Kip’s Comments - May 25, 2024

More Plentiful Than Wildflowers

Early this morning, after the sun climbed high enough to light a local forest, I went for an interesting hike. First I challenged ticks with a non-Deet spray. So far, so good - no ticks found. Then I challenged mosquitoes and lost. I had no bug spray and did not dig my net out, so the biters won.

Now let’s discuss the title. On my hike I found a couple of wildflower species that I photographed, but I found far more fungi to point my Nikon at. I will share images below.

Wildflowers:

Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Image 885097

Virginia Waterleaf - Image 885275

Virginia Waterleaf - Image 885281

Fungi - Prepare yourselves… there were many! Many more than there were wildflowers.

Common Mycena Mushroom - Image 884831

Crown-tipped Coral Fungus - Image 884847

Dryad's Saddle Mushroom - Image 884857

Giant Polypore Fungus (884860).jpg

Golden Oysters - Image 884883

Jelly Ear Fungus - Image 884921

Jelly Ear Fungus - Image 884943

Orange Mycena - Image 884975

Orange Mycena - Image 885001

Scaly Ink Cap Mushroom - Image 884014

Stalked Scarlet Cup Fungus - Image 885027

Veiled Oyster Mushroom - Image 885058

White Jelly Fungus - Image 885081

Xeromphalina Mushroom - Image 885084

This question mark butterfly may have been asking questions as it watched me shooting fungi pictures.

Question Mark Butterfly - Image 885282