Fungi
Birch polypore,
Razorstrop.
They are the same.
![A photo showing the polypore with a white trail going round the edge.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Trail.jpg)
Campsite birch.
Puffballs?
No!
Polypore?
Yes!
Old fungi?
No!
Young?
Yes!
Saucer-shaped?
Evolving into saucers from spheres.
Algae-less?
No!
What colour is it?
Clue: The algae has caught a cold.
Green?
Correct!
![A photo of two white ball-shaped](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/polypore-young.jpg)
Junction fungi.
Polypore?
No!
Sulphur tufts?
No!
What is it?
That is a mystery.
What does it look like?
Completely white,
Domed,
Gills underneath.
Its top 1 cm across.
Trees and Ivy
Yew tree arils.
Are there many?
No!
Are they rotting?
Yes!
Ivy on trees.
Many being climbed?
No!
Just one tree?
Yes!
Low down bare stems;
High up an army of foliage.
Mature ivy standing alone;
Young plants clinging on.
Animals
Insects
Earwig:
Six legs,
Brown and Gold,
Curved pincers—male?
Ladybird:
18 spots,
Harlequin,
Alien predator.
![A photo of an eighteen-spotted ladybird.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ladybird-1.jpg)
Nature camera
Four roe deer:
One male,
One female.
Mates?