Thats a fascinating looking thing, I thought it looked sea anenome like so googled "anenome like fungus" and the following links came up with many others.
I enjoy seeing your images and wonder how manage to capture so many bird ones. By the time I get my camera, the birds have flown
http://australianfungi.blogspot.com....roe-rubra.html
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/c6f101...c-55a385630b34
Mark