Nature Walk - Fungus Theme

Yesterday I went back to the Webster Conservation and spent some time walking around as it began to rain. Thankfully, the tree cover shielded me from most of the rain and the hike was actually very lovely. The majority of my walk was atop the cliff which provided a beautiful view. I could see the squirrels, chipmunks, birds and the gentle swaying of golden trees. The forest was peaceful except for the occasional car that drove by. The theme of this week was fungi so among my observations I found a variety of fungi along the forest floor, on dying trees and along the cliff tops. Of all the fungi that I saw my favorite was the bracket fungus on the trees. On first glance it looked like oysters growing out of bark but when looking closer it has the texture of a mushroom.

Posted on October 8, 2020 01:48 PM by sjalkut