tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post3077967912893095769..comments2024-01-11T19:41:41.180+00:00Comments on Birds and Beer: NORWICH: Earlham Cemetery 2 - more fungiJames Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-43980260153001230782015-09-27T10:48:14.771+01:002015-09-27T10:48:14.771+01:00Hi Tim.
Yes I think Orange Foxtail is spreading in...Hi Tim.<br />Yes I think Orange Foxtail is spreading in arable fields throughout Norfolk, but is still unusual in the city. Also my very limited knowledge of grasses means anything like this is likely to be new for me.<br /><br />Years ago I found a large group of Common Bird's Nest on bark chippings on Brunswick Road (near the old N&N hospital), but I've not seen them anywhere else. I'd like to see the Clathrus fungi. So far there haven't been any in East Anglia that I'm aware of, but C. archeri and C. ruber occur along the south coast.<br /><br />Yes we are lucky to have some excellent pubs. The Red Lion at Bishopgate offers a reasonable chance of Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and Peregrine from the beer garden. Not managed to photograph Kingfisher from a pub yet though.<br /><br />Regards,<br />JamesJames Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895693455349558444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641288652227497849.post-12217960639865102782015-09-26T23:53:43.099+01:002015-09-26T23:53:43.099+01:00James,
Here in France Orange Foxtail is a pernicio...James,<br />Here in France Orange Foxtail is a pernicious weed of cultivation!<br />We have it in our potager... <br />but it pulls up easily enough and the chickens go a bundle on an immature seed head!!<br />Unlike Cocksfoot which takes half a bed with it and the boids hate!!!!!!<br />Hate with a vengance, too...<br />the cockerel took a kick at me last time there was some in the proffered bundle of fresh pullings!<br /><br />The Fluted Bird's Nest is wonderful...<br />the only one I've ever seen was on Mousehold...<br />in fact...<br />that is the only Bird's-nest I have ever seen!!<br />They really are one of the weirdest fungi around...<br />save perhaps the Latticed Stinkhorn [<i>Clathrus ruber</i>]<br /><br />And I have never seen Dog Stinkhorns, either...<br />obviously my time in Norwich was spent in the wrong places...<br />mainly pubs...<br />Golden Star, The Plasterers, The Murderers, Reindeer [in the days of Wolfe],T'Bell, White Lion, Wig & Pen, Fat Cat, Ironmongers, The Ribs...<br />to name too many!<br />Actually, I got my best pix of a Kingfisher from the downstairs at The Ribs...<br />it was using the bow rail of a boat moored outside to fish from...<br />birds and beer at the same time...<br />can't be beat!! <br />Keep posting!<br />TimLe Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com