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Fungi

Tarkine fungi season 2026

July 22, 2026
All of a sudden autumn fungi season 2026 has come and gone. This year resulted in some great finds. I’ve already posted about the mycelium which I acquainted myself with during a couple of trips to the Styx and Tarkine in particular. This post is about some of those colourful autumn denizens of the Tasmanian...Read More

Magical Mycelium

June 30, 2026
This autumn while visiting Tasmania’s Styx Valley I came across an unusual growth on a broken branch. It sort of looked like a lichen, but not quite. It didn’t really look like fungi either. I took a few shots, and checked in with the fine folk on the Tasmanian fungi group on facebook to discover...Read More

Fungi Fun Days!

February 21, 2025
Fungi fun days – aka my autumn photography workshops in Tasmania 🙂 This autumn – May and June in particular – I will be taking small groups out into the wilds of Tasmania to photograph not only the beautiful landscapes of Tasmania’s various regions, but also the tiny little fungi that pop up at this...Read More

Strawberry Bracket Fungi

February 11, 2025
The Strawberry bracket fungi – or Tyromyces pulcherrimus – is a real stunner. The colour is a brilliant orange/red which stands out beautifully against the dark green moss and shady foliage of the Tasmanian rainforest. As far as Tasmanian fungi goes, the strawberry bracket fungi is a relatively large one. Furthermore, it normally grows in...Read More
Geoglossum cookeanum, Styx Valley

Geoglossum cookeanum

November 1, 2024
Geoglossum cookeanum, also known as “Earth Tongues”, are quite a striking black fungi. They often grow alongside nice green moss and the shapes are quite varied so as it turns out they are quite a good fungi to point a camera at from time to time! I’ve often thought they look like licorice, particularly the...Read More

Mycena dancer

September 19, 2024
This tiny little mycena dancer fungi bug was having a grand ol’ time on a Pixies Parasol in the Styx Valley when we visited a few months ago. This is the full view – an enchanting little group of Pixies Parasols, aka Mycena interrupta, caught our eye in the Styx Valley back in May so...Read More

Mycena kurramulla

September 13, 2024
This delightful little pink fungi – the Mycena kurramulla – was a very nice find on the Twisted Sister Track during my 3 day Mt Field and South West Tasmania photography workshop from earlier this year. The gills have very distinct margins, brownish red, which was a real feature and the main part I wanted...Read More

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

Disc Fungi

September 1, 2023
Disc fungi are a unique group of fungi which you really need to look quite closely to even find. Generally around the size of a thumb tack (or smaller) and coming in many different colours – including green and a browny black, I often wonder to myself how on earth I actually spotted that…  ...Read More

Styx Valley Fungi Fun

July 20, 2023
It is mid winter – apparently – the warm weather feels like winter didn’t really happen this year – and all of a sudden I’ve noticed a lack of fungi photos in my blog lately! So I present these Styx Valley fungi finds from a few visits over the autumn months.        ...Read More

Twisted Sister Fungi in the Snow

July 25, 2022
Here are some of the fungi I found along the Twisted Sister track in my snow trip last month. Despite the wintery conditions in early June, there was still quite a lot of fungi to be found. The waterproof overpants were the most important bit of gear for this particular shoot!        ...Read More
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