Cosmeston was relatively quiet yesterday. A few Redwings flashed their rusty flanks at me, indignant that I had interrupted their grazing in the west paddock, and a pair of Mistle thrushes screeched their football-rattle call from the tree tops as the Redwings flew up to join them. Carrion crows and Grey squirrels hovered on the periphery, watching as I fed seed to a posse of passerines in Cogan Wood, but the hoped-for Marsh tit did not appear. So, I abandoned the birds, headed up and along the muddy woodland tracks where few people venture, eyes down and searching for fungi. Within minutes, my hand was scratched from reaching too carelessly through brambles, my fingers were filthy from picking up rotting wood to examine more closely, my camera was speckled with dirt from being plonked on the ground for better close-ups, but my reward was this most wonderful slime mould. I don’t know its name but I am a huge admirer of these enigmatic organisms, and this one was a beauty!
A slimy Monday
27 Tuesday Nov 2018
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Toffeeapple said:
You find the most interesting things!
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sconzani said:
I do hope so. How boring like would be if I didn’t. 🙂
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Legion of Andy said:
Excellent find, great photos!
Thanks for sharing.
I’m also a slime mould fan, but have not seen this one… yet.
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sconzani said:
Thanks very much. There were 2 other slimes but my photos were not so good so I need to go back for another look. Nice to hear you’re also a slime fan! 😉
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Shannon said:
Just lovely, like little blueberries on sticks. Wonderful macro.
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sconzani said:
But you wouldn’t want to eat them. 😉
Thanks, Shannon.
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Shannon said:
No. That would NOT be good. 😆
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