Mother and babies, Purple Swamphens, from David. So cute!
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From Charly, who notes: Edible, but I never bothered to collect it so I have no personal experience with it. Strangely enough I have only seen two-three specimens this time around, both of them very young – one you have already seen in the picture besides a Larch bolete. Usually they are not particularly rare. Latin: Gomphidius glutinosus. Click for full size!
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A beautiful Grackle, from Kengi. I am overjoyed to say that while Kengi is not quite back with us yet, he’s home, and improving every day. He’s able to look in on Affinity now and then, so say hi in the comments. Click for full size!
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From Charly, who notes: I remember finding true chanterelle only a few times in my life around here, as a child, and only a few tiny specimens at that, but my parents told me they used to grow a lot here. Then they disappeared completely and I have not seen them for thirty years at all. They went from very common to very rare during my lifetime. These false chanterelles are not too common either. I have only seen this one specimen this year, and I only ever encounter a few each year. Latin: Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca. Click for full size!
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