jays, fungi and a featherstick

[jonnie drake]

went up the local woods for a wander and a play with the knife. Spotted 3 jays socializing and a load of different fungi, any help wood be appreicated!! oh and a couple of trees with some sort of fruit on, again help would be appreciate to identify them.

sorry for some of the s**t pics.

cheers

J

 

[Sherwood]

2nd to last pic, cherry laurel?
1 before it Hawthorn?
Sorry cant help with the fungus, thats quite a selection youve seen..

cheers,
Mike

 

[Mesquite]

The first berries are a currant, you'll have to wait until it ripens to know which one. Both white and black are edible

The last one is Laurel

 

[SOAR]

The first tree is a Swedish Whitebeam.

 

[Barn Owl]

I intend in getting one right..

The last pic is a featherstick..

The big fungus fruit might be Dryads Saddle,but i'm hopeless with fungi usually.

 

[Peter_t]

i think seccond berries could be holly. not all have spiky leaves.


pete

 

[SOAR]

The first Fungi pic is Auricularia auricula judae, second and fourth looks like Trametes versicolor.

 

[Sherwood]

I,m changing my mind and going with holly for the 2nd to last now
not noticed before how green the twigs were also...
Good call Pete
http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/trees/holly.htm

 

[jonnie drake]

cheers guys! I was thinking laurel, you learn something everyday. The fungi are still a bit of a mystery to me, apart from the jews ear or jelly ear in these PC times!

SOAR, does trametes versicolor have a more common name at all?

thanks

 

[SOAR]

Turkey tale is a common name

 

[sam_acw]

Jays are noisy aren't they?

 

[Bushwhacker]

Jays are noisy aren't they?

Certainly are, you tend to hear them more than you see them.
They have a knack of always getting just far ahead enough out of sight as you're walking along, whilst you hear an indignant cry wailing out.

Beautiful birds though and some nice photos.

 

[jonnie drake]

they are very noisy! consider myself quite lucky to get the photo's.

cheers soar might have to put the fungi pics on the fungi thread.

 

[1234]

jays are brilliant
ive sat there for hours on end in the garden watching them mimic other birds
if they stay around for long enough they are a fascinating sight, anyone who gets the chance i highly recommend sitting there for an hour or 2, it'll be worth it

 

[pango]

jays are brilliant

They certainly are, and if you're lucky enough to catch them at the right time and place...
(From;Out and About; Can anyone ID this feather?)
"I was sitting on a lochside during a mad spell, repairing a pheasant-tail-nymph as the trout were hitting hard and quite literally tearing my flies apart. I saw a movement at my left elbow and looked down to see a jay, eyes fixed on my hands and cocking its head from side to side in fascination at what I was doing. I turned slowly and offered it a piece of pheasant tail, in response to which it hopped round to my right and sat on my fishing bag, eyes fixed on my hands, still cocking its head.

Love em!"