Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

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One of the first spring edible mushrooms - March mushroom (Hygrophorus marzuolus)

7 Mar 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This mushroom species is one of the first edible mushrooms to be found in Europe at the end of winter. Although it has the word March in its name, it does not mean that it does not appear until this period. While walking in the mountain and foothil...

Stemonitis axifera (Paździorek rdzawy) - mushrooms with unusual shapes

5 Mar 2022 2 minute read 3 comments marianomariano68

A very interesting slime mold fungus. Often walking in the forest, you can meet it, almost at any time of the year, but it is very small and its rusty color blends with the surroundings, therefore it is hardly visible. Bardzo ciekawy grzyb z gatunk...

Winter in retreat, more and more young mushrooms in the forest

2 Mar 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

More walks and more young mushrooms encountered in the still winter forest. Kolejne spacery i kolejne młode grzyby napotkane w zimowym jeszcze lesie.   The first is the little-known White-footed elf cup. It can be found mainly in sandy soils unde...

Fenugreek milkcap - a mushroom with the smell of soy sauce, lovage

27 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The cap of the young mushroom is reddish in color, becoming fawn-yellowish with age. The surface is matte, and its diameter is wavy and it can reach up to 16 cm in diameter. With age, the hat becomes concave with a small hump. Kapelusz młodego grzy...

Turdoides - Dirty, surprised, scared, the range of mimics on command

19 Feb 2022 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

The Leiothrichidae bird family is huge. They can be found on many continents. These birds live mainly in tropical areas, but their greatest concentration is in Southeast Asia. This particular individual comes from Borneo. Rodzina ptaków Leiothrich...

Yellow Wagtail - a bird that has many names

15 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This bird in Central Europe occurs in several subspecies. The most popular and known is the Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava), it comes in several subspecies. Ptak ten w Europie Środkowej występuje w kilku podgatunkach. Najbardziej popularna i znan...

A winter walk in the woods and an Common Morel on February 4rd?

12 Feb 2022 3 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

Common morel in early February? Smardz jadalny (Morchell esculenta) na początku lutego? A weekend walk in the forest resulted in interesting finds. This year's winter is extremely mild. Positive temperatures at the end of January and the begi...

Puffins from the Faroe Islands - a bird like from a Japanese cartoon

10 Feb 2022 2 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

In Icelandic "lundi" W języku islandzkim „lundi” A beautiful and contrasting colored bird. The black color fights with the white and the rainbow-colored beak. The bird's beak changes its color during the season. Icelanders call these birds "Lund...

In search of Puffins - Faroe Islands - Mykines

8 Feb 2022 4 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

Mykines Island belongs to the Faroe Islands located in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf Stream route. It is roughly halfway between Norway and Iceland. Wyspa Mykines należy do Wysp Owczych położonych w północnej części Oceanu At...

Bee-eater - colorful vertigo - a bird from the tropics

2 Feb 2022 4 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This bird has very contrasting plumage. It consists of a blue belly, yellow cheeks and a dewlap. The head is brown with a white forehead. A black strip runs from the head through the red eyes to the belly. The wings are brown and the loin area is y...