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Peter Pipkin OBE. Royal Navy veteran, chartered engineer & occasional photographer travelling the UK’s inland waterways in narrowboat Heart of Oak. https://peterpipkinphotography.myportfolio.com

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 10d

Happy #MushroomMonday 🍄😁 I call this photo ‘The Kiss’ as it looks like they’re puckering up for some smooching 😚

Have a great week.
#Fungi #Autumn #Photography

Two small, caramel coloured mushrooms growing from the cracks of a fallen tree branch. Their caps are both split at the very tops, in a symmetrical cross pattern, that looks much like puckered lips ready for a kiss.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 13d

We have fungus on fungus for #FungiFriday 😁 The ’growth’ is a parasitic fungus that targets mushrooms. I didn’t spot it a first and luckily had my macro lens with me for a closer look 🔎🍄‍🟫.

What would more magnification show I wonder? 🦠👾👽

#Woodland #Nature #UKnature #Autumn #Fall #Fungi #Macro

A close up of some brown, smooth capped mushrooms. One of them has some blueish white tentacles growing out of its top in a cluster. The tentacles are another fungus; a parasite that target this particular family of mushrooms.

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 13d

…I wonder what her name is?

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 13d

I’m fairly sure that a fairy lives in this mushroom. You can see that she has cut a door in the fungi so that her wings don’t get squished! 🧚😁
#Woodland #Autumn #Fall #Fairies #Fungi #Mushrooms #Photography #Landscape

A woodland scene in autumn. A small brown mushroom with a frilled edge sits on an old, blackened tree branch, surrounded by green moss and red, brown and gold autumnal leaves. The mushroom has a split in it’s small conical cap, like an opening into a secret world; perhaps a woodland fairy lives here…

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 14d

🙏😊

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 15d

It’s that time of year… 🍄🍄‍🟫😀

Don’t ask me what they’re called, I’m terrible with fungi. I have a book for ID, but that leaves me even more confused! 🤣

#Fungi #Mushrooms #Autumn #Fall #UKnature #Photography

A cluster of small mushrooms sit in the moss covered hollow of a fallen branch. The bright green of the moss contrasts with the black of the hollow behind, with a hint of autumn leaves and more fungi hidden in the dark.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 16d

Does anyone else think we’re being treated to a spectacular autumn this year? 🍁🍂🍄
Droitwich canal, UK.
#UKcanals #Landscape #Nature #Autumn #Fall

An aerial photo from approximately 400feet in the air, looking down on a canal, which cuts across the entire picture. The canal is surrounded by trees in a multitude of autumn colours, with lots of shades of green, yellow and browns.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 23d

‘Autumn in bloom’ Some fantastic colours coming out this year 🍁
#UKnature #Autumn #Fall #ParkLife

A photo of a town park in bright autumnal colours. The trees are a multitude of reds, greens, yellows and every variation in between. Two dog walkers can be seen on a pathway in the distance. One walker’s two dogs seem very keen to meet the other, pulling at their leads. The single dog looks less eager, standing as far away, behind their owner as possible!

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · 27d

It was a lovely morning for a park walk today 🍂🍁 I hope you all have a great weekend when it arrives.

Here’s your free, Heart of Oak, seasonal desktop wallpaper 😁

#Nature #UKnature #Autumn #Fall #Acorns #ParkLife

A single, dark brown acorn hangs between some autumnal oak leaves. The leaves are mostly bright green with spots of seasonal yellow and browns starting to appear. The acorn looks like it is about to fall and burst open, perhaps beginning the circle of life once more.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Oct 6

'The Heart of the Forest'
It's a #MeatyMushroomMonday with this beefsteak fungus on an old tree stump.

It's a bit of a marmite fungus; many either think cool or eeew! 😆

#Fungi #Photography #Nature #UKnature #Woodland #Forest #Autumn #Fall

A red beefsteak fungus sits in the centre of an old decaying tree stump, surrounded by green moss and brown, autumn leaf litter. The beefsteak is a range of reds from deep, dark red to vivid crimson. It shows signs of being nibbled by wildlife and is perfectly edible for humans.

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Oct 6

Touché 😉

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Oct 5

Are young Sulphur Tufts the cutest mushrooms ever? 😄

Although, can something be poisonous and cute? 🤷‍♂️

#Fungi #Autumn #Fall #Photography #Nature #UKnature #Mushrooms

A small group sulphur tuft mushrooms are tucked into the crevasses of a dead branch. The fungi have orangey caps with a veil of fluffy 'tuft' over them; one has been nibbled by wildlife and you can see the inner yellow flesh that gives these mushrooms their name. The blackened, decaying branch sits under a flush of green heather leaves as the signs of autumn march towards winter.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Oct 3

'Feathers & Fungi' I haven't tracked down the significance of the feathers yet, so if you know, please share 🙏
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Fall #Woodland #Feathers #Fungi #AwesomePhotography #Nature #UKNature

A section of a dead tree trunk with a large 'Chicken of the woods' bracket fungus growing near the bottom, with its yellowy, frilled layers.
Above the fungus is a section with no remaining tree bark and someone had stuck many bird feather into the cracks and crevices of the old tree. In the background are some green trees, with hints of them turning yellow as autumn approaches.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Sep 19

The weekend is nigh! Here's a snap of our neighbour's new puppy to get you there 😍
#NarrowboatDogs #Puppy #Pets #PetPhotography

A young puppy rests in the green grass (but only for a second!). He is black and white with a soft fluffy coat and large floppy ears. The relative calm of his posture hides the boundless energy he normally shows.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Sep 7

The full Blood Moon was scuppered by clouds and treetops, so this will have to do 🙃

There’s another one next August, so plenty of time to practice!

#BloodMoon #Lunar #Eclipse #Astro #Photography #Landscape #UKcanals #Narrowboats

A partially eclipsed moon during a full lunar eclipse. The moon is rising over a marina of narrowboats in the foreground and slowly emerging from some low cloud cover. It is not long after sunset so there is still some colour in the boats and the trees around them.

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 31

They’re also flying the Union Flag upside down 😔

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great shot! I loved my D7200 and still miss the crop factor having moved to full frame 🙃

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 30

Spider Alert! Scroll past now if you need to 🫣
#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #UkWildlife #CircleOfLife

Close up photo of a spider catching a bee in its web. The poor bee is already wrapped in a thin layer of web and the spider is approaching along a single strand of its web to carry the bee off for lunch! #CircleOfLife

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 25

Indeed 😆 We have several bags of cheap puppy pads; they worked wonders when our gearbox decided it didn't want to be full of oil anymore!

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 19

Happy birthday 🥳

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 18

Happy Monday everyone; another week to enjoy 😃
Perhaps not for the small mammal this heron is stalking though! 🤣
#Birds #UKbirds #Wildlife #UKwildlife #Nature #Photography

A grey heron in a field of dry, yellowing summer grass. The breeze is ruffling its head feathers and one leg is lifted in anticipation of its next, careful step. There is a look of concentration in their eyes, possibly searching for a small mammal for lunch!

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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · Aug 15

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PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 9

Ooh, what’s the story with Agnes I wonder 🧐 😀

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 9

😃

PeterP @thepipkins.bsky.social · Aug 9

I can almost hear it 😆