{"id":14761,"date":"2026-03-05T20:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14761"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:13:58","slug":"parakeets-fungi-5-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/parakeets-fungi-5-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Parakeets & Fungi. 5 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thursday morning was a quick visit to Northcliffe Woods, Shipley. Thursday afternoon was a quick visit to Walker Wood, Baildon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The header image is of a fallen tree in Walker Wood showing Rhizomorphs from Honey Fungus, Armillaria<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the first things I noticed in Northcliffe Wood was that the Crows were making a bit of a noise. I watched a couple of Crows fly through and swoop into a tree. I then realised they were trying to get a Buzzard to move. It took to the air and was gone before I could get it in the viewfinder. I carried on further into the wood hoping that that was a good sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t see another Buzzard but I did follow the screeching, and found Ring Necked Parakeets. I could hear them from three different directions and reckon there were twenty or so of them with more in the trees across the field. A few of them seemed paired up and one pair were checking out a nest hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other birds either seen or heard were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Creeper, Wren, Jay and Magpie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Walker Wood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I went down to Walker Wood with my little lens hoping to get some photos of Oak trees that would make a good entry for the Bingley Camera Club monochrome print competition – cut-off date in Monday. Unfortunately I have decided to reject them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However I did take some photos of various fungi. I did spot a tree where the bark was falling off and revealing a thick, almost complete layer of Rhizorphs, the tough cord structure of Honey Fungus, Armillaria<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while looking for little fungi I spotted several groups of Ladybird at the bottom of one of the trees. It looks as though they are coming out of hibernation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Track<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The squiggles show where I wandered taking the photos. Only from the Walker Wood visit though. You can move around the map by dragging, you can also zoom in or out, or make the map full screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n