Another day, another lichen mosaic (Fuscidea cyathoides)

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Lichen mosaic made by Fuscidea cyathoides.

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Fuscidea cyathoides, with it's warm mosaic in a cold windy place. Cnoc Fola, Donegal, August 2024

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More crustose mosaic lichens growing on the top of Cnoc Fola (Bloody Foreland). Likely to be Fuscidea cyathoides (many thanks to Di Napier fo the ID!)

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My favourite Fuscidea cyathoides stone, Cnoc Fola, Donegal.

I've photographed this stone for three years in a row. I keep meaning to put together a stop motion animation of the lichens!

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Some lovely crustose lichens, growing on the top of Cnoc Fola (Bloody Foreland), an exposed hill on the North Western tip of the most north Western County of Eire, blasted by the wild Atlantic winds.

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📍Cnoc Fola, Bloody Foreland, County Donegal 🇮🇪

Along the sloping hills, whitewashed cottages sit deep within the landscape, as though sheltering from the Atlantic winds that have shaped this coast for centuries 🏞️🌊

📸 Mad about Ireland

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