Fantastic Fungi – Soft of Sight Photography

Flying Saucers

In the shadows of the verge by the lane grow the mysteriously fungi. Many of them I don’t know the names of, as unless they’re either brightly coloured, or very toxic, I tend not to pay their names very much attention. And so it is with this little shroom. Looking down on it (and a… Continue reading Flying Saucers

Fly Agaric

Amanita Muscaria, aka the Fly Agaric, is probably my favourite fungi. To be fair it’s one of the only mushrooms I’m likely to have half a chance of spying by myself at a reasonable (to me anyway) distance – the bright red and white spotted caps do tend to stand out a bit. So when… Continue reading Fly Agaric

Turkey Tail

Last year a friend gave us some large wood slices from his woodland garden. They were already colonised with amazing Turkey Tail fungi. Flat creamy fans layer themselves on top of each other. Each fan is ringed with gold, rust, and grey bands – and sometimes even a dusty blue. They get coated in bright… Continue reading Turkey Tail

Little Parasols

I believe these are a variety of Glistening Ink Cap fungi, palest cream and brown at the cap edges, clustered in the deep gloom of the forest floor. Bright green moss forms a carpet underneath.