Maybe I watched too many cartoons as a kid but when I saw this I immediately imagined the fungus snapping off and the squirrel running in the air - Wile E Coyote style - before plummeting to an explosive landing. Anyone else?
What I really wanted to focus on was the fungi itself! These vital members of our forest ecosystems can sometimes be edible, but indiscriminate harvesting might be damaging their future prospects.
Keep an eye out for them in your local habitats and just enjoy them where they are; working hard to clean up after the dead trees and share nutrients with the living ones.
Andrew Parkinson took this picture, and it's definitely improved an otherwise dreary day. Have a perusal at RSPB-Images.com, we're always updating this library so if you've had a look before you might still be surprised.
No, I never feed my lawn - my garden is a little bit wild and woolly to help insects . I've an old small stump that used to be a flowering cherry till it got fed up of being wet. Oh, the leaves, well I do 'vac' some up with the mower but I suppose some do get left from Rowan and Apple tree . What a super link ! Thanks so much for your response.