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Leaves Are Turning
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Bracket Fungus
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. Old Pa Pitt believes this is probably a Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma resinosum), but he is not a mycologist, and welcomes corrections. It was growing at the end of a log in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
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Mossy Forest Floor
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. A ferny scene in the near Laurel Highlands.
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Fog
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Rooftops and Sunset
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Damselfly
Kodak EasyShare Max Z990. Sitting on the edge of a Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) flower blooming on a fence in Chateau. Old Pa Pitt’s best guess is that it is an Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis), but corrections are invited from the entomologically informed. We asked an AI bot, and the bot told us, “That’s probably a damselfly,” so the bot was dismissed with a polite thank-you and no reference letter.
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Mushrooms
Damp weather has made them pop up everywhere. Father Pitt thinks these are probably False Parasols (Chlorophyllum molybdites), also known as “the Vomiter,” and that latter name should probably be all the advice you need about trying to collect them.
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Mushroom in the Rain
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Bumblebee on a Mullein Flower
A bumblebee enjoying a Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsis) by a parking lot in Brushton.
Kodak EasyShare Max Z990.
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Little Mushroom
Kodak EasyShare Max Z990. Growing along the Homewood Trail in Frick Park. Father Pitt believes it is a Ruby Bolete (Hotiboletus rubellus), but corrections are always invited.
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