Using daucus carota flowers as camouflage
No reaction with KOH or NH3. Next to a patch of Sphagnum, in a fairly moist depression on the ground.
I can't find much info on how to differentiate Hygrocybe cantharellus from Hygrocybe coccineocrenata, but given the habitat, I'll go out on a limb and say they were Hygrocybe coccineocrenata .
Single colony in mud on top of a log of old pier/dock. Definitely submerged when tide comes in. Habitat potential for more individuals
~13-14 dm tall,
Eating mulberries along the edge of the parking lot. High-domed shell without bright markings and face and limbs with bright orange/yellow markings lend themselves to this subspecies ID. Three toes visible on one hind foot but cannot be sure there were not four and one is just not visible.
on Nyssa sylvatica
This bird has something (not at all sure what) on it's back. It never turned in a way to get a better photo of it.
Yellow marks on leaf tips of Cinquefoil (Potentilla).
I assume these are larvae of some sort. My phone micro lens revealed these microscopic, segmented, bright pink and sparsely hairy creatures feeding on Allodus podophylli. What are they?
I’ve never seen some purple stuff grow on a Trich, would love to know what’s going on here
Not sure what caused these patterns on a fallen tree, but they are very eye catching.
In bad shape. Poor tree
Comparison of Ericaceae present in a heath bald. From left to right: Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium angustifolium, V. pallidum, V. stamineum. Specific images of G. baccata at the end.
Another one washed up into a flooded channel in the recent rains @amr_mn; second set of photos not at original location
There were 3 and perhaps more seen and heard on the 15-17th of August 2023 in white pines at the campground. Matt Young later ID'd these as Type 4.
growing in schist caverns of the Bigelow Brook Formation, very cool, with porcupine droppings and spikes. Visited with @bryanconnolly
My favorite observation of the day--just landed right in front of me at a stream's edge when I had been actively looking at Juniper trees trying to find one for an hour.
I can add ventral shots if needed for identification.
A note to anyone editing data quality or annotations: This specimen was alive when collected, and the data given reflect the time and place when the insect was observed alive.
Please adhere to iNat’s guidelines and do not mark this observation as “captive” or “dead”, as this causes problems for researchers attempting to find species records.
iNat's definition of a "wild" observation explicitly includes "museum/herbarium specimens that are appropriately marked with date and location of original collection". The data given are the date and location of original capture, and as such, this observation should not be marked as captive. See #5 of the observation FAQ on the forum: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/help#captive
The "dead" annotation should only be used if the organism was dead at the time of the observation. The question of insect specimen annotations has been had on the forums, and specimens which are dead in the photo but were alive at the time of capture should be annotated as "alive", not "dead". See here for discussion:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/annotate-dead-or-alive/17537
Thanks!
On private land just outside of park, within deer exclosure
Will key specimen and add better photos
14 small shoots
In sunny burned area with pine, tupelo, oak, smilax; growing intermingled with unknown agaric at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135240772 - both in last two photos here.
growing in a fire pit
Approx 12-14inches— caught by local fisherman at Lake Towhee
Likely hybrid between P. cristata and P. blephariglottis found in the same colony.
One or two species of frogs calling at Trenton Marsh
Got rid of 4 invasive Miscanthus grasses and installing a native rain garden!
Crosswicks Wildlife Sanctuary. wet woods under closed canopy near the meadow on the red trail.
This is an egg that was enclosed and Protected by SLBE plover crew. The parents accepted the nest within 1 minute of enclosure completion. It took 6 and a half minutes to place the enclosure.
The purpose of the enclosure is to protect eggs and nesting birds from predators such as deer, raccoons, coyotes, and many more.
Site discovered by Stan G.
On Quercus