Audubon Educator for 18 years where I created nature programs and led mushroom walks. Now I live on the brook and observe whatever wicked this way comes. #mushrooms #slimemolds #insects #tea
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Last Notes npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1c5c…644a Looks like Mount Doom wins today. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1uld…xht3 A ferocious tiger and a cat. I can’t tell them apart! So adorable! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Pippin will be 17 this fall. In that time she’s never blepped long enough for me to get a photo. She claims bleps are undignified, unsightly, and unworthy of a single #Caturday post, and that she would never be caught in the act of one. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough First bolete of the season! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1zt3…0v09 That’s good to know! I know they’re rare to see here but knowing it’s similar there is interesting. Thanks! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1uld…xht3 A hedgedog! 😅 npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1uld…xht3 It almost looks like 2 different animals were combined to make that appearance. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough A new visitor showed up yesterday. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Look at the colors of this firefly pupa! The other photo is from last fall that shows what the larva looks like. At both stages it can GLOW, hence the name glow worms, though… they are not worms. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1c5c…644a The butte and mount pics are majestic. The trail and Smoky pics are sobering. Really nice, Andrew. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough If you ever see Pippin sprawled out on the hardwood floor you know it’s a heatwave. Or as we like to call it - npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1uld…xht3 They were pretty goofy. You wore them on your face for like 5 minutes until the joke ran its course then they kind of just melted in the sun 😅 npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Common names for this mushroom include “Apricot Jelly” and “Salmon Salad,” but I always think of those wax bottle candies and those ridiculous wax candy lips I had as a kid. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough The leaf within npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough A trailcam! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough A Northern Green Frog found the perfect spot for the impending heatwave. Stay cool my little friend! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1uld…xht3 Oncoming thunderstorms with power lines in the foreground works well together. Very nice! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough But… that’s my hat! The one I wear in my profile picture… how can it even be that comfortable?! You’re not listening to me are you? npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Some mushrooms are hard to spot. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough “Sorry, can’t talk. Gotta go. Lotsa things to do today.” npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough This Twig Mimic caterpillar, is doing a fantastic job of… looking like a twig. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Mountain Laurel is beginning to brighten up the woods. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough “There’s obviously zero chicken chunks and less than zero kibble left. What is this, a Dickens novel?!” npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough That mossy “seat” in the upper left might be one of the best views in these woods. I’m not quite limber, or confident enough, to get up there, but I do enjoy the thought of it. 😅 npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough The peonies are starting to bloom. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough A Rosy Maple Moth [Dryocampa rubicunda] to brighten up your day. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Picture 2 of 4 of the scandalous “Pippin on my stereo” series. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough “They grow up so fast.” npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Insects love the side of my house. You’ll see a lot of posts with this whitish wooden siding. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough I’ve got a lot of moss in my yard. So it’s a surprise that this millipede has spent the better part of 2 days munching on a patch that’s growing on the DECK, wedged beneath the UMBRELLA STAND. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Well-loved npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough I don’t recall seeing Chicken mushrooms this high up. And if you zoom in, LOTS of bugs. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1vl8…7xf2 That is an awesome bed! I could see carrying that around with me and setting down when Pippin wants to be close! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Pippin found a loophole in the No jumping up on “counters” rule. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough I don’t find a lot of Painted Trillium [Trillium undulatum] in the woods, but was lucky to find this sweet little patch. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1npy…3sf4 It’s a mighty river, filled with caution in every step! 😆 npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Pippin “helping” with room rearrangement. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Last year, we learned our porcupines do not like getting their paws wet. So my wife built them a little stone bridge to cross the 1 inch deep trench 🥹 They seem to have mastered it! Anything to not get wet. Even if they’re already soaked from the pouring rain… npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough When you find yourself without binoculars… npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough All the news that fit to sit. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1uw8…88kr 3 words that will always make me smile - “baby goat land.” npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough This should put an end to the age old question - “what do porcupines do when they have an itch?” npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough On the campus of Smith College. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Caught this Barred Owl watching me make my morning tea. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1svs…p66u Thanks again. That’s great! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Just had a squabble followed closely by a kerfuffle with these two suspects over a prime perching branch over the brook. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1svs…p66u Are you going to be able to pin down the Update Banner Photo bug that got introduced with the recent big update? Is there any kind of workaround that folks can do in the meantime? npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough It’s that time of the year when you’re hiking deep in the woods and you happen upon a coconut. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough The big ol’ bear lumbered through my yard again and stopped… rather, stooped, for a 4am drink. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough This week’s award for NEWEST & SQUEAKIEST bird call goes to the… npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough In this installment of What Color Is My Turkey Tail, we have at least 8 distinct colors including chestnut brown, seaweed green, some sidewalk gray, and a pleasing splash of steel blue. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough In the rain, the green of the moss on the rocks really pops. (Pop Rocks?) npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough “These roots are made for walkin’ npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Red Trillium in bloom! npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough This week’s award for LOUDEST & ANGRIEST bird call goes to the… npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough As she gets older, Pippin’s taste in boxes get more… expensive. Not sure what I’ll have to get her next. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough The Marsh Marigolds may be in their prime today. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough After the bear came traipsing through my front yard, word must have gotten out to all the local forest creatures, that this is where the wild things go. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough I’m not sure what happened here. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Split Gills [Schizophyllum commune] are one of those mushrooms that, like Turkey Tail, can be dismissed as dreadfully boring. BUT, then you see a fruiting like this and you’re reminded of seashells and wildflowers. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough When the sun is directly over this stretch of brook. Quite sparkly. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough In the “yeah, that makes sense” category of common names for fungi, here’s a few Giraffe Spots [Peniophora albobadia]. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough This week’s award for LOUDEST & CONTINUOUS bird call goes to the… npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough My Marsh Marigolds Missed Marsh Madness… npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough The intricate undersides of Trichaptum biforme on a fallen birch. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough I don’t think the Skunk Cabbage was planning on contending with snow. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Waited out a passing downpour alongside this wall of trees, rocks and… green. Didn’t mind at all. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub1c5c…644a That fern trail photo is gorgeous. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough Watching a full season of “The Bear” takes on a different meaning here. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough For #FungiFriday, a fruiting of Turkey Tail [Trametes versicolor] with a variety of bright and muted colors. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough @npub15fg…stlj Might be the whole offensive line. npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough My wife: “Bear sightings have started. We should bring in the bird feeder.” npub1c9cdq7frzwctjpyf7hqz9myxzxcg7ftdjdh2cl8ta9n9sf9w4njq8ddult Dan McCullough #SilentSunday
