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Hair ice, Lochwinnoch
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Hair ice is caused by crystallisation of freezing water on damp cold winter nights, and is promoted by a fungus (Exidiopsis effusa) growing on decaying branches on the damp forest floor, here at Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve
14 February 2016
Hair ice on wood rotted by a fungus
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Hair ice on wood rotted by a fungus, taken by David Palmar near Pitlochry
25 November 2023
Scarlet Elf Cup, RSPB Lochwinnoch
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Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) fungus, RSPB Lochwinnoch
05 March 2019
Scarlet Elf Cup fungus, Lochwinnoch
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Scarlet Elf Cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on decaying branches on the damp forest floor at Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve
14 February 2016
Scarlet Elf Cup fungus, Lochwinnoch
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Scarlet Elf Cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on decaying branches on the damp forest floor at Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve
14 February 2016
Scarlet Elf Cup fungi, Lochwinnoch
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Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) fungi, RSPB Lochwinnoch, showing nibbling by slugs or snails.
Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) fungus, Lochwinnoch
28 March 2016
Dipper, Lochwinnoch
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A dipper (Cinclus cinclus) standing on ice on a half-frozen stream. Being a small bird, it would find it difficult to get enough food to survive the harsh winter such as was experienced in 2009-2010.
10 January 2010
Photographer and swans on iced over Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch
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Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) and Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch, enjoying a small break in the otherwise ice-covered surface. This picture also shows the risks some people are prepared to take to get close to wildlife!
