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Beautiful colouration of the caps and stems together with the gill structure of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) make these very photogenic. Just coming into season here now. Valued in Japanese cuisine known as 'enoketake'. #FridayFungi #Mushrooms #FungiFriends #Mycology #Scotland 🍄

A Shaggy Inkcap mushroom (Coprinus comatus) found a few days ago in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinbugh #Scotland @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as #OnOneLeg - birds seen balancing on one leg! So here are a Northern Lapwing, a Grackle, a Grey Heron and a Common Cormorant. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Nikon

Found this in the SWT Bawsinch NR, Duddingston a couple of days ago. A match for one of the Dapperlings? possibly Freckled Dapperling (Lepiota echinacea)? See ALT Text. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature @scotwildlife.bsky.social @joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social

Striated earthstars (Geastrum striatum) that must have emerged during Storm Boelo as it dumped heavy rain on us last night. Found this morning under the conifers behind my garden shed. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Edinburgh #Scotland

Visitors to Eglinton Country Park in Ayrshire have been warned after reports of animal snares being set in woodland and surrounding countryside. Anyone who spots a snare should report it to Police Scotland on 101, providing photos and a location if possible.

Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) busy rotting mossy logs. Common and widespread. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Edinburgh #Scotland @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Earthstars are having a good season in this part of Scotland. Collared Earthstars (Geastrum triplex) are the largest and most common of the earthstars. Taken in SWT Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone @scotwildlife.bsky.social

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Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Juveniles, any juvenile bird. So here are Black Crowned Night Heron, a Northern Gannet, an Arctic Tern, an Osprey, a Barred Owlet and a Red Grouse. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Funeral Bells (Galerina marginata) on a fallen tree yesterday in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Autumn #Fall #FungiFriends #Photography #iPhone @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) sunbathing on a seedhead today in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Bugs #Hemiptera #Acanthosomatidae @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seasonal; any shot from Autumn/fall/whatever season you have now. Set by Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social. Berry time! So here are a Bohemian Waxwing, a Redwing, a Mistlethrush and a Fieldfare. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Rosy Bonnets (Mycena rosea) spotted today growing in the leaf litter in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social

I think these are Weeping Widows (Lacrymaria lacrymabunda). Found today growing just on the edge of woodland in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage. Set by Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social. So here are a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a trio of Razorbills, an Atlantic Puffin and a Northern Gannet. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Conical Brittlestem (Parasola conopilea) today in a cultivated, wood chip covered flower bed in a local park. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleLegs, any bird with small legs set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social. So here are a Common Kingfisher, an Arctic Tern, an Atlantic Puffin, a European Robin and a Nuthatch. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has set the theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay as #Reflection, any bird reflection. The Alt theme is #Pairs, any pair of same/mixed birds. So here is a Moorhen and a pair of Common Kingfishers. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

What a marvelous mess Mother Nature makes in the autumn! #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Autumn #Fall #Scotland #Photography #iPhone

A little family group of bonnets seen yesterday on the edge of the meadow at The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social

A fresh flush of Collared Earthstars (Geastrum triplex) appearing today in the Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #OMSystem #Scotland @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Conifer Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum olivieri) found today in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photoghraphy #OMSystem #Scotland @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Yellow Stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) taken in a West Lothian woodland a couple of days ago. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem

🚨 The new Red List for Britain’s dragonflies is here! The 2026 review draws on 1.3 million+ records collected over 20 years. 8 species are now classed as Endangered, twice as many as in 2008. 📖 Read the full review & share: buff.ly/muwGa3Z

A perfect little Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), less than one inch tall. In a West Lothian woodland a couple of days ago. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Scotland

It's time to close down the shooting estates. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/16/p...

Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme today set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is #JKLM, bird species starting with these letters. So here are a Jay, a Killdeer, a Lapwing and a Meadow Pipit. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Nikon #ECK

Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) photographed yesterday in a West Lothian woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Scotland

Shaggy ink cap mushrooms (Coprinus comatus) aka Lawyer's Wig. These were taken yesterday in and around Heriot-Watt University Campus, Riccarton, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland

Wood Hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum) seen today in a West Lothian woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Scotland

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #ShoreBirds; any bird on the shore. So here is a Common Curlew (Numenius arquata) hunting along the shore in East Lothian, Scotland. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

Yellow Fieldcap mushrooms (Bolbitius titubans) growing in a Midlothian field. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #LookingDown; any bird looking down/head lowered. The ALT theme is #LookingUp; any bird looking up/head raised. So here are two Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) doing just that. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

In Pryluky, rescuers found 3 bodies of kids under debris. What kind of critical or military infrastructure is that? I'll tell you. Every Ukrainian is a target. Because existence of Ukraine is the biggest problem of russia. #Ukrainianview #Ukrainian #Ukraine

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage. Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue in its plumage. So here are a Treecreeper, a Dipper, a Redwing, a Long Eared Owl and a Common Kingfisher. Info in ALT #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Nikon

Found a few of these in a Midlothian field exclusively used for grazing sheep. It is rich in a variety of fungi. I think they are Mosaic Puffballs (Lycoperdon utriforme). Tethered to the ground by root-like stringy rhizomorphs. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

Glistening inkcaps (Coprinellus micaceus) aka Mica caps. On a mossy log yesterday in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has set Helen's @helenbennett.bsky.social theme for #BirdOfTheDay as #Green, any bird with green in the background. So here are an Oystercatcher, a Meadow Pipit, a Red Legged Partridge and a European Robin. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Not many insects on the wing now even though it was sunny today. Spotted this Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Hoverflies #Pollinators #Photography #Nikon #Macro @scotwildlife.bsky.social

A few of the Waxcaps found in an old mossy, sheep grazed Midlothian field a couple of days ago. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #OMSystem #Scotland

Brown Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum) taken today in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #Waders. Grey Heron, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet and a Greater Flamingo. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK

Sunrise yesterday morning at Loch Rusky on the edge of the Trossachs in central Scotland. Widely acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful lochs in Scotland. Resident breeding ospreys have now migrated back to the west coast of Africa. Stunning place. #Scotland #Autumn #Fall #OMSystem #iPhone

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social set the Alt theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay as #Eating, birds with food in their beaks. so here are an Atlantic Puffin, an Arctic Tern, a Common Kingfisher and a Common Reed Warbler. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK