There were quite a few fungi we stumbled across on our tours to Minsmere in Suffolk this last week. The Birds Nest Fungi is probably the most fascinating. I photographed these with a five pence piece to give some sense of scale; they are tiny. As the fruiting body ripens it reveals the ‘nest’ containing the spore cases which look similar to eggs sitting inside.
As raindrops splash into the cup they disperse the spore cases.
Well spotted!
Thank you … but they were hard to miss as the good old RSPB had put a ruddy great sign pointing to them!
heheh…!