Gareth
@naturalwhirled.bsky.social
Nature photos and more! I'm a microbiologist and all round big nerd.
March 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I thought this was a leaf spot disease of some kind at first but it's actually spores produced by the fern to propagate! Which makes sense, it was much too regular looking for a disease. This is an epiphytic fern growing up a tree, taken a few Aprils ago. #naturalworld
January 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I thought this was a leaf spot disease of some kind at first but it's actually spores produced by the fern to propagate! Which makes sense, it was much too regular looking for a disease. This is an epiphytic fern growing up a tree, taken a few Aprils ago. #naturalworld
A perfect little fly agaric (I'm pretty sure but please correct me if I'm wrong!) that I found last year at Halloween up at the pumpkin patch!
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
December 9, 2024 at 7:40 AM
A perfect little fly agaric (I'm pretty sure but please correct me if I'm wrong!) that I found last year at Halloween up at the pumpkin patch!
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
Love the colour of these! Spotted them this morning growing on the base of a dead tree. #fungifriends
December 7, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Love the colour of these! Spotted them this morning growing on the base of a dead tree. #fungifriends
Under construction!
Found this photo in an old album from when I went to Brazil back in 2017, some wasps starting to build a nest in a door frame. I love seeing all the little chambers!
Found this photo in an old album from when I went to Brazil back in 2017, some wasps starting to build a nest in a door frame. I love seeing all the little chambers!
December 6, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Under construction!
Found this photo in an old album from when I went to Brazil back in 2017, some wasps starting to build a nest in a door frame. I love seeing all the little chambers!
Found this photo in an old album from when I went to Brazil back in 2017, some wasps starting to build a nest in a door frame. I love seeing all the little chambers!
Last light of the day coming through the trees!
December 1, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Last light of the day coming through the trees!
This is a big fallen tree that's hung out over the river long enough for a thriving little patch of ferns to make a home on it! I love the way dead trees give support to so much life.
November 30, 2024 at 8:37 AM
This is a big fallen tree that's hung out over the river long enough for a thriving little patch of ferns to make a home on it! I love the way dead trees give support to so much life.
I have to say, I'm likin' this lichen
November 28, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I have to say, I'm likin' this lichen
Not a drawing but I hope it still counts!
November 25, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Not a drawing but I hope it still counts!
Feeling shroomy, might delete later
November 24, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Feeling shroomy, might delete later
Clinging on in a harsh place but still has time to be beautiful
November 23, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Clinging on in a harsh place but still has time to be beautiful
One small dead tree stump can support so much new life! This is all the same stump, I love finding a spot like this in the woods.
November 21, 2024 at 7:56 AM
One small dead tree stump can support so much new life! This is all the same stump, I love finding a spot like this in the woods.
Ivy starting it's long climb up to the canopy
November 19, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Ivy starting it's long climb up to the canopy
We're due a cold snap here so here's one from last time it snowed, a cool macro shot of ice on a twig! I love all the bubbles and swirls in there
November 18, 2024 at 9:24 AM
We're due a cold snap here so here's one from last time it snowed, a cool macro shot of ice on a twig! I love all the bubbles and swirls in there
Hello, I'm Gareth, a microbiologist and big nerd who loves to take photos of the natural world especially stuff like mushrooms. Here's one I took when I was practicing with my camera for the first time a couple of years ago!
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Hello, I'm Gareth, a microbiologist and big nerd who loves to take photos of the natural world especially stuff like mushrooms. Here's one I took when I was practicing with my camera for the first time a couple of years ago!
I love tree silhouettes like this, it really shows how intricate their growth can be!
November 17, 2024 at 9:20 AM
I love tree silhouettes like this, it really shows how intricate their growth can be!