Monday
Dec132010

Orange and Pink Fungus

From a walk a few days ago: Phlebia radiata on a rotting birch log.  One of my favorite fungi.  There were some smaller growths nearby:

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-12-10.

Sunday
Dec122010

Sun Spurge

Sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia), growing where cables were buried the previous year.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-09-16,

Saturday
Dec112010

Nothing like a Pig

From a few months back: Pluvialis meets a boar.

Saturday
Dec112010

Flesh Fly

A flesh fly, Sarcophaga sp (Diptera: Sarcophagidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-25.

Friday
Dec102010

Longhorn Caddis Flies

Long-horned caddis fly Mystacides longicornis (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae).  At the top of the picture you can just see the back end of another caddisfly, but this is black so it must be another species, possibly Mystacides nigra.

Photos taken on the dam at the lower end of the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-20.