Stumbling on the funnel troop in Scotland

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Hello Hello Hivians, fellow Hive photographers and everyone else who has stumbled in here!

Friday is here, but I am going back to a hike from last week. Saturday to be exact.

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I tell you what, when you get lost, you find some cracking things!

This was no exception, we were trying to circumnavigate a lake.

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Then we stumbled upon these...

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I am not a mushroom or fungi expert. I just know I fluffing love them!

Aren't these just fluffing braw?

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This pair had fallen over.

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The Trooping Funnel

I believe this is a troop of Trooping Funnels that we had stumbled upon! Their fancy name according to gemini is (Infundibulicybe geotropa, formerly known as Clitocybe geotropa).
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The Trooping Funnel is a saprotrophic fungus, meaning it feeds on decaying organic matter, particularly leaf litter. It is commonly found in deciduous and mixed woodlands.

Its most distinctive feature is its gregarious growth habit—it rarely grows alone. It appears in large, dense groups called "troops" or in massive circular formations known as "fairy rings," some of which can be huge and ancient.

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They were quite large, and I put my foot against this one for comparison. I do have quite big feet so this was no button mushroom!

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You can see why it gets the funnel name here....

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Did I pick them?

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Fluff no!
Actually I think they were past their best...

Google lens did identify what I thought it was and Gemnini gave me this warning!

General Rule: Due to the risk of confusing it with deadly species, the Trooping Funnel is only recommended for very experienced foragers who are absolutely certain of their identification based on all key characteristics (size, habitat, decurrent gills, and scent). If in doubt, never consume a wild mushroom.

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Photography details...

Date Saturday 25th October 2025.
Time around 2.30pm - 2.45pm.
Location close to Raith Lake in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphone camera.

What do you think?

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your week!

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All images were taken by the author on his Google Pixel 9 XL Pro smartphone on 29th October 2025 and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated..

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@tengolotodo October 31st 2025

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and where are the acorns ? 😜

Congratulations !!
You have been manual curated and upvoted by @ecency

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Hehe I was going to tag you when I make this a walking post... but I thought of you and was looking for acorns and found none! The only thing I saw was this acorn leaf lol

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The photos are great, with good definition and vibrant colors. Thanks for sharing, my friend. Warm regards from Maracay.

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Thanks Irvin, yes I loved the colours, natural light is wonderful.

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Haha, good thing you also saw the way back ✌🏻.
nice shot of the tree, no leaves.
also of the mushrooms, hmm it's the same when looking at edible and non-edible fungi.

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Hehe yes you are not used to trees with no leaves jaja!

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So glad you didn't lick them (says she coming from the land of the "mushroom murderer"...😆🤣😂😅

A British guy asked me last month when I was in Thailand if I thought she was guilty or not and I said, I don't know, but we all know that mushies can be either deadly or fun!😆🤣😂😅

Personally I prefer mine to be FUN! 😆🤣😂😅

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haha oh yes magic mushrooms now there is some fun lol! Oh yes the woman, talk about guilty! Yes all the troubles in the world and that made world headline news!

Yes I don't mind fun mushies just not too deadly!

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Oh, they can be eaten. But not so sure. They can be a good meal since they grow in troops. But yeah, cannot risk it in case they are poisonous.😌😌😬

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Great shots as always! I love the tree in the opening. So majestic and wise looking!

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That tree was stunning and when I post the second part of that walk I am sure you will see it again.

Great shots as always!

Our camera lol what can I say. I love the Pixel camera, next year I am going to upgrade to 10 and hopefully make use of the even better zoom!

Sorry about the whole BRO thing. It is sad and I hope he is ok.

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Thanks, Yeah, I am kind of itching to get my hands on the Pixel 10 too, but my 8 Pro is still running strong, so I can't really justify it. Plus moving phones is always such a tedious process...

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