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Glenys Norquay
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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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Stonechat ❤️
Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
A female stonechat perched on the dried stalk of an umbel
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Shouty robin 🥰
Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
A robin with beak wide open, perched on a bare branch with a few copper-coloured leaves visible behind
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Blushing rosette fungus, bleeding profusely 😳
Mortonhall #Edinburgh #FungiFriends
A small patch of blushing rosette fungus, with a large red droplet oozing from it Blushing rosette fungus with large red droplets on the surface
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Wren slingshot
Mortonhall #Edinburgh #birds
A wren straddling the prongs of a Y-shaped branch
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Jelly ears 👂👂👂
Liberton #Edinburgh #FungiFriends
Three jelly ears clumped together on a dead branch, with a much smaller jelly ear beside them
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This beautiful little face brightening up my morning for the second time 🥰
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What a face ! Thank you to @glenisilla.bsky.social for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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My autumn/winter favourite is back 🥰
Kestrel, Liberton #Edinburgh #birds
A kestrel perched on dark, bare branches
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Roe deer hiding in the fallen branches ❤️
Duddingston #Edinburgh
A roe deer's face peering out from amongst criss-crossing branches
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Thomson's Tower, on the shore of Duddingston Loch. Designed to store curling stones, yet it always looks its best in the autumn 🤎
#Edinburgh
An octagonal, yellow tower situated in reeds at the edge of a loch, with its reflection visible in the dark water. The trees behind the tower are in autumnal shades
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Conecaps in fallen leaves 🍂
Inch Park #Edinburgh #fungi
Two conecap mushrooms growing in leaf litter, with golden light behind
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Heron and autumn leaves
Glencorse Reservoir #Pentlands #birds
A heron on a stone wall with golden leaves behind
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Crimson waxcap
#Pentlands #FungiFriends
A crimson waxcap in short grass
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Grit-tray supervisor 🥰
Bearded reedlings #Scotland #birds
A male bearded reedling standing tall and watchful on a wooden grit tray. Another male and a female bearded reedling are visible behind him
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Fluted bird's nest fungus 😍
#Perthshire #FungiFriends
Fluted bird's nest fungus - like eggs in a tiny nest - amongst chips of wood A cluster of fluted bird's nest fungus
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Tiny pleated inkcaps must look like giant flowers to the creatures that live underneath them 😍
Duddingston #Edinburgh #Fungifriends
A pleated inkcap viewed from underneath, with light shining through
October 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Mycena with stars upon thars ⭐️
Dalkeith #Midlothian #Edinburgh
Mycena viewed from above, with splits in their caps, two in the shape of stars
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Puffballs!
Liberton #Edinburgh #Fungifriends
Two young puffballs nestled close together against the root of a tree
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Mica cap mushrooms
Liberton #Edinburgh #Fungifriends
A cluster of mica caps emerging from a dark, damp tree stump
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Rosy bonnets 🩷
Liberton #Edinburgh #Fungifriends
Two rosy bonnet mushrooms in dark leaf litter
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Mycena wonderland 😍
Mortonhall #Edinburgh #Fungifriends
A cluster of many small brown Mycena mushrooms viewed from above The same cluster of mushrooms viewed from the side
October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Shaggy inkcap and autumn leaves
Liberton #Edinburgh #Fungifriends
A shaggy inkcap surrounded by fallen autumn leaves
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Craigmillar Castle floating on a sea of fog this morning
#Edinburgh
The top of Craigmillar Castle above a thick blanket of fog, with the rooftops of Liberton visible below
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Honey fungus, with fancy Elizabethan ruff and caramelised crème-brûlée top 🍄
Duddingston #Edinburgh #FungiFriends
Honey fungus in short grass, viewed from the side Honey fungus viewed from the top
October 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Spectacular rustgill with magnificent crackly cap 🍄 (Wish I could get 'spectacular' built into my name somehow)
Liberton #Edinburgh #FungiFriends
Small spectacular rustgill emerging from a damp, dark log The crackly cap of spectacular rustgill, viewed from above and looking just like a loaf of tiger bread
October 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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A distant, cluttered view of a very lovely thing 💙🤎
Kingfisher #Edinburgh #birds
A distant kingfisher, photographed through branches and leaves
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM