Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

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Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus - Czernidłak gromadny) uncollected edible mushrooms in spring

3 Apr 2022 3 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This delicate, beautiful mushroom is a very frequent visitor in our forests. You can already meet him in early spring. And although it is edible and grows in large groups, it is not popular with mushroom pickers. This is mainly due to the size....

Cortinarius purpureus (Zasłonak rdzawobrązowy) - Mortal Deathly mushroom

1 Apr 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This mushroom can be found in Europe from August to October. Most often it is found in coniferous forests, where there are a lot of spruce and fir trees. It grows less often in mixed and deciduous forests with beech, birch and pine trees. Tego grzy...

European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), a bit like a reptile, a bit like a piece of tree

31 Mar 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

Common Nightjar master of camouflage Lelek mistrz kamuflażu It's like a bird, and it looks a bit like a frog, some reptile, a huge insect, or maybe a stone or a piece of branch or bark. He can perfectly disguise himself on a branch or on the grou...

Mushroom in love with cones - Auriscalpium vulgare (Szyszkolubka kolczasta)

29 Mar 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This specific mushroom is quite a popular species, but due to its size and the place where it grows, it is difficult to spot. It grows on the surface of cones buried in the ground or in the litter. Ten specyficzny grzybem jest dosyć popularnym...

Very rare arboreal mushrooms - Saffron oysterling (Crepidotus crocophyllus)

26 Mar 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This very rare species of mushroom, also known as saffron oyster, was observed in my independent Poland in two regions. The first is the area of the Białowieża Primeval Forest, and the second is near Krakow. Ten bardzo rzadki gatunek grzyba, nazyw...

The Sparrowhawk is an excellent hunter among small predators

23 Mar 2022 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This beautiful bird of prey is a frequent visitor to my home. He can sometimes fly up to the feeder and make a small screw in it. Ten piękny drapieżny ptak jest częstym gościem w moich stronach. Potrafi czasami podlecieć do karmnika i zrobić...

Once unwanted in the kitchen - today a rare edible mushroom - Cortinarius caperatus (Turek)

21 Mar 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

I remember the times when this mushroom was called ''Turek'' in my regions and was harvested as a last resort. The baskets were always filled with porcini mushrooms and other tasty mushrooms, and the ''Turek'' was at the very end when nothing could...

Mycena Rosea mushroom with hallucinogenic muscarine

15 Mar 2022 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The mushroom is inedible or even poisonous. It all depends on the amount that a person will eat. Small amounts may have hallucinogenic properties due to the muscarinic content in the mushroom, which has a destructive effect on the nervous system....

Porcelain fungus - beautiful and delicate arboreal mushrooms

12 Mar 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This rare mushroom can be found mainly in autumn, but there are weather anomalies that the fungus also appears in warm spring. The cap of this mushroom is most often white, sometimes it has a cream shade. It is translucent. The diameter of the hat...

Phoenix mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) a rarity among oyster mushrooms

9 Mar 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This species of fungus is rarely found in classical forests. Due to its love of thickets and moisture, it can, in principle, only be found in forests. Due to its white or white-transparent color, it is a difficult object to film or take pictures,...