Stream clearance and rock-lobbing

Checked the camera trap and have finally caught the melanistic fallow deer, poised on fox ridge, in early morning. Have also decided that this is definitely the spot for another wildlife hide. So anyone with any old sheds to donate, please get in touch.

Rai by Starlight

I had a go at Starlit photography whilst sat round the fire - using a 28-70mm lens on my old Pentax, a head torch and a tripod!
- this one was taken with a 30-second exposure
It was a new moon weekend which made the stars a lot more visible, but still quite tricky - not really knowing what I was doing, but with a bit of trial and error I quite like this resultant shot of Rai. Definitely need a better torch though - very dim!

Calocera viscosa - "Yellow Stagshorn"

Leaves just starting to fall and provide a colourful carpet underfoot whilst still looking very green above. Love this harvest moon month - when everything is busy storing food away and bulking up for the winter months. Rosy cheeks and fresh misty mornings - awesome rainbows and unexpected blasts of warm sunshine.
Spotted a few fungi on my lunchtime stroll - this one I believe is Calocera viscosa - it was greasy and therefore not a true coral fungi. It is commonly known as Yellow Stagshorn, although the colour is more often pale orange. I now know that a white form also exists, but it is not a common find.