It was a mostly cloudy day, but the sun almost came out for a very short time. And the high of 60F was not bad. 🙂
Indeed I was surprised to see that Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica) had opened for business on such a cloudy day.
A close view!
As I walked along an orange sherbet color caught my eye. In fact it looked like someone had been dining on the orange stinkhorn. The most common species I find at our house is the Stalked Lattice Stinkhorn (Lysurus periphragmoides).
Whatever had disturbed it, had completely took it out of its hole!
Then another stinkhorn half gone. I will assume it was the Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) since, well, it is the common one here. 😉
The top part was strewn a foot away but missing the cap. No fungi gnats. I wondered if that part was the delicious part and the larger animal thought it was tasty? LOL. Well, we all have our preferences right.
A nest box has had quite a variety of tenants. Of course earlier the bluebirds, but then the Texas Paper Wasp (Polistes apachus) nest, the Praying Mantis’ (Mantidae) ooetheca, and a Jumping Spider (Phidippus) cocoon. The latter three all choose to make their babies home within a house. 🙂
Now we can all hope that we get some much needed rain over the next few days. 🤞🏼
Wow! That was a busy bluebird house. Never seen that before. Usually just wasps nests.
Putricians waiting in line more than 3 hours to see (smell) Putricia- amazing . Such dedicated fans!
That bird house is a home for many!