Gulls & Fungi

Now that we're taking almost daily walks along the shore to the north of Golspie we've become more aware of the changes that are happening. For example, there are far more seagulls on the rocks off the beach - herring gulls, common gulls and several pairs of the big black-backed gulls - than there were a few weeks ago. We've also noticed that the number of cormorants sitting on the rocks amongst the gulls has plummeted, those still here being juveniles with their pale chests. Presumably the adults are off nesting somewhere where there are suitable cliffs.

Each day the ground is ever more covered in bluebells, in amongst which are a scattering of white- and pink-bells. These bluebells have benefited from the felling of some of the larger trees which has allowed more light to ground level but has also....

....provided the wood chippings from the chain saws for these fungi to exploit. 

Where they're fully open they display very warm brown gills but I haven't been able to identify them, nor have I had any luck with....

....these fungi, some which are the size of soup plates, growing off a rotten tree stump close to Dunrobin Castle.

Lack of names doesn't really matter. What does is that it's good to have some fungi appearing again for us to find and admire.