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Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Toadstool


Autumn is of course the bumper season for fungi in our woods and fields.  I'm not good at identifying mushrooms and toadstools at all but I think this one is a Fly Agaric.  I was attracted by it as I think it's the archetypal toadstool of children's stories - the one that usually has an elf or a fairy sitting under it.  Sadly, just like the pheasant in the wood that I mentioned yesterday, the little creature ran away in fright, refusing to be photographed!
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17 comments:

  1. H9 November 2010 at 07:24

    ROTFL at the little creature running away in fright, refusing to be photographed!

    My garden has sprouted a healthy crop of fungi over the last couple of months. Mainly all over my lawn! They are beginning to die down now though.

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  2. Martin9 November 2010 at 08:20

    Such beauty in this. Autumn in a single shot.

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  3. John9 November 2010 at 09:37

    Nice shot; love mushrooms straight from the field onto the pan, but not good at recognising the stranger varieties.

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  4. Unknown9 November 2010 at 10:23

    this is a classic autumn shot, very nice.

    i cant seem to find one here down south.

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  5. MorningAJ9 November 2010 at 11:12

    Actually I think he's still there... we just can't see him! :)

    The tag says it's in Notts.... Where?

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  6. diane b9 November 2010 at 12:20

    It is a lovely colour and does look like it is out of a story book. I had a weird fungus pop up in my garden during the rainy days. I think it is called tree ear. I posted about it yesterday. on my blog

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  7. Malyss9 November 2010 at 13:06

    Fairies are so shy!..:)

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  8. Lois9 November 2010 at 15:02

    Those little creatures can be elusive! That is a very pretty toadstool.

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  9. Vicki Lane9 November 2010 at 15:45

    Oh yes! I thought fairy tale at once. Lovely!

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  10. Betty Manousos9 November 2010 at 16:20

    Wow! That is such an amazing photo!

    B xx

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  11. Unknown9 November 2010 at 18:57

    I love funghi but never had the chance to see one of those redish mushrooms...

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  12. jennyfreckles9 November 2010 at 19:23

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  13. jennyfreckles9 November 2010 at 22:22

    Morning AJ - it's near Hardwick Hall, right on the Notts/Derbys border

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  14. T. Becque10 November 2010 at 03:10

    Gosh, even your toadstools look like they're out of a fairytale! :)

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  15. Luzia10 November 2010 at 23:34

    We call him "Fliegenpilz" (flying mushroom) and he ist very poison. But we say, that If you eat it, you don`t able to fly - but you are a little bit near to heaven;-)) Hugs from Luzia.

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  16. Francisca11 November 2010 at 13:31

    Once upon a time... there was a perfect mushroom. And Jenny found it...

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  17. Lili17 November 2010 at 02:05

    Perfection! ~Lili

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