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North East Tasmania Spring Fungi

October 18, 2023
Some spring fungi finds up at St Columba falls and Weldborough in north east Tasmania.     Although autumn is peak season on the fungi front, there is generally something to be found most of the year (if you look closely enough!) with spring being a pretty good season to get outdoors and see what...Read More
Tasmanian Fungi - Earthstars

Early autumn fungi finds

March 29, 2022
While most of Tassie has had an extremely dry summer (the driest on record in some parts) the north east has copped a fair bit of rain. On a recent trip up to the Bay of Fires, we spent half a day at St Columba Falls and were quite happy to find plenty of fungi...Read More
Fungi at St Columba Falls, autumn 2021

Fungi at St Columba Falls – Autumn 2021

July 30, 2021
I normally visit St Columba Falls in the north east as part of my Bay of Fires photography workshops and during one of these trips back in May we came across some rather wonderful fungi. The fall itself was looking pretty good too. Here are some of the highlights.            ...Read More

Early season fungi finds

January 27, 2021
A couple of weeks ago I visited St Columba Falls during one of my private 3 day photography workshops and was pleasantly surprised to find quite a lot of fungi out.   It was a sunny day but the clouds were coming and going quite quickly – the two shots above were taken just a...Read More
Tasmanian fungi Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus

Fungi: Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus

December 28, 2019
Over the past few yeas I have photographed many fungi in Tasmania and wanted to start being a little more thorough re ID-ing and recording them, so expect to see lots of random posts now and then as I try and sort through my fungi photos and present them in a somewhat useful manner! Most...Read More

Bay of Fires Photography Tour Report

January 4, 2015
During December I ran my 3 day Bay of Fires photography tour as a private tour, and here are a few of the highlights. The workshop is based at Tidal Waters in St Helens where we are a 10 minute drive from the wonderful Bay of Fires coast around Binalong Bay. In the three days...Read More

Fungi – North East Tasmania

April 14, 2014
In the first of what will no doubt be many posts of Tasmanian fungi this autumn, here are a few shots taken in the forests of north east Tasmania last week. Needless to say, the macro lens is the way to go as is getting right down on your hands and knees… I cannot lay...Read More

St Columba Falls

April 11, 2014
St Columba falls is a very easy short walk in north east Tasmania just 30 minutes away from the seaside town of St Helens. Deep into dairy country, you will pass the Pyengana Dairy and it’s wonderful “Holy Cow Cafe” – well worth a stop after exploring the exquisite rainforest surrounding the waterfall. Visiting St...Read More

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