Spotted this beauty, close to the river, here in rural Portugal.
Just before I made this discovery - easily the prettiest mushroom found on today's walk - I had been otterly surprised by an utter ( pun intended ).
I only managed to get its funny face on camera, but that brief ( 4 second ) video, will have to wait for another post.
This one is supposed to be about mushrooms.
I am curious if anyone can determine this species. I am still a(n almost) complete noob when it comes to these organisms, but I like to think that my intuition is pretty strong and it told me that this one is poisonous. In fact, I felt I shouldn't even touch this slimy creature, so I decided to just let it be, so it could continue to brighten up the forest, with its pretty color.
@yangyanje do you by any chance recognize this red beauty?
@trucklife-family & @riverflows - I am seriously curious about that mushroom cultivating course that you are/ have been following online. As you live on differnt continents, I guess it's not location dependent and would work for me too, right? Would love to know more, as I'm seriously considering to start growing mushrooms for consumption myself and I would love to know more about these fascinating critters asap, preferably without having to do random searches ;<)
Here's some more 'shroom pictures.
The mushroom on this one is more than a little overexposed but I like the close up enough to share it.
This threesome looked pretty cute.
*It's kind of like mom and dad are protecting their little one, don't you think? :<)
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And this one looks to be playing hide and seek or maybe it's just shy...
If anyone can determine any of these mushrooms from my pictures, I would love to know more. Even it's just a guess. I am really looking forward to deepdiving in mushrooms, mushroom foraging and - especially - cultivating these incredible organisms, in the not too distant future but, for now, I am merely observing and enjoying them from a distance.
Although, to be totally honest, I twice ate a Parasol Mushroom ( Macrolepiota Procera ), that I had foraged myself, here in Portugal. The first time, a year or three ago, I found it in the forest ( and fried it, after having it checked by three wise, old women, in my town. The grannies said it was edible and luckily they weren't witches ( Halloween joke ).
The second time, I found the same mushroom in my garden ( about a year ago ). This time I didn't have the three ~~witches~~ to consult, as I changed house, so I did some research with a mushroom book from my neighbor and the Internet. I determined it as the Parasol Mushroom and ate some of it, still made sure to fry it well and not eat too much at once. I like my life too much ;<)
Is it a coincidence that I found one Parasal Mushroom in my garden, just now, after my walk? In all honesty, I stopped believing in coincidence or luck.
It seems to grow around the same spot where I discovered some of them ( including the one I ate ), last year. And, this is one thing I learned about mushrooms so far, they they return to the same places. So, once you know about a certain spot with edible mushrooms, they will likely return to that place, over and over again.
I am gonna end this here, for today. I am getting hungry and it's actually dinner time. I am looking forward to posting, reading and learning more about mushrooms and am looking forward to your comments.
Have a great day!