Tue 2012-01-31
A pale peach crust fungus, possibly Eichleriella deglubens. It shows some white hairs and a slight tendency to turn over (reflex) in the top of the above photo.
The tree it was growing on was fairly small and looked dead. Some of its twigs had 'wings' giving them a cross-shaped cross section which suggests it might be an elm (Ulmus sp).
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-01-09.
Mon 2012-01-30 
An orange jelly spot fungus, probably Dacrymyces stillatus, growing on a birch twig.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-01-25.
Sun 2012-01-29 
A wasp that came in through our bedroom window in mid-December: probably a common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). A female because if the elongated first anntennal segment. Probably also a worker because it wasn't noticably large, and also because the queens are not usually out and about until the spring-time. There is a very good article on identifying the commoner UK wasps here at Eakring Birds.
Photos taken in Reading, UK, on 2011-12-16.
Sat 2012-01-28 
A polypore fungus, probably Datronia mollis, the common mazegill.
The following shows a more extensive area of pores in more detail:
And the following shows how small the brackets are relative to the oak leaves on the ground:
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-04-05
Fri 2012-01-27 
A female hoverfly: Volucella inanis (Diptera: Syrphidae). With its broad yellow face this species mimics the hornet Vespa crabro.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-03.
