Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Birthplace Forest

Not quite sure where this photo was taken, but it was taken way back on 17 September 2010. I seem to remember that that was the year that was so good for fungi. Not sure that I'll be getting out to find any this year, so I might just go through some archived files. Just checked on Flickr and discovered that these mushrooms were seen at a Birthplace Forest near the edge of Fish Creek Park.

A friend told me about a display of fungi near Fish Creek Park last year, so of course I had to go and check it out : ) Taken on 29 June 2012, near the edge of the eastern end of the park. Wish I knew what kind of mushrooms these are - I love the patterns that form on the top surface of the caps. The look so much like some of the Easter Hot Cross Buns that I buy. Any chance that these could be Cracked-Cap Mushroom / Agrocybe dura? Apparently, they are very common in wood mulch, which fits with my photo.

What a sight to see : ) On the very rare occasion (once in a year, or twice if we are lucky!), we might see a cluster of 3-10 of these teeny fungi. Yesterday, I came across hundreds, even thousands, of them, growing amongst woodchips, barely noticeable. Most of the "nests" were empty - the rain disperses the very tiny "eggs", but you can still see a few lying around. I took a lot of photos, but the light was atrocious (as it has been almost all "summer", LOL). Might just have to go back sometime. Here comes the sun, FINALLY, after an overcast, cold, wet "summer - yay!!!!!! Enjoy it, everyone. I have a volunteer shift to go to, so will be indoors : (

This little, delicate mushroom and three or four others were growing amongst the woodchips where I found the thousands of Bird's-nest Fungi nine days ago. Thought I'd quickly take a photo of this one before it finally succumbed to the weight of it's ribbed cap. Seemed a waste not to capture its remaining beauty. Posting late today, as I was out with two friends at Bow Valley Provincial Park and got home early evening. This amazing park is at the foot of the eastern edge of the mountains. Weather was perfect - sunshine, blue sky, and temperatures that were warm but not too hot. Now, if only our summer had been like this! The purpose of the day's outing was to look for Lichen species, but of course I always photograph everything else as well - insects, scenery, macros, etc.. Like it always does, the fresh air has completely knocked me out! No mushroom photos, today : ) Think that's it for newly taken fungi photos till next July/August : (