Awan Beauty of Nature

06/10/2022

A macro photo of an ant's face up close. Photo: Andrea Hallgass

30/09/2022

One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.

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It's the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).

With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.

If you're wondering, the red sap-like substance is called "guttation", which is basically the mushroom's way of purging excess water as it grows.

26/09/2022

18/08/2022

This beauty is a digitalis campanulata (foxglove). The Latin word digitalis means finger and the blossoms of this flower fit the human finger almost perfectly. But the flowers and leaves are highly toxic, and this plant should not be grown in areas frequented by children.........Please support us by following our page, Thanks.........

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28/07/2022

Seen yesterday - an Olive-sided Flycatcher with a freshly-caught Cicada about to be swallowed.