{"id":4299,"date":"2016-03-11T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2016-03-11T15:53:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:53:18","slug":"wraysbury-in-the-mist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/11\/wraysbury-in-the-mist\/","title":{"rendered":"Wraysbury in the Mist, and Leafy Lichens"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Willow<\/a>
Willow Reflections in the Mist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well, after 7 Vole Patrol postings, and some very cold, wet and early mornings, I felt like enjoying a nature walk in the sunshine, away from Woodmice. But as I left town I found myself in fog, not too thick to be sure, but fog nonetheless.<\/p>\n

I was rewarded, however, with the lovely sight of the willows along the lake seeming to float, isolated in the smooth sea of soft gray.<\/p>\n

As the mist slowly lifted, a pair of Goosanders and a pair of Goldeneye (the male displaying, the female in tow a yard behind) could be seen through the mirk.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t get away from the mammals, either. I was pleased to see not just the usual Muntjac prints along the path, but Roe Deer too.\u00a0 A little way further, and there was a Wood Mouse hopping in a relaxed way across the path, before diving down its hole.<\/p>\n

\"Woodmouse<\/a>
It went thattaway: Wood Mouse hole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the birds calling were Green Woodpecker (finely), Great Tit, Song Thrush, Cetti’s Warbler. A Heron and a Parakeet flew overhead. Wood Pigeons and Carrion Crows watched warily.<\/p>\n

The damp air had another good effect: the lichens looked wonderful, and even the bristly Ramalina<\/em> were soft.<\/p>\n

\"Parmelia<\/a>
Parmelia caperata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ramalina<\/a>
Ramalina colony, generally hard, and the same both sides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Evernia<\/a>
Evernia prunastri colony, always soft, and different below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was nice to see the lichens flourishing so close to London (and Heathrow): these little fungus\/alga plants are very sensitive to pollution, and when I was a boy they were almost impossible to find anywhere near a city, so conservation stories can be happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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