tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2134211807862733846..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-83759723978941252252017-07-31T20:41:39.679+01:002017-07-31T20:41:39.679+01:00Thank you, Mario, for the identification. It was s...Thank you, Mario, for the identification. It was surprising to see a large growth of these highly visible mushrooms in a place where I had never seen fungi before.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-41094479196073878582017-07-31T15:19:56.248+01:002017-07-31T15:19:56.248+01:00As I suspected, but after a visit to the park to b...As I suspected, but after a visit to the park to be sure, I can confirm that this chunky mushroom is Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling).Although these mushrooms are generally considered edible, some authorities say that White Dapperlings are slightly poisonous. <br />As it happened, I also found both Agaricus campestris and Agaricus xanthodermus smewhere else in the park today. <br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-73248208003221030402017-07-31T13:01:22.785+01:002017-07-31T13:01:22.785+01:00My take on your mushroom was 'Agaricus campest...My take on your mushroom was 'Agaricus campestris', or possibly 'A. xanthodermus' (some specimens I saw had a slight yellow flush at the cap centre, whereas 'Amanita virosa' is usually entirely, vividly white). I hope a better mushroom buff than I gets a look at them before someone makes a possibly ill-advised casserole . . .harryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184350321693687780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81863372737077483122017-07-31T00:52:22.824+01:002017-07-31T00:52:22.824+01:00It'e been quite widely reported. There seems t...It'e been quite widely reported. There seems to be no evidence that it was black, people just assume that because its ancestor was.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-43271529679723005712017-07-30T22:52:53.660+01:002017-07-30T22:52:53.660+01:00Has everyone read about the extinct black New Zeal...Has everyone read about the extinct black New Zealand "<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141605-mysterious-mega-swan-once-waddled-through-new-zealand/" rel="nofollow">mega-swan</a>", perhaps no more so than Jonathan King's past claims to be a megastar? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57749855652485495022017-07-30T20:43:48.714+01:002017-07-30T20:43:48.714+01:00A very accurate summary of Coots' strategy.A very accurate summary of Coots' strategy.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49792407014716259012017-07-30T20:32:06.234+01:002017-07-30T20:32:06.234+01:00It is pleasing that two of the blog's stars, t...It is pleasing that two of the blog's stars, the Black Swan and Blondie, should be amenable to pose side by side for a picture.<br /><br />I don't know what the Moorhens and the Coots were up to in their free-for-all, but I am relieved to find that the Moorhens are very capable of holding their own against the ever-belligerent Coots. Although at one time it seemed as if the Coots had no discernible target (i.e.: 'it's moving! attaaaack!')TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com