We found these delightful specimens of scarlet elf cap (Sarcoscypha austriaca) along the Tees Railway Path between Romaldkirk and Middleton-in-Teesdale today. This small goblet-shaped specimen was only a couple of centimetres tall and growing on a dead twig.
... was enjoying the spring sunshine and singing with the volume turned all the way up to 11.
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Oh they are so beautiful. Why do you think these colors are seen only in temperate countries and not in the tropics. It seems the opposite for plants.
ReplyDeleteA great find Phil. I'm envious.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have many toadstools with colours that are this vivid Andrea - most tend to be grey or brown..
ReplyDeleteMy wife thought they were discarded sweet wrappers when she first spotted them, Adrian ...
ReplyDeleteThose elves, eh? Always leaving their gaudy crockery for other people to wash up.
ReplyDeleteFantastic back-lit first shot, Phil.
They look almost magical. Aren't Robins wonderful singers?
ReplyDeleteI wish I could get these toadstools to grow in my garden, Graeme..
ReplyDeleteI've been listening to two robins duelling in song for a female in our garden this evening, toffeeapple - beautiful, but I think it's going to end with a fight...
ReplyDeleteThe first shot is a cracker Phil.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely little toadstool, John, and we were lucky to find it on a rare sunny day...
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