Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.
Birds
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Dragonflies
Dragonflies have an average life of two to three weeks with a maximum of six.
Ferns
Hart’s tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
Hart’s tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
Fungi
Bay Polypore (Polyporus badius)
Bay Polypore (Polyporus badius)
Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa)
Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa)
Hydropisphaera peziza
Hydropisphaera peziza
Hydropisphaera peziza - Close up
Hydropisphaera peziza - Close up
Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus)
Galls
Willow Leaf with Pontania proxima Sawfly Galls. Sawfly exit holes can be seen from the bottom of two of the under leaf galls. Willow Rust (yellow marks) are starting to appear on both surfaces of the Leaf.
Willow Leaf Sawfly (Pontania proxima) Galls
Willow Leaf Sawfly (Pontania proxima) Galls
Willow Leaf Rust (Melampsora Rust possibly Melampsora epitea)
Insects
Cranefly (Tipula vernalis)
Lichen
Lichen are only recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref). They are then entered on the British Lichen Society spreadsheet and submitted for their Warwickshire VC38 Lichen database and Lichen mapping.
Close up Scale bar in millimeters
Lecanora albella
Lecanora albella - Close up (Apothecia C-ve UV dull orange)
Physconia grisea on Spindleberry branch
Physconia grisea - Close up 1
Physconia grisea - Close up 2 underside
VC36 - Hereford - Fungi
Giant Polypore (Meripilus giganteus) base of Beech Tree
Giant Polypore (Meripilus giganteus) base of Beech Tree
Ones that escaped the camera lens this month
a) Emperor Dragonfly Male
b) Red Kite & Buzzards