Walks off the main road

As a change from the coast oriented walks today we went for a couple of forays off the Genoa Rd.  We started with the Double Creek Nature Trail.  I didn't fire up eBird until we were slightly into the walk- as there were few birds around (other than a horde of Bell Miners) that probably didn't matter too much.

We came across a couple of clumps of Clavulinopsis sulcata which still seems to be common despite the taxonomists changing its name.

This little red jobbie is I think Mycena viscidocruenta.  Although small the bright red colour stands out well.

 The colour and pattern of the gills also matches that species.

There are a lot of ferns on this walk,  In this image three species at least are visible:

1. Maidenhair (Adiantum sp., possibly A. aethiopicum)
2. unknown
3. Bracken (Pteridium esculentum)

 Also quite a few tree-ferns Cyathea australis.

I think this is a Lilli-pilli Syzygium smithii (yes, the name has changed)

As this walk only took a short while we headed off to the Sandy Point track a kilometre or so further towards Genoa.  We only walked a bit of the track: the red dots complete it.

 An interesting blue-grey fungus.

 I think this is Stereum hirsutum.

 A spider's home decorated by dew (still, at about 1530).

I cannot get a match for this - not even to genus - in our local book.  I am reasonably sure it had 5 petals (despite this sample appearing to have 6).

Again few birds around.  It must be habit that gets them to migrate: there were plenty of mosquitoes for them to feed on.