Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

everything about what lives on Earth


Three friends, three characters, three colors - just tit

26 May 2022 3 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The old park bench Stara parkowa ławka I sit on this old park bench very often, in fact every day, even in winter when it is frosty and in autumn in the rain. I don't come here without a reason, I have three friends here who, when they see me f...

Wolf's milk, neither an animal, nor a plant, nor a fungus, so what?

24 May 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

Scientists have quite big problems with this species of organism. They do not belong to animals, although they have certain characteristics of animals. They do not belong to plants, although they also exhibit plant features, and the same is the cas...

Like an ordinary pheasant, but still extraordinarily beautiful

24 May 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This beautifully colored bird, similar in size to a domestic hen, is found practically all over Poland. It is a game bird and a breeding one at the same time. It is not an endemic species. Pheasants come from Asia, and were brought to Poland and Eu...

Polyporus brumalis (Żagiew zimowa) - arboreal medicinal mushroom

22 May 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The fungus is classified as a species that has anti-cancer properties. In scientific research, a substance was isolated from the mycelium of the winter torch that inhibits the growth of sarcoma-type neoplasms. This species of mushroom is a model fo...

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) - the most spectacular mating season of birds

21 May 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The capercaillies are birds whose mating season is considered to be one of the most spectacular. The ceremony begins at the beginning of March and lasts until May. Głuszce to ptaki, których gody uznawane są za jedne z najbardziej efektownych. Cerem...

Bog beacon (Mitrula paludosa) - spring micro-beauty

19 May 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

As soon as winter is over, the snow melts and a lot of wet places appear, in wetlands or even on the edges of a puddle, we can see this beautiful mushroom. Although it is small, its contrasting color clearly distinguishes it from the environment. T...

Magpie Inkcap - a fungus in danger of extinction (Coprinopsis picacea)

15 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea) is an endangered mushroom species. There are only a few sites in Poland where the fungus occurs. It can be found in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and North America. Czernidłak pstry (Coprinopsis picacea) je...

Born Warrior or an imposter? - Black Grouses (Tetrao tetrix)

13 May 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The black grouse is quite rare in Poland and is an extinct species. Its number has decreased significantly in recent years. It is mainly a lowland bird, but it can be found, for example, in the Karkonosze, Western Carpathians and Lower Silesia...

Dung bird's nest (Cyathus stercoreus) - a mushroom like a wasp's nest

8 May 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

A smart way to survive? Sprytny sposób na przetrwanie? Nature amazes us in many ways. Why, in such a simple organism, such sophisticated behavior to extend the species? Natura nas zadziwia w wielu aspektach. Skąd u tak prostego organizmu, tak...

Nuthatch - A bird that walks with its head down but backwards

5 May 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The amazing possibilities of the Nuthatch bird Niezwykłe możliwości Kowalika This small European bird has a unique property that no other European bird has. By attaching its claws to a tree trunk, it can walk with its head pointing down in...