, rotten little blighters they are!!
They are a parasitic fungi which attack trees and plants, killing them and are incredibly difficult to eradicate short of a nuclear bomb!
The only saving grace for the parkland that the deers are in is that I found this lot on an oak tree which seem to be particularly resistant.
They also could be of the genus which are fairly benign and are needed for the recycling of dead wood.
Hard to know as all of the genus's look alike to me!
Anyway Rich (my pal Surfin Chef www.flickr.com/photos/richardmurphy/10213079693/) I somehow think you won't be doing a medley of these!!!