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
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Thanks!
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.
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!
maybe
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.
Corticolous crustose lichen. Growing on a large Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) that fell during the two winters ago. The only 'patch' noted.Habitat: mature, closed-canopy, hardwood forest.
I watched a group of 4+ American red squirrels chasing each other around for an extended period of time. It seems likely this may have been a group of males trying to mate with a female, given that they are solitary for much of the rest of the year. (Saunders Woods Preserve)
The peels look more like a paper birch
Found on the roots of Atlantic white cedar. MF#09601 It is currently housed at the Raymond M Fatto Eugene H Varney Herbarium of the NJMA in the Chrysler Herbarium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick #3213. It was previously named Calliderma indigofera
Collector: Peggy in classic Atlantic White Cedar habitat; Identifier: Joel Horman, Long Island Mycological Club
Found near Atlantic white cedar and sphagnum moss.
A later observation with additional photos can be seen here -
Swampy area in Pine Barrens; with Atlantic white cedar.. First it is of an intense indigo blue that fades from margin towards center of cap. It is a robust mushroom. Spores 7.4 x 10-14.8 um. Basidia 37 x 12.3 um. Cystidia on edge of gills has one papilla or sometimes one off center tip 7.9 x 33.6 um.
Swampy area in Pine Barrens; with Atlantic white cedar. . First it is of an intense indigo blue that fades from margin towards center of cap. It is a robust mushroom. Spores 7.4 x 10-14.8 um. Basidia 37 x 12.3 um. Cystidia on edge of gills has one papilla or sometimes one off center tip 7.9 x 33.6 um.