Mushrooms
October 20, 2013 | 
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Male Black-backed Woodpecker photographed along Sabattis Circle Rd. on 9/1/13.
Female Black-backed Woodpecker photographed along Sabattis Circle Rd. on 9/1/13.
Male White-tailed Deer transitioning from its summer-red coat to the winter-gray coat. Taken outside our Long Lake house on 9/2/13.
White-tailed Deer (fawn) at our Long Lake house on 9/2/13.
Large spider that spent the summer outside our Long Lake house. Taken on 9/2/13.
Mushroom along the Hanging Spear Falls Trail on 9/3/13.
Northern Leopard Frog along the Hanging Spear Falls Trail on 9/3/13.
Orchid along the Hanging Spear Falls Trail on 9/3/13.
Fungus photographed along the Hanging Spear Falls Trail on 9/3/13.
Taken on Whiteface Mountain at dawn on 9/4/13.
Taken on Whiteface Mountain at dawn on 9/4/13.
Amer. Black Duck at the Tupper Lake Causeway taken on 9/4/13.
Large mushroom photographed at Massawepie Mire on 9/9/13.
Winter Wren outside our Long Lake house on 9/13/13.
Juvenile Black-throated Green Warbler taken on September 14, 2013. It was actively being fed.
Juvenile Great Blue Heron taken at Tupper Lake Marsh on September 15, 2013.
Blue Mountain taken from Rock Pond on September 19, 2013.
Incoming storm taken from The Pinnacle overlooking Long Lake on September 21, 2013.
Female, juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird that visited our Long Lake feeders until September 23, 2013 – very late for this species.
Outlet of Little Tupper Lake in fall colors taken on September 24, 2013.
Common Gartersnake taken along the Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake on September 25, 2013.
Common Gartersnake (as above photo) on 9/25/13.
Mushroom taken along the Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake on September 25, 2013.
American Robin eating a Hawthorn berry outside our Long Lake home on September 25, 2013. Hoards of robins descend on this tree each fall!
Wood Duck at Tupper Lake Marsh on September 26, 2013.
Palm Warbler at Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Hermit Thrush at Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Moose track at Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Common Gartershake at Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
South Branch of the Grass River at Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Red Squirrel at Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Massawepie Mire on September 26, 2013.
Singing Pine Warbler on September 28, 2013 near Catamount Pond at Massawepie.
Mountaineer Trail at Massawepie on September 28, 2013.
Massawepie Lake from the Mountaineer Trail on September 28, 2013.
Outlet of Massawepie Lake taken from the Mountaineer Trail on September 28, 2013.
Boardwalk bridge over Massawepie Lake outlet along the Mountaineer Trail on September 28, 2013.
Boardwalk along the Mountaineer Trail at Massawepie on September 28, 2013.
Platform deck at Massawepie Mire on September 28, 2013.
Massawepie Mire viewed from the platform deck on September 28, 2013.
Cotton Grass near the viewing deck at Massawepie Mire on September 28, 2013.
Deer Pond in fall colors along the road into Massawepie on September 28, 2013.
Mushrooms near the summit of Blueberry Mountain on September 29, 2013.
Mushroom near the summit of Blueberry Mountain on September 29, 2013.
Long Lake from the summit of Blueberry Mountain on September 29, 2013.
Long Lake from the summit of Blueberry Mountain on September 29, 2013
Long Lake from the summit of Blueberry Mountain on September 29, 2013
Lichens on the cliffs of Blueberry Mountain on September 29, 2013.
Sunset along the shore of Long Lake at Kempshall Landing on September 29, 2013.
Sunset over Long Lake taken at Kempshall Landing on September 29, 2013.
August mushrooms of the boreal forest
With a record wet late spring – early summer in the Adirondacks, it is turning out to be an excellent season for mushrooms! I have included photographs taken during August 2013 outings in the boreal forest below:
Mushroom photographed on August 1, 2013 in sphagnum moss.
Crown-tipped Coral photographed on August 18, 2013.
Spindle-shaped Coral photographed in the boreal forest on August 27, 2013.
Mushroom photographed in the boreal forest on August 27, 2013.
Mushrooms growing in sphagnum moss in the boreal forest photographed on August 30, 2013.
Mushrooms photographed on August 30, 2013.
Mushrooms photographed on August 30, 2013.
Fungus photographed on August 30, 2013.
Mushrooms photographed on August 30, 2013.
Tree covered in many species of fungus – the extensive jelly-like mushrooms at the base of the tree had an awful smell!
Another image of the smelly mushrooms on the tree taken on August 30, 2013.
Mushroom taken on August 30, 2013.
Mushrooms completely covering an old stump – photographed on August 30, 2013.
Mushrooms photographed on August 30, 2013 – lovely colors!
Red-Banded Polypore photographed on August 30, 2013.