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Season 2 Ep 13 Grand Mere State Park Michigan
Tubakia suttoniana
Tubakia suttoniana
Tubakia suttoniana
Tubakia suttoniana
not a lot of info on this gall that seems to be a fungus or...?
Common Paw Paw
Tubakia suttoniana
Tubakia suttoniana
Asimina triloba
Moe listened to this podcast all about the host hunting for Paw paws!
Northern Red Oak
Tubakia suttoniana
A Mystery Leaf Skeltonizer
Quercus rubra
A Mystery Leaf Skeltonizer
A Mystery Leaf Skeltonizer
A Mystery Leaf Skeltonizer
These interesting (typcically) caterpillars feed on the tissue between the veins
Dogwood Eyespot Gall Midge
A Mystery Leaf Skeltonizer
Dogwood Eyespot Gall Midge
Parallelodiplosis subtruncata
This harmless midge leaves showy rings on flowering dogwood leaves
American Tulip Tree
A Mystery Leaf Skeltonizer
Dogwood Eyespot Gall Midge
Liriodendron tulipifera
We would love to see this thing in bloom!
Sassafrass
Seductive Endoton Moss
Woodsy Thyme-moss
Sassafras albidum
What a cool iconic shape
Woodsy Thyme-moss
Seductive Endoton Moss
Woodsy Thyme-moss
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
such tiny cuties
Seductive Endoton Moss
Seductive Endoton Moss
Seductive Endoton Moss
"Seductive Bristle Moss, or Entodon seductrix, is a species with several distinctive characteristics that make it stand out. Its shiny, ovate elliptical leaves are quite small, measuring between 1-2 mm in length, but they collectively create a rich, carpet-like texture that's hard to miss."--Mosslab.com
More Grand Mere State Park Michigan
Field Sagewort
Spotted Hosrsemint
Spotted Hosrsemint
Artemesia campestris
Looks like California Poppy fronds a bit
Spotted Hosrsemint
Spotted Hosrsemint
Spotted Hosrsemint
Monarda punctata
We would LOVE to see this in bloom!
Canada Mint
Spotted Hosrsemint
Autumn Meadowhawk
Mentha canadensis
A species of mint commonly known as American wild mint.
Autumn Meadowhawk
Various-leaved Crestwort
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
We are big fans of dragonflies!
Various-leaved Crestwort
Various-leaved Crestwort
Various-leaved Crestwort
Lophocolea heterophylla
A liverwort species belongng to the order Jungermanniales, which is the largest liverwort order.
Catherine's Moss
Various-leaved Crestwort
Various-leaved Crestwort
Atrichum undulatum
Wow these are made to be drawn into a nature notebook!
Bonnets
Large Empty Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Large Empty Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Genus Myceanea
Large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width
Large Empty Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Large Empty Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Large Empty Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Amphibolips quercusinanis
Look at how cool the internal structure is!
Lake Michigan
Large Empty Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Lake Michigan
Panoramic Shot. This is a very cool place!
Season 2 Ep 12 Palomar Mountain State Park pt 2 with Ranger
California Sister
They call it a sky island!
California Sister
Adelpha californica
image from inaturalist.org user randomtruth
William explains
They call it a sky island!
California Sister
Here William is showing us Geologist's favorite tool for explaining the effect the San Andreas fault had on California's ranges
They call it a sky island!
They call it a sky island!
They call it a sky island!
Look at all these clouds!
From early that morning before we started our hike
These two are ready!
These two are ready!
They call it a sky island!
Let's Gooooooooo! We were stunned by this cloud cover once we came up the mountain! We look pretty pumped prehike!
Leopard Lily
These two are ready!
Humboldt's Lily
Lilium pardalinum
from inaturalist.org user mcmelville
Humboldt's Lily
These two are ready!
Humboldt's Lily
Lilium humboldtii
from inatrualist.org user codiferus
Pacific Dogwood
Red Osier Dogwood
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
These trees are GOREGEOUS!
Red Osier Dogwood
Red Osier Dogwood
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Sometimes called Creek Dogwood
Moe is too Happy!
Red Osier Dogwood
Moe is too Happy!
Obsessed with this beautiful tree there is lil Moe over there! This individual was found in Grass Valley, CA
Season 2 Ep 11 Palomar Mountain State Park
Velvety Goldenrod
Velvety Goldenrod
Solidago velutina
Another beautiful California Native plant
Coffeeberry
Velvety Goldenrod
Frangula californica
look at this gorgeous individual!
could be Hoary Coffeeberry
according to an INAT tag.
Frangula californica ssp. tomentella
Coffeeberry Midrib Gall Moth
Sorhagenia nimbosus
out here looking like a weird cigar to us, always!
California Incense-cedar
California Incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
A Native Tree with a cool seed!
Water Parsley
California Incense-cedar
Stebbins' Hedgenettle
Oenanthe sarmentosa
Another California native plant
Stebbins' Hedgenettle
California Incense-cedar
Stebbins' Hedgenettle
Stachys stebbinsii
Another great California Native plant! Look how tall this Stebbis got (nobody calls them by that)
Hairy Gall Wasp
Moe is too Happy!
Hairy Gall Wasp
Disholandricus lasius
Fascinating
Western Azalea
Moe is too Happy!
Hairy Gall Wasp
Rhododendron occidentale
Moe is too Happy!
Moe is too Happy!
Moe is too Happy!
The Western American Alder Tongue Gall
Taphrina occidentalis
This is a fascinating new find!
More from Palomar Mountain
Closer up of the Western American Alder Tongue Gall
Taphrina occidentalis
Very interesting! These are the tongues that release the fungal spores! Bizarre!
Clearwater Cryptantha
Cryptantha intermedia
Photo by iNaturalist user jaykeller
California Scrub Jay Feather
California Scrub Jay Feather
Looks blue
California Scrub Jay Feather
California Scrub Jay Feather
California Scrub Jay Feather
Hold it up to the sun. However, don't take these feathers leave them for nature
Gouty Stem Gall Wasp
California Scrub Jay Feather
Gouty Stem Gall Wasp
Epic ground score!
Pacific Dogwood
California Scrub Jay Feather
Gouty Stem Gall Wasp
Cornus nuttali
We really thought this was a gall! This is the end of this flower, we would love to see it in full bloom!
Wolf Lichen
Wolf Lichen
Wolf Lichen
Letharia vulpina
S2 Ep 10 Ringwood State Park New Jersey
Eastern Hemlock SEEK app tag!
Tsuga canadensis
Old Lamps
Must have been the old entrance?
Old sign covered in moss
This is an old sign about visitors being urged to be cool in this natural area
Eastern Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Snakeskin! whoa!
Snakeskin! whoa!
Snakeskin on the ground! keep your eyes peeled!
Memorial Rose
Snakeskin! whoa!
Rosa lucieae
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropum
Sphinx's
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Replica's of ones found in the Louvre
Sphinx
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Sphinx
Very interesting
More from Ringwood State Park New Jersey
Ebony Jewelwing
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
The Big Chain
Ebony Jewelwing
This is a Replica. But Iron fro, this area was used in the original chain.
Manor Map
More interesting signage
This place is huge!
More interesting signage
More interesting signage
Ringwood Manor Forges
This is the Other sign
This is the Other sign
This sign reads:
Preserve the Plant Life
Picking or Injuring Flowers,
Ferns, Shrubs or Trees is Unfair
To Others and is Forbidden
Leave the
Natural Beauty Unspoiled.
kinda cute and lil olde timey
Charming Waterfall
This is the Other sign
Do we need to say something here? Its Charming!
Eastern Ratsnake climbing a tree!
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Hemlock Varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
S 2 Ep 9 Cheesequake State Park New Jersey
Cheesquake State Park
New Jersey repping the Department of Environmental Protection! Very Cool
Milky Conecap
Conocybe apala
photo by Maricel Patino from iNaturalist.org
Common Green Shield Lichen
Common Green Shield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Hemp Dogbane
Common Green Shield Lichen
Apocynum cannabinum
Brittle Cinder
Kretzschmaria deusta
described as a wavy-edged cushion or crust, ranging in color from grey to white when young, and changing to black and brittle with age. Older fruitbodies look similar to charred wood, probably leading to them being underreported or ignored.
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Mossy groundcover
Violet toothed Polypore
like a little fairyland!
Violet toothed Polypore
Violet toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
It is widely distributed and occurs on at least 65 tree hosts, but rarely on conifers.
Moss Laden Pathway
Moss Laden Pathway
awww how charming
Swamp Azalea
Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito
Moss Laden Pathway
Ricasolia quercizans
This was a fascinating observation!!!
Osprey Nest
Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito
Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito
Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito
Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito
Eastern Salt Marsh Mosquito
This dude is just eyeballing Chris!
More from Cheesequake State Park
The Beach!
The Beach!
The Beach!
Catch some rays by this man made lake!
Black Oak
The Beach!
The Beach!
White Oak
The Beach!
Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine
Barn Swallows
Eastern White Pine
Barn Swallows
Chris's Photo was garbage so we borrowed this one from Merlin bird Id and Laura Wilson Neish
Sassafras
Eastern White Pine
Barn Swallows
(Sassafras albidum)
S2 Ep 8 Pecos Canyon State Park New Mexico
The sign at the entrance
The sign at the entrance
The sign at the entrance
This is a NEW park!
Yuma Myotis Bat
The sign at the entrance
The sign at the entrance
Myotis yumanensis
photo by Mike Leveille from iNaturalist.org
Smooth Alder but not...
The sign at the entrance
This pinged on SEEK as Smooth Alder Alnus serrulata but we actually think this was Arizona Alder Alnus oblongifolia
Sunken Disk Lichen
Genus Aspicilia
interesting crust!
Trees across the way Moe gotta snap
This was a shot Moe just needed! Those trees are iconic
Gamble Oak
Quercus gambelii
Sulphur fire dots
Sulphur fire dots
Gyalolechia flavovirescens
We had a lot of Lichen and mosses found on this walk! So interesting.
Lace lichen tree
Sulphur fire dots
Pinus ponderosa
we were quite in awe of this lichen deco look!
Silvery Bryum
Bryum argenteum
photo by Stela Beatričė from iNaturalist.org
Smooth lungwort
Moe being once again, incredibly strong. possibly a subtle genius perhaps?
Ricasolia quercizans
This was a fascinating observation!!!
Blue jelly skin
Moe being once again, incredibly strong. possibly a subtle genius perhaps?
Moe being once again, incredibly strong. possibly a subtle genius perhaps?
Leptogium cyanescens
The lichen forms soft, sheet-like thalli that become jelly-like when wet and crisp when dry.
Moe being once again, incredibly strong. possibly a subtle genius perhaps?
Moe being once again, incredibly strong. possibly a subtle genius perhaps?
Moe being once again, incredibly strong. possibly a subtle genius perhaps?
Probably