Nostr notes by Dan McCullough

I haven’t slept all week! 🤭

2026-07-13T12:42:47Z

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I haven’t slept all week! 🤭

When I get near her nest, the Eastern Phoebe lets me have it with ...

2026-07-13T12:32:13Z

When I get near her nest, the Eastern Phoebe lets me have it with a blood curdling cry, a terrifying bobbing of the tail and a ferocious fluffy head.

I hightail it back to whence I came and she has scared me off again. 🤭

Such a cutie! I mean cutthroat! 🤗

#Birds

Usually foul smelling mushrooms are reserved for stinkhorns and ...

2026-07-10T12:30:57Z

Usually foul smelling mushrooms are reserved for stinkhorns and mushrooms that have decomposed into a gloppy mess.

This is neither. Meet the Loaded Lepidella. What is it loaded with you ask?

Stink. A whole lot of stink.

Imagine a public pool filled with old meat. Or perhaps don’t.

And as it happens, I have a little patch growing directly under my guestroom window.

[Amanita onusta]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Mushtodon

Hopefully they left favorable reviews! 😂

2026-07-07T13:19:56Z

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Hopefully they left favorable reviews! 😂

One of the additional advantages of a snake having a cozy summer ...

2026-07-07T12:36:01Z

One of the additional advantages of a snake having a cozy summer condo, is that it has a safe, familiar spot to shed its skin.

Snakes’ eyesight can be impacted as the skin flakes off its head and can be vulnerable during these times.

This Northern Watersnake is pretty deep in its condo.

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes #Snake

Surprisingly, it’s taken until July to spot a Russula. With the ...

2026-07-03T12:34:50Z

Surprisingly, it’s taken until July to spot a Russula. With the recent thunderstorm rains, we should have a few more pop up.

Likely…
Russula emetica

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

And this is the 2nd time it’s happened! Might be anger issue. ...

2026-07-01T12:41:11Z

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And this is the 2nd time it’s happened! Might be anger issue. 🤣

Round 2 of “Porcupine vs Small Tree” seems to have ended in a ...

2026-07-01T12:32:00Z

Round 2 of “Porcupine vs Small Tree” seems to have ended in a draw.

#Porcupine #PorcupineBridge #15SecondsOfFame

Hey you two! Get a room! Oh wait… you did. 🤭 ...

2026-06-30T12:34:35Z

Hey you two! Get a room!

Oh wait… you did. 🤭

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes

I rarely take panoramic photos, but… ROOT! #Trees #WoodedStream ...

2026-06-29T12:30:58Z

I rarely take panoramic photos, but…

ROOT!

#Trees #WoodedStream

There’s still the issue of the security deposit… 😂

2026-06-23T12:58:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…zf4z
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There’s still the issue of the security deposit… 😂

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes ...

2026-06-23T12:34:16Z

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes

Hard to contain but quite spectacular in bloom. Canada anemone ...

2026-06-22T12:34:49Z

Hard to contain but quite spectacular in bloom.

Canada anemone

#BloomScrolling #Flowers

After the rain. Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi [Ganoderma ...

2026-06-19T12:34:44Z

After the rain.

Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi
[Ganoderma tsugae]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

One of the great weeks of the year. The Mountain Laurels are in ...

2026-06-17T12:26:56Z

One of the great weeks of the year. The Mountain Laurels are in peak bloom!

#BloomScrolling #Wildflowers #WednesdayWalks

There is a fully visible insect in this picture. I swear. See ...

2026-06-13T18:18:59Z

There is a fully visible insect in this picture.

I swear.

See alt-text for the spoiler.

#insects

Sometimes mushrooms grow EXACTLY where the field guides say they ...

2026-06-12T12:40:03Z

Sometimes mushrooms grow EXACTLY where the field guides say they do. 🤭

Orange Peel [Aleuria aurantia]
“often found in disturbed areas, especially on gravel”

In this case I was on an old gravel road used by trucks hauling debris.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mushtodon

There’s something wonderful about a flower that at its peak, ...

2026-06-10T12:33:09Z

There’s something wonderful about a flower that at its peak, looks like it just rolled out of bed.

Big respect.

[Ragged Robins]

#BloomScrolling #Flowers

Eastern Phoebes are sneaky. Even the babies. They don’t make a ...

2026-06-08T12:34:45Z

Eastern Phoebes are sneaky. Even the babies. They don’t make a sound, just the tiniest little “chiip” when getting fed.

Just discovered these three. Or should I say, these three discovered me.

#Birds

Like something you’d see in the pastry case. Varnished ...

2026-06-05T12:36:10Z

Like something you’d see in the pastry case.

Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi
[Ganoderma tsugae]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Mushtodon

In case you wondered how raccoons cross #PorcupineBridge. 😂 ...

2026-06-04T12:33:36Z

In case you wondered how raccoons cross #PorcupineBridge. 😂

#TrailCam #15SecondsOfFame

Finding a moss covered glacial erratic is always special. But ...

2026-06-03T12:31:48Z

Finding a moss covered glacial erratic is always special. But finding wild columbine growing on the TOP of it is, well… 🤗

#Moss #Wildflowers #BloomScrolling

“Living my best life! Wheeeeeeee!” #Insects ...

2026-06-01T12:28:49Z

“Living my best life! Wheeeeeeee!”

#Insects

Some common names are just perfect. Moss Bells [Galerina ...

2026-05-29T12:36:58Z

Some common names are just perfect.

Moss Bells [Galerina hypnorum]
(Several similar mushrooms are often assigned this identification.)

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Secret video footage of my new landscaper. Didn’t have the best ...

2026-05-28T12:29:40Z

Secret video footage of my new landscaper. Didn’t have the best references but I like her eye for aesthetics. 🤭

#PorcupineBridge #15SecondsOfFame #Trailcam

It’s been a while since I found something in the woods and ...

2026-05-25T12:39:32Z

It’s been a while since I found something in the woods and thought, “This is THE single greatest (fill in the blank) that I’ve ever found.”

It felt surreal to just come upon this out in the middle of nowhere, way, way offtrail.

#Rocks

I don’t find many mushrooms in the wet sand at the edge of the ...

2026-05-22T12:32:25Z

I don’t find many mushrooms in the wet sand at the edge of the brook, but this Barometer Earthstar [Astraeus hygrometricus] is one that doesn’t mind the conditions.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

It’s pretty close. About 200 feet. 😺

2026-05-18T13:06:21Z

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It’s pretty close. About 200 feet. 😺

I don’t get many recordings of bobcats during daylight. This ...

2026-05-18T12:31:18Z

I don’t get many recordings of bobcats during daylight. This looks like a younger one headed in the direction of my house.

#15SecondsOfFame #Bobcat #Trailcam

You’d think with all the wildlife I have at my house, Red Efts ...

2026-05-12T12:32:31Z

You’d think with all the wildlife I have at my house, Red Efts would be a common occurrence. They aren’t. I have yet to see one (and let’s face it, they aren’t hard to see 😅) here at the house or in the neighboring forests for miles.

I was several towns away when I finally came across this one. (You can tell it was happy for the photo op as it just sat there as they’re prone to do.)

#salamanders #amphibians

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2026-05-10T12:29:10Z

#SilentSunday

I grew up in a small, coastal, Maine town. And sometimes I still ...

2026-05-08T12:33:42Z

I grew up in a small, coastal, Maine town. And sometimes I still see things through that lens.

For a second, I thought these were barnacles. 😅

Pear-shaped Puffballs
[Lycoperdon pyriforme]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

If spotting birds is something you enjoy, there are specific ...

2026-05-07T12:33:37Z

If spotting birds is something you enjoy, there are specific places you always remember, because that’s where you saw your very first [insert bird].

Some of my “lifers” were in simple places like a cemetery or a beach. Some were more exotic places like cenotes or rainforests.

But then there’s the story of my first Indigo Bunting sighting.

From inside the car.

[May, 2006]

ash 🍃✨ (npub1v4k…nzu5)

#Birds

Nature makes the best screensavers. #plants #succulents ...

2026-05-05T12:33:28Z

Nature makes the best screensavers.

#plants #succulents

🤣 Great. Maybe I can leave mini deck chairs and umbrellas for ...

2026-05-02T12:59:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…9krq
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🤣 Great. Maybe I can leave mini deck chairs and umbrellas for them to use as well!

Earlier this year my wife gifted me an Adirondack chair that I ...

2026-05-02T12:48:02Z

Earlier this year my wife gifted me an Adirondack chair that I could pick out in the spring.

We read that squirrels had a habit of sharpening their teeth on the material these chairs are made of, so we ordered a sample, and set it out in the yard with nuts.

The good news: They seemed to have no interest in chewing it.

The bad news: THEY TOOK IT.

I scoured the property for it. I just know it’s up in a nest somewhere. They’re mocking me.

So we ordered a 2nd one. Details to come.

#Squirrels

A reminder to always stop to touch the Turkey Tail. #FungiFriday ...

2026-05-01T12:33:37Z

A reminder to always stop to touch the Turkey Tail.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Hobblebush is in bloom. These are native viburnum shrubs that ...

2026-04-28T12:34:28Z

Hobblebush is in bloom. These are native viburnum shrubs that grow not far from the brook.

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers

That brown sponge looks like a perfect little fortress, with a ...

2026-04-27T22:34:06Z

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That brown sponge looks like a perfect little fortress, with a perfect little picnic spot on top. 🤗

This moss covered stump, with its trio of Hemlock Varnish Shelfs ...

2026-04-24T12:32:25Z

This moss covered stump, with its trio of Hemlock Varnish Shelfs [Ganoderma tsugae] has stood high above a ravine for several years, and been a landmark for finding a shortcut to a larger trail.

I’m losing them to time, their once shiny red tops, having faded, soon to rejoin the forest floor.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

I was way, way offtrail and saw a large green object in the ...

2026-04-22T12:37:40Z

I was way, way offtrail and saw a large green object in the woods. At a distance I could only guess it was a car, abandoned in the middle of nowhere like you sometimes find in the New England woods.

As I got close I could tell it wasn’t a vehicle, but had no idea what possibly could be this shade of green.

Moss! Like a kid’s magic marker. I mean, just soak it in.

#Moss #Mosstodon #WednesdayWalks

In 2021, lightning hit one of our massive hemlocks. The perfectly ...

2026-04-17T12:28:07Z

In 2021, lightning hit one of our massive hemlocks. The perfectly healthy tree that overlooked the brook (and our house), was killed instantly. We had to take it down.

In 2023, moss began growing on the stump, providing a nice spot to sit and watch the water.

And now the first signs of mushrooms have appeared in the form of Purple Tooth Polypores [Trichaptum abietinum].

All in 5 years.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi #Moss

Hot on the heels of the Skunk Cabbage, the Marsh Marigolds are ...

2026-04-16T12:27:00Z

Hot on the heels of the Skunk Cabbage, the Marsh Marigolds are emerging from my bog.

#BloomScrolling #Bog

Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind ...

2026-04-15T12:35:15Z

Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.

It’s the chrysalis of a Swallowtail butterfly, perhaps Spicebush. The caterpillar found this spot last year, and attached itself with that fine white webbing.

Apparently, some swallowtails overwinter and emerge in the spring. Hopefully this one is viable and I can monitor its progression.

The chrysalises can be either green or brown depending on how they camouflage themselves. This one looks quite like bark.

#Insects

I think the frog can claim adverse possession at this point. 😂

2026-04-10T23:17:09Z

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I think the frog can claim adverse possession at this point. 😂

First warbler of the year! Pine warbler in the hemlocks. ...

2026-04-10T17:38:04Z

First warbler of the year! Pine warbler in the hemlocks.

#BirdCallout

Inventory of lovely spring plants in my yard: ❌ Crocuses ❌ ...

2026-04-07T12:33:02Z

Inventory of lovely spring plants in my yard:

❌ Crocuses
❌ Snowdrops
❌ Daffodils
❌ Violets
✅ Skunk cabbage

#Plants

Can someone let the poor puppy in out of the rain? Wait, what? ...

2026-04-06T12:34:16Z

Can someone let the poor puppy in out of the rain? Wait, what?

#15SecondsOfFame #Trailcam #Bears

With two feet + of snow covering everything the last couple ...

2026-04-03T12:32:22Z

With two feet + of snow covering everything the last couple months, mushrooms have been hard to come by. But with the rapid melting over the past 10 days these Amber Jelly Rolls [Exidia recisa] have been uncovered and are ready for their flabby closeups.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

When spring rolls around I’m always excited to see if past ...

2026-04-02T12:42:43Z

When spring rolls around I’m always excited to see if past animals will again visit. Sometimes they seem to disappear for seasons on end, especially foxes, coyote, and bobcats. I wonder if they’ve moved to a new territory or perhaps didn’t survive the winter.

So I was quite happy to see Baby Porcupine, who is now a year old, rumbling down the trail and crossing Porcupine Bridge like an old pro. 😊

#PorcupineBridge

Let’s see the rabbits try to munch those. 😅

2026-04-01T13:49:46Z

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Let’s see the rabbits try to munch those. 😅

When I was growing up, my grandmother had a garden where she kept ...

2026-04-01T12:39:27Z

When I was growing up, my grandmother had a garden where she kept butterfly-attracting plants. In the middle was a birdfeeder.

She had her own set of names for the birds. I heard these names so often that I started to think of them that way. And they weren’t exactly flattering.

House Sparrows were Little Stinkers

Starlings were Crybabies

And Goldfinches were Piggers because they’d sit there and eat all the seed while the other birds had to wait their turns.

Some things don’t change.

#birds

Pippin story #6. She is very missed. Age 4 Some cats curl up. ...

2026-03-28T13:06:17Z

Pippin story #6. She is very missed.

Age 4

Some cats curl up. Pippin would “square up.”

#PippinStories #Caturday

I was afraid that everything would melt all at once and things ...

2026-03-27T13:30:10Z

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I was afraid that everything would melt all at once and things would get VERY high. But it’s been pretty gradual.

With the melting snow and periodic rain, the brook has nearly ...

2026-03-27T12:34:34Z

With the melting snow and periodic rain, the brook has nearly reached the hefty carpet of moss that is covering a lot of the fallen tree.

#WoodedStream #Mosstodon #Moss

My Wife: I’ve seen reports that bears are up and about. Time to ...

2026-03-23T12:45:23Z

My Wife: I’ve seen reports that bears are up and about. Time to bring in the feeder.

Me: Seems awfully early.

My Wife: You said that last year.

Me: I did? Ok, after the weekend.

My Wife: That’s EXACTLY what you said last year. And then when did the bear eat our feeder?

Me: Errr… like Monday night I think.

My Wife: No, it was Sunday morning.

Me: We’ll compromise. How about Saturday night?

SATURDAY, 6:30pm
Me: I took the feeder in. See, no bears.

10 minutes later…

#Bears #15SecondsOfFame

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2026-03-22T11:56:36Z

#SilentSunday

It was supposed to be 52° and we only hit 42°. So not only did ...

2026-03-08T23:43:40Z

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It was supposed to be 52° and we only hit 42°. So not only did I lose an hour but 10°!

Can I get a refund? 😆

Sunset over the woods. ...

2026-03-08T23:10:27Z

Sunset over the woods.

Another Pippin story. She is very missed. When Pippin first came ...

2026-03-07T13:39:55Z

Another Pippin story. She is very missed.

When Pippin first came into our lives at 12 weeks old, she came with her own furniture - a cozy kitten mat that she supposedly had commandeered from her 2 brothers. They were inseparable. (She and the mat, not the brothers 🤭.)

For 18 years when she wasn’t on my lap she could be found here.

#Caturday #PippinStories

Psst… we still have a lot of snow. #FensterFreitag ...

2026-03-06T13:32:24Z

Psst… we still have a lot of snow.

#FensterFreitag

Caught a bobcat on the trailcam carefully placing its paws in the ...

2026-03-02T13:31:27Z

Caught a bobcat on the trailcam carefully placing its paws in the footprints I had made a couple days before in the deep snow. When it gets to where I turned around, it looks around and decides - nope, not going out there, and turns to go down to the brook.

#15SecondsOfFame #Trailcam #Bobcat

I thought I would share some of Pippin’s stories. She is very ...

2026-02-28T13:29:58Z

I thought I would share some of Pippin’s stories. She is very missed.

Age 2

Pippin was an innovator in cord management before it was a thing. 😂

She routinely would find the most difficult places to access, twist her little body to fit, and make the craziest places look comfy. When she was done, she’d carefully extract herself, and walk away, never pulling anything that shouldn’t be pulled, or knocking anything over.

#Caturday #PippinStories

White throated Sparrow from early December! ...

2026-02-23T21:16:55Z

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White throated Sparrow from early December!

Nothing like having a happy puppy, err… happy donkey, err… ...

2026-02-23T13:31:57Z

Nothing like having a happy puppy, err… happy donkey, err… happy deer (?!) running through knee-deep snow to greet you!

#15SecondsOfFame #Trailcam #Deer

You’ll have to let me know… in another 20 years! 🤭 I have ...

2026-02-19T19:25:07Z

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You’ll have to let me know… in another 20 years! 🤭 I have read about sugar maples being planted in other countries, some you wouldn’t expect, with varying degrees of success.

For anyone doing #MapleSugaring at home, I got my first sap drips ...

2026-02-17T17:16:25Z

For anyone doing #MapleSugaring at home, I got my first sap drips this morning. 39° F / 4° C.

#MapleSyrup

May I have your attention please This Red Squirrel built a fort ...

2026-02-16T13:33:48Z

*May I have your attention please*

This Red Squirrel built a fort DIRECTLY BELOW THE BIRD FEEDER.

#Squirrels

Pippin crossed the rainbow bridge 💔 I am logging off for a ...

2026-02-01T15:37:27Z

Pippin crossed the rainbow bridge 💔

I am logging off for a while as I don’t have the focus or energy to respond. Thank you for being an amazing group of people. “See” you all soon.

Before and after the storm. #WoodedStream ...

2026-01-27T13:42:24Z

Before and after the storm.

#WoodedStream

About 16 inches of snow here (and still snowing!) Not much to ...

2026-01-26T17:31:05Z

About 16 inches of snow here (and still snowing!) Not much to show as everything is a mass of white marshmallows and I am still waiting for the plow. In the meantime enjoy these tracks of “Pancake Squirrel” doing a little circle that included a bellyflop.

That’s all I got.

Apparently there was a break-in at the local House of Pancakes. ...

2026-01-25T13:36:34Z

Apparently there was a break-in at the local House of Pancakes.

#Squirrels

Makes me miss my hometown in Maine. Great photo!

2026-01-24T21:25:24Z

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Makes me miss my hometown in Maine. Great photo!

With ~20 inches of snow forecast starting Sunday, today might be ...

2026-01-23T13:27:57Z

With ~20 inches of snow forecast starting Sunday, today might be the last trip to this spot for a little while.

#WoodedStream

When I rewatch my trailcam videos I occasionally spot something I ...

2026-01-19T13:35:41Z

When I rewatch my trailcam videos I occasionally spot something I missed the first time.

Watch our little porcupine. After being startled by something toward the bottom right…

QUILL MODE DEPLOYED

And if you crank the volume you can actually HEAR THE QUILLS going up!

And then she crosses the bridge still powered up. 🤗

(video from Nov. 2025)

#PorcupineBridge #Trailcam #Porcupines #15SecondsOfFame

Pippin moves a little slower these days and getting to her water ...

2026-01-17T13:27:53Z

Pippin moves a little slower these days and getting to her water bowl can take a bit.

So now she has her own “tea” cup.

(Along with her tea table, and let’s face it, her whole tea house.)

#Caturday

Shroom with a view. #FungiFriday #Mushroom #Fungi #Mushtodon ...

2026-01-16T13:27:10Z

Shroom with a view.

#FungiFriday #Mushroom #Fungi #Mushtodon

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2026-01-11T13:36:28Z

#SilentSunday

I often find myself on old logging roads. They were once wide, ...

2026-01-09T13:38:14Z

I often find myself on old logging roads. They were once wide, straight, alleys in the woods where large equipment crossed, grooving deep furrows, keeping green growth at bay and stomping each stone, leaf, and lichen covered branch out of sight.

Slowly it is being reclaimed. The ruts fill in, the width shrinks, and a new generation of trees begin.

It’s a new year and Pippin has decided it’s finally time to ...

2026-01-03T13:30:50Z

It’s a new year and Pippin has decided it’s finally time to show off her rarely seen white belly fur.

It’s the fluff of legends! 🤭

#Caturday

Important Announcement: 2025 has been eaten. #Squirrels ...

2026-01-01T13:28:25Z

Important Announcement:

2025 has been eaten.

#Squirrels

This is the look of an 18 year-old cat that just got caught ...

2025-12-27T13:28:25Z

This is the look of an 18 year-old cat that just got caught licking a stick of butter on the dining room table.

#Caturday

If you’re traveling this week, remember to stop at all ...

2025-12-24T13:45:08Z

If you’re traveling this week, remember to stop at all crossings and look both ways before…

None of which the Little Porcupine has to deal with.

#PorcupineBridge #Trailcam #Porcupines

When I got up this morning the brook was still about 75% covered ...

2025-12-19T18:20:37Z

When I got up this morning the brook was still about 75% covered with ice. Then the rain started and the temps are now at 55°F/13°C. You can see the yellowish ice under the surface as melting snow and rain rush over it. Large chunks of ice get dislodged and everything heads downstream.

#WoodedStream

Some mushrooms are tougher than others. This Barometer Earthstar ...

2025-12-19T13:28:55Z

Some mushrooms are tougher than others. This Barometer Earthstar reappeared after the recent snow. Its spore sac is long gone but its leathery “petals” are still in a festive mood.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

WANTED for crimes against birdfeeders #Birds #Borb ...

2025-12-15T13:31:10Z

WANTED
for crimes against birdfeeders

#Birds #Borb

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2025-12-14T13:25:16Z

#SilentSunday

Pippin looking to see if I’m done bringing the laundry up and ...

2025-12-13T13:34:37Z

Pippin looking to see if I’m done bringing the laundry up and down the stairs so that she can officially begin her nap.

#Caturday

Before last week’s snow, I was monitoring these Brick Cap ...

2025-12-12T14:11:59Z

Before last week’s snow, I was monitoring these Brick Cap mushrooms that were growing out of an old stump.

I took the first photo on 11/17. The second on 11/29.

In 12 days they should have fully come up, opened their caps, and been well on their way to falling apart. But the cold temps had other plans - stunting their growth almost entirely. Their caps changed color, but otherwise, like us, the chilly weather kept them in bed.

[Hypholoma sublateritium]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

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2025-12-07T13:25:19Z

#SilentSunday

In her senior years the tortie colors have faded a bit and in the ...

2025-12-06T13:26:40Z

In her senior years the tortie colors have faded a bit and in the right light she has a gray mane.

But… still a tortie. 🥹

#Caturday

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2025-12-04T15:06:57Z

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First snow at the brook. #WoodedStream ...

2025-12-04T13:28:00Z

First snow at the brook.

#WoodedStream

The best way to combat Black Friday? Yellow Fairy Cups! ...

2025-11-28T13:25:02Z

The best way to combat Black Friday?

Yellow Fairy Cups!

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mushtodon

My kind of Thanksgiving Day Parade. (from 2024) #Turkeys ...

2025-11-27T13:36:29Z

My kind of Thanksgiving Day Parade.
(from 2024)

#Turkeys

Mushrooms can have so many common names that some enthusiasts ...

2025-11-21T13:41:36Z

Mushrooms can have so many common names that some enthusiasts prefer to rely on scientific names only.

But… scientific names can also be frustrating. The Late Fall Oyster has gone through at least 5 genus changes before they settled on Sarcomyxa serotina…. though some resources will still only refer to it as Panellus serotinus.

So I’ll be over here enjoying my Late Fall Oysters. Or my Olive Oysterlings. Or my Mukitake. Or my Green Oysters.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

#Spider #Spiders ...

2025-11-20T13:33:24Z

#Spider #Spiders

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2025-11-16T13:30:01Z

#SilentSunday

If you peek under the cap of a mushroom you’ll most likely find ...

2025-11-14T13:29:36Z

If you peek under the cap of a mushroom you’ll most likely find gills or pores. These are key identifiers. But some mushrooms have “teeth.”

The aptly named Hedgehog Mushroom is one of these. Look at all those spiny little projections pointing out!

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Mother Porcupine has grown quite large so my wife is planning on ...

2025-11-13T13:29:30Z

Mother Porcupine has grown quite large so my wife is planning on widening #PorcupineBridge to accommodate Mom’s… ampleness. 😊 In the meantime, enjoy a large porcupine carefully going across a bridge so she doesn’t get her paws wet. 🥹

#TrailCam #Porcupines #15SecondsOfFame

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I haven’t slept all week! 🤭

When I get near her nest, the Eastern Phoebe lets me have it with ...

Usually foul smelling mushrooms are reserved for stinkhorns and ...

Hopefully they left favorable reviews! 😂

One of the additional advantages of a snake having a cozy summer ...

Surprisingly, it’s taken until July to spot a Russula. With the ...

And this is the 2nd time it’s happened! Might be anger issue. ...

Round 2 of “Porcupine vs Small Tree” seems to have ended in a ...

Hey you two! Get a room! Oh wait… you did. 🤭 ...

I rarely take panoramic photos, but… ROOT! #Trees #WoodedStream ...

There’s still the issue of the security deposit… 😂

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes ...

Hard to contain but quite spectacular in bloom. Canada anemone ...

After the rain. Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi [Ganoderma ...

One of the great weeks of the year. The Mountain Laurels are in ...

There is a fully visible insect in this picture. I swear. See ...

Sometimes mushrooms grow EXACTLY where the field guides say they ...

There’s something wonderful about a flower that at its peak, ...

Eastern Phoebes are sneaky. Even the babies. They don’t make a ...

Like something you’d see in the pastry case. Varnished ...

In case you wondered how raccoons cross #PorcupineBridge. 😂 ...

Finding a moss covered glacial erratic is always special. But ...

“Living my best life! Wheeeeeeee!” #Insects ...

Some common names are just perfect. Moss Bells [Galerina ...

Secret video footage of my new landscaper. Didn’t have the best ...

It’s been a while since I found something in the woods and ...

I don’t find many mushrooms in the wet sand at the edge of the ...

It’s pretty close. About 200 feet. 😺

I don’t get many recordings of bobcats during daylight. This ...

You’d think with all the wildlife I have at my house, Red Efts ...

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I grew up in a small, coastal, Maine town. And sometimes I still ...

If spotting birds is something you enjoy, there are specific ...

Nature makes the best screensavers. #plants #succulents ...

🤣 Great. Maybe I can leave mini deck chairs and umbrellas for ...

Earlier this year my wife gifted me an Adirondack chair that I ...

A reminder to always stop to touch the Turkey Tail. #FungiFriday ...

Hobblebush is in bloom. These are native viburnum shrubs that ...

That brown sponge looks like a perfect little fortress, with a ...

This moss covered stump, with its trio of Hemlock Varnish Shelfs ...

I was way, way offtrail and saw a large green object in the ...

In 2021, lightning hit one of our massive hemlocks. The perfectly ...

Hot on the heels of the Skunk Cabbage, the Marsh Marigolds are ...

Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind ...

I think the frog can claim adverse possession at this point. 😂

First warbler of the year! Pine warbler in the hemlocks. ...

Inventory of lovely spring plants in my yard: ❌ Crocuses ❌ ...

Can someone let the poor puppy in out of the rain? Wait, what? ...

With two feet + of snow covering everything the last couple ...

When spring rolls around I’m always excited to see if past ...

Let’s see the rabbits try to munch those. 😅

When I was growing up, my grandmother had a garden where she kept ...

Pippin story #6. She is very missed. Age 4 Some cats curl up. ...

I was afraid that everything would melt all at once and things ...

With the melting snow and periodic rain, the brook has nearly ...

My Wife: I’ve seen reports that bears are up and about. Time to ...

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It was supposed to be 52° and we only hit 42°. So not only did ...

Sunset over the woods. ...

Another Pippin story. She is very missed. When Pippin first came ...

Psst… we still have a lot of snow. #FensterFreitag ...

Caught a bobcat on the trailcam carefully placing its paws in the ...

I thought I would share some of Pippin’s stories. She is very ...

White throated Sparrow from early December! ...

Nothing like having a happy puppy, err… happy donkey, err… ...

You’ll have to let me know… in another 20 years! 🤭 I have ...

For anyone doing #MapleSugaring at home, I got my first sap drips ...

*May I have your attention please* This Red Squirrel built a fort ...

Pippin crossed the rainbow bridge 💔 I am logging off for a ...

Before and after the storm. #WoodedStream ...

About 16 inches of snow here (and still snowing!) Not much to ...

Apparently there was a break-in at the local House of Pancakes. ...

Makes me miss my hometown in Maine. Great photo!

With ~20 inches of snow forecast starting Sunday, today might be ...

When I rewatch my trailcam videos I occasionally spot something I ...

Pippin moves a little slower these days and getting to her water ...

Shroom with a view. #FungiFriday #Mushroom #Fungi #Mushtodon ...

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I often find myself on old logging roads. They were once wide, ...

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