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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 5, 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

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

Tasmanian Short Walks: Snug Falls

July 13, 2022

Waterfalls look their best in winter! Snug Falls is a really great Tasmanian short walk, being a fairly easy 20 minute walk to a very rewarding waterfall. The falls are quitre high, and a great sight with lots of water on them. I have visited these falls multiple times and this time my eye was...Read More

takayna / the Tarkine rainforest Tasmania

Rainforests of takayna

June 28, 2022

“What is my favourite place to photograph in Tasmania” is the one question I always struggle to answer. It sounds cliched I know but there are so many great spots all over Tasmania! I have always been a fan of the beautiful greenery of the Tasmanian rainforest and takayna (the Tarkine) is certainly one area...Read More

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

Hygrocybe cheelii, pink fungi in the Styx Valley Tasmania

Hygrocybe cheelii and friends

November 12, 2021

One of the more common spring fungi is the beautiful pink Hygrocybe cheelii. On a recent day trip to Mt Field & the Styx Valley we found plenty of them as well as a few extras which were well worth some attention too. All these images were captured with my trusty ol’ Pentax K1, many...Read More

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

The fungi hunting blues

June 7, 2021

The autumn blues are upon me. The summer is long gone. The days are cold and the nights are long. And I got the blues. The fungi hunting blues. The lying in the dirt, flicking off leeches, convoluted tripod gymnastics, autumn in Tasmania fungi hunting blues… By blues I mean of course, Mycena interrupta. Every...Read More

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