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Observation #486

ID confirmation would be appreciated.

Pig’s ear growing next to ramaria. Two clusters found within 10 yard of eachother in mossy old- growth forest.

Found in a wet area near a creek in old growth conifer forest

More from Fern Gully

With comet Neowise 💙

One oystercatcher on the shore looking out to Eagle Harbor.

Found this juvenile on the beach in a showdown with a crow. It was monitored and made its way back to the water eventually.

first red necked phalarope seen in the ocean

Mike Beug collection 01mwb091019

Adult female sooty grouse with three young.

About 4-5 inches tall

Near Alice Creek, I-90 corridor, King County.

Azure Kingfisher

Black Oystercatcher eating an Anthopleura elegantissima (Aggregating Anemone), although there are plenty of limpets and mussels on these rocks.

Unsure of morel type - found in reddish colored wood chips. Gorgeous and our first morels! Made a little bit of noise about the first ones spotted!!! Happy spring!!!

Stalk hollow, 8 cm long, < 1 cm thick, cap 2 cm wide. Pleasant odor. Forest has mixed conifers, madrone, ericaceous understory.

I was excited to see a Red-throated Loon!

duller UV reaction that other specimens I have collected

No noticeable stipe. ID confirmed be sequencing

At the base of a large fir tree in Banner Forest. Made a delicious soup

A pair of Black Oystercatchers were on the beach during the minus tide. This one was foraging, the other had her beak tucked under her wing for a nap.

A male Purple Martin paused on the pier railing below the PTMSC nest boxes. I counted 11 flying above the pier and perching or entering the boxes.

Chasing Steller’s Jays and robins

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