Vegan beefsteak

At least, I think it's a beefsteak fungus. That looks like steak, rght?

Or maybe it looks more like wood?

Whatever, it was very big.

If it is beefsteak, then, according to the Woodland Trust, "It causes brown rot in oak, giving the timber a rich colour known as brown oak, which is much sought after by furniture makers. If the tree is only partially infected, the result is the beautiful ‘tiger stripe oak’."

This tree hopefully will not be felled for its attractive wood. It stands near a rather posh house on one of my long runs. The house, so the owner told me, has that geothermal heating. They have put up a big barn for horses and a tennis court. I have never seen anyone in the tennis court. They have the pond where I saw that pair of swans a few years back. No swans recently though. Or herons.

This is that run on which I saw all the raptors the other week. I don't recall particularly noting any this time.