The Machines.. (Post 1 - Award 2)
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For the first time, seeing fungus on the stump of the pin oak. No, not on the top of the cut, that's a cat. The other stuff... I wonder how nasty it is to have growing in one's yard...? Verna Faye Murray (a fungus-expert friend of friend) says “This looks like the beginning of a polypore shelf mushroom of some type. They won’t hurt you or your pets. Let me guess; they’re very hard, right? Not soft.” (Tapped w stick and confirmed) She then said “Upon closer inspection, the root ones are also polypores; Red belted polypores. The ones on the stump are the same thing, I’m betting. Not turkey tails. I’m on my phone; sorry for confusion.” Thanks, Verna Faye! (On more looking this thing has numerous similar names, Red Banded Polypore, Red Belted Conk, Fomitopsis pinicola www.hearthsidehealing.com/articles/red-belted-conk) (obviously Tikki is very content with its being summer weather - Happy Caturday 7/11/2020!)
CP hotshot freight #904 passes Woodstock and approaches Coakley behind CP C-424s 4243 and 4214, RS-18 8745 and RS-3 8452.
Just landed....
Redshank
Tringa totanus
As its name suggests, Redshanks' most distinctive features are their bright orange-red legs. They have a medium-length bill and an orange base to match. Their back and wings are brown and speckled, while their belly is paler in colour.