Best Fly Agaric shots

BloomingMarvellous · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:38 PM

I found at least 20 Fly Agarics yesterday but most had been eaten. So I was well excited to find one that was still complete.

Better to see small than nothing at all.

Join me with your Fly Agaric favourites.

cybershot · #2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:43 PM

Still more numerous than previous seasons around this neck of the woods

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:48 PM

I've seen hundreds this year, but as yet only this one was still fully intact at maturity: -

Regards,
Mike.

jonbem · #4 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 05:55 PM

this one is VERY mature!

Jon

Gerel · #5 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 06:26 PM

Haven't been as fortunate as some of you, have only seen about half a dozen or so all autumn.

This youngster was in a dense, dark conifer plantation.

This one at the edge of a field would have been a beauty if the rain hadn't washed all the veil fragments away.

Some nice ones so far, I think my favourite is that cracking trio by Cybershot.

Steve

ron1863 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 07:02 PM

This one was my favourite:

It was an excellent year for Amanita muscaria up here and I found lots of large groups like this one:

IanS · #7 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 10:58 PM

Only found three very poor specimens myself this year, ah well....
on the other hand I have found a bearded tooth, now that's a fungus!

sarah64 · #8 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 09:04 AM

Great photos peeps. I've seen a few down here in Dorset and its always a thrill.

Fungalpunk · #9 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 10:12 AM

The Fly Agaric - what a great fungal species - never tire of this one - just a delight and still emerging up here in the North West

Fungalpunk Dave - Fungalpunk Home Page

Ollie · #10 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 02:27 PM

Best One I've found for a couple of years

NickCantle · #11 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 02:53 PM

I'd say these two were the best I found;

Nick

Bill S · #12 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

I've seen hundreds this year, but as yet only this one was still fully intact at maturity: -

Regards,
Mike.

That's a cracking picture Mike, thanks for posting.

Cheers

Bill

Keith Talbot · #13 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 09:36 PM

This is the only one ive seen this year

FungiJus · #14 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 09:42 PM

What a great thread - I bet everyone has a few fly agaric photos somewhere in the archives.

Here's my favourite.

Could do with losing that blade of grass though

.

Ditiola · #15 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 10:18 PM

Another one for the collection:

2dogs2000 · #16 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 10:22 PM

I think I might even recognise that one but I have never seen one.

BloomingMarvellous · #17 (**permalink**) 04-11-2009, 10:37 PM

WoW, what delightful photo's, there all fantastic.

Went out to Angley Woods to try and better my first shot and ended up getting lost. Eventually found myself a way out, but ended up having to walk the long way home. But I did find this.

Mike Jackson · #18 (**permalink**) 05-11-2009, 06:41 PM

For quantity it's got to be this one.

These were the first I saw this year.

And this is my best shot.

sidewalkdoctor · #19 (**permalink**) 05-11-2009, 08:40 PM

This nipper from 4th October

and this family group from 11th October

.

Ben

mushruman · #20 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:46 PM

went for a little look around earleir and till seeing a few of these about, funny looking things that they are

. Also found my first Penny buns and about 50 or so what I believe were either red cracked or Matt Boletes. So a good morning!

Gypsy Orchid · #21 (**permalink**) 11-11-2009, 09:12 PM

Really nice pictures.
I have not found any this year so I am cheating with a shot I took in 2006

Sylv

NickCantle · #22 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 07:48 AM

Got this beauty last Saturday on a very short walk;

Nick

billybob99 · #23 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 01:04 PM

one from last weekend complete with fly !!

mollisia · #24 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 03:02 PM

Hello,

here are two of mine, but there could be five other instead .....

these were not arranged in anyway, they grew just like this!

and Amanita regalis, called King Fly Agaric here:

best regards,
Andreas

cybershot · #25 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mollisia

Hello,

here are two of mine, but there could be five other instead .....

these were not arranged in anyway, they grew just like this!

and Amanita regalis, called King Fly Agaric here:

best regards,
Andreas

Even considering the hundreds I've found in one widespread location this year those would indeed rate as exceptional Andreas, especially the second one in view of the following:

"Amanita regalis (Fr.) Michael, Führer Pilzfr. Edn 2 1: 56 (1896)

Amanita umbrina Pers., Tent. disp. meth. Fung.: 71 (1797)
Agaricus muscarius β regalis Fr., Hymenomyc. Eur. (Uppsala): 20 (1874)
Amanita muscaria var. umbrina (Pers.) Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 5: 13 (1887)
Amanita muscaria var. regalis (Fr.) Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 5: 13 (1887)
Amanita emilii Riel, Bull. Soc. mycol. Fr. 23: 1 (1907)

Notes: Not authentically British. Listed in Rea (1922) and reported on a few occasions since then, but all records lack voucher material."
Ref: Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

Thanks for sharing

David