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Ian Watson

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #150 on: October 30, 2022, 21:38:58 »
I want one too!

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #151 on: November 10, 2022, 16:54:28 »
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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #152 on: November 10, 2022, 19:09:29 »
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Very nice find and shots, Colin.

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #153 on: November 14, 2022, 18:26:38 »
A fascinating find on a forest hike yesterday - a large specimen and if I'm correct it's a coral tooth fungus (Hericium coralloides). I found a smaller specimen back in 2015 and it's a rare species in Denmark.   

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #154 on: November 14, 2022, 22:54:17 »
Very nice find and picture, Lars!
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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #155 on: November 15, 2022, 08:18:21 »
A fascinating find on a forest hike yesterday - a large specimen and if I'm correct it's a coral tooth fungus (Hericium coralloides). I found a smaller specimen back in 2015 and it's a rare species in Denmark.

Great find and capture,..!

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #156 on: November 15, 2022, 12:10:09 »
A fascinating find on a forest hike yesterday - a large specimen and if I'm correct it's a coral tooth fungus (Hericium coralloides). I found a smaller specimen back in 2015 and it's a rare species in Denmark.
That looks superb Lars

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #157 on: November 15, 2022, 14:26:07 »
Many thanks Kim, Fons and Colin. I received a confirmation yesterday that it is the Hericium coralloides - not that there are many other species to confuse it with.   
Shot with Z7 and Z 50/1.8 S at f5.6.   

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #158 on: November 20, 2022, 00:30:31 »
A group of Agaricus nudus

NIKON Zfc, 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR Nikkor Z DX @125mm

Ciao from Massimo

[Lars, beautiful Hericium coralloides! Haven't seen one -yet- in real life ]
Since evolution has given us TWO ears and ONE mouth, we are supposed (me included) to be doing more listening than talking.

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #159 on: November 24, 2022, 21:32:41 »
Sorry, I don't know the breed of #1
but lovely to see the lower veil breaking free & showing its puffball origins

#2 looks like one of the Bolete family, maybe one of you can advise

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #160 on: December 09, 2022, 18:41:27 »
Shiitake


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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #161 on: December 19, 2022, 20:08:39 »

#2 looks like one of the Bolete family, maybe one of you can advise

Surely Bolete family, certain identification is quite difficult from a single photo, but in the case of boletes you have several steps to ascertain the edibility of the mushroom...

First, all boletes have spongy tubes instead of gills, so it's easy to tell if a mushroom is a bolete or not

Second, the only really poisonous (non-deadly) bolete is Boletus satanas: cap is dark grey, tubes underneath are red, easy to recognise

Third, the remaining boletes fall in three categories:
  • Bitter boletes, avoid completely, a single mushroom will spoil your dish entirely
  • Tasteless boletes, avoid for the same reason as bitter ones: no point in eating something with no taste!
  • Tasty boletes, the remaining ones!

So, for the bolete in picture, I would taste a very small corner, the size of a grain of rice, and decide if it's a keeper or not...

Some bitter boletes are red or reddish at the base of the stem, but it's not a general rule, the only final rule is the direct tasting. (Small to very small piece!!! And spit it out after tasting)



Ciao from Massimo
Since evolution has given us TWO ears and ONE mouth, we are supposed (me included) to be doing more listening than talking.

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #162 on: December 21, 2022, 19:39:00 »
First, all boletes have spongy tubes instead of gills, so it's easy to tell if a mushroom is a bolete or not

Second, the only really poisonous (non-deadly) bolete is Boletus satanas: cap is dark grey, tubes underneath are red, easy to recognise)
Ciao from Massimo

Thanks Massimo
I think I must visit Italy in Autumn 23 and book some training from you

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #163 on: December 21, 2022, 19:40:09 »
Shiitake

Beguiling Fons
I used the dried commercial variety often in cooking.

Are you growing these or do you have a friendly grower?

Lars Hansen

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Re: Autumnal creatures.
« Reply #164 on: February 14, 2023, 15:57:57 »
Red Belted Conk (Fomitopsis pinicola)