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Glenys Norquay

@glenisilla.bsky.social

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Curious about wildlife and nature, but also photography, books, art, language... all kinds of stuff. Edinburgh, Scotland

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 17h

It's true! There were dozens wandering around Lokrum Island - a long-eared owl landed in a tree nearby, which prompted the peafowl to make the most amazing noise until the owl flew off!

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 1d

Sleepy, smiley Dubrovnik cat 🐈
#Croatia #cats

A white cat with darker patches on its face and tail, sleeping with mouth curled into a smile

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 1d

Peachick 🥰
Lokrum Island #Croatia #birds

A peachick - still quite small and fluffy - standing tall on dry ground

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 4d

Good luck!

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 4d

@joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social will know better than me, but my less educated guess is the magnificently named dog vomit slime mould 😀

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 5d

Side-eye from a pigeon
Dubrovnik #Croatia #birds

The head and neck of an unimpressed-looking pigeon. Its neck feathers have a beautiful purple sheen

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 7d

Earthstar twinkling up at me ⭐️
Duddingston #Edinburgh #fungifriends

Earthstar fungus surrounded by leaf litter

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 9d

Shaggy parasol with magnificent crackly cap 😍
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

A shaggy parasol emerging from leaf litter, with a smaller one nestled under its brim

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 10d

Mica cap poking up like a perfect little acorn
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

A mica cap mushroom - warm tan colour with a domed cap - emerging from dark soil

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 10d

With my fingertip for scale!

Tiny jelly ear fungus on a log, with fingertip for scale

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 10d

Teeny tiny jelly ear factory 😍
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks!

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 11d

😂

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 11d

These two are still hanging out together. Rosy bonnet and honey fungus
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

A small rosy bonnet mushroom growing very close to honey fungus

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 12d

Honey fungus
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

A mushroom with pale brown stem and warm brown cap emerging from a mossy stump

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 13d

😊

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 13d

Rosy bonnet 🩷
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

A small rosy bonnet mushroom, surrounded by moss

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 13d

Mushroom creche 🥰 Tiny rosy bonnet snuggled up against a newly emerged honey fungus (?)
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

A small pink and glossy mushroom leaning against a bigger white mushroom with a shaggy cap

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 14d

I can't pretend to know much about foraging mushrooms, but I don't think these ones will kill you but I also don't think they taste very nice! They're not sought after by foragers anyway (and are pretty small)

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 14d

I thought so too! More mushroom-shaped when viewed from the side, but like little marbles when I looked down on them from overhead

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 14d

😍

Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 15d

Mycena emerging from a lichen-covered log
Dalkeith Country Park #Midlothian #fungifriends

Mycena mushrooms emerging from a crack in a lichen-covered log, viewed from above

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 15d

I think they're probably enjoying some downtime

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David Stevens @davidst999.bsky.social · 15d

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) taken today in the grounds of Heriot-Watt University Campus, Riccarton, Edinburgh. #MushroomMonday #FungiFriends #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #VintageLenses #AsahiPentax @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 15d

My favourite fungi find today - a pair of sulphur tuft Mickey Mouse ears on a newborn honey fungus 😍
Liberton #Edinburgh #fungifriends

Two sulphur tuft mushrooms nestled very close to one side of a freshly emerged honey fungus cap, viewed from above

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