Lovely Fungi & Birbs

Definitely do not advise eating this. -Identified by #DangerJJ as Amanita Muscaria, a hallucinogenic variety.

I’m so glad no one has seen me hunkering down inside rotten logs yet.

A little family.

Old tree throw in’ some shade and shrooms.

A colony. I don’t know what you call a grouping like this, but I feel like colony fits.

I don’t know if it’s just a form of mildew, but purple-pink mushrooms look so cool!

I don’t know any of the terms for any of the mushroom species I’ve found, but if you know, I would love to give credit and add in that info for everyone to share!

Hidden underneath a log, perfectly lit by daylight through a crack.

He is tiny, but he has a big heart. Almost reminds me of a little hot cross bun.

Looking a bit snug in there; they probably pay a ridiculously high rent for the privilege.

I think this would make a pretty cutting board motif, but so far that’s just me.

Rounded the corner and whooped with excitement seeing this massive conglomeration. Caught them just in time, too— they were a shrivelled black lump the next time I came by.

Faerie umbrella mushroom! Feather mushroom? I don’t know what this actually is, but if I was in charge of naming it, that’s what it would be. ETA: Most likely to be called a Hare’sfoot Inkcap, which suits it! -Info courtesy of Cryptic, a user on another site.

Not a mushroom, but a tiny berry that caught my eye. Definitely did not lick.

Bumblebee landing!

A local resident that allowed me to get close enough with little more than a cellphone.

Their babies, just learning how to hunt.

Fledgling, still all fuzzy!

This guy was on the side of the road with what I believe was a concussion. I left him at a local vet’s on my way to work and he recovered and flew off some hours later. :)

Dog Tax! Tika showing off her fall sweater.