A couple of cats
Here are some more of the grasslands finds!
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Interesting to see how the beavers gnawed on the tree and how the tree is healing.
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New Cedar Elm leaves are colorful!
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Back of a new Post Oak leaf. If you have a chance, take a close up look at the hairs on the back of the leaf. They are in a star like pattern.
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Old cardinal nest in a Eastern Red Cedar. Not sure I have ever a cardinal nest in a cedar before.
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Witches’-butter (Tremella mesenterica)!
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Woods Ear (Auricularia species) mushrooms. I love the velvety look!
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This was such a pretty one with the foliose lichen.
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Shelf fungus making itself at home in the tree’s wound.
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Gracie can be counted on to find treasures!
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Here is the treasure!
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I believe this is Small Phigalia (Phigalia strigataria). We found them on a Redbud. It was not what I was looking to find.
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This cat I do not know what it is. But it had a black mask. I will find out its name sooner or later. It was also on the Redbud. The caterpillar that I had hope to find was the Henry’s Elfin. No luck that day, but there is always tomorrow 😉
Keep looking!
Good job Gracie and cool cats and fungi!
The woods ear with lichen kinda looks like a skull
Judy, I agree!