Had Christmas lights tangled on its antlers....
Do not collect morels at this location. Soil is contaminated :(
This little one was my muse for today. I have dubbed him Swamp Man.
Might be a female. Still Swamp Man, though.
Family group. A mink was headed their way but decided not to pursue.
Ecoregion: Southern Outer Piedmont
Habitat: Growing in soil among hardwood trees
Substrate: Soil
Nearest Tree: Hardwood, Quercus sp
Habit: Many
Fruitbody: Emerging from whitish ‘eggs,’ ca. 3-4 cm diameter. Mature fruitbody has a stem up to 7-8 cm tall, ca. 2-3 cm diameter; radially wrinkled; volva present; light pink. Cap flat with 7 arms ca 5 cm long; each forking into two tips; center covered with brown slime; deep pink, color deepening with age.
Odor: Not particularly malodorous despite growing in sunlight.
Spores: Brown
Collection #: BCC-2020106-01
Rescued this Redhead today. It had a fishhook in its bill / face, and the fishing line it was attached to was frozen into the ice and the bird was trapped. Captured the bird, broke the fishing line, and then, with a friend, cut the fishhook in half and removed it from the duck's bill / face. It seemed vigorous and healthy. When we released it, it flew away strong and fast. Good deed done.
The deer was about 1.5 feet and brown with white dots. It was hiding in shrubs, seemingly separated from it’s mother.