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danmccullough

@danmccullough@mastodon.social

Walking the woods and brooks of western Massachusetts.

Taught nature programs and mushroom workshops for 18 years at Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary.

He/Him. LGBTQIA2s+ Ally. Tea Drinker.

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danmccullough, to nature
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This White Pine cone didn’t quite reach its destination.

danmccullough, to Mushrooms
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Large Artists Conk shelf mushrooms adding to the girth of

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danmccullough, to animals
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It’s a rare occurrence that Pippin gets TOO warm. But it happened. The combination of the woodstove running hot, her warming mat, and the sun streaming in the window actually made her budge. Barely.

danmccullough, to nature
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Decomposing White Birch high above a ravine.

danmccullough, to random
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danmccullough, to animals
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At 16, she’s still a little ball of fur and color.

danmccullough, to Mushrooms
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Another 2 for 1 deal for !

Bright orange Crowded Parchment (Stereum complicatum) and black Birch Woodwart (Hypoxylon multiforme) on a small birch branch.

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@EllieK
@laneybk Thank you both! I think it’s interesting how the Parchment looks like it’s taking over, but can’t intrude on that one larger Woodwart.

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We have some great (literally) pileated woodpeckers around us, and when we had feeders, they would sometimes visit and decimate a cake in short order.
You can see some photos of that happening in my longer blog post here:
https://www.elliekennard.ca/pileated-woodpecker/
My friend @danmccullough shared his photo of a tree stump that had been attacked by one, which reminded me of ours.
#EllieKPosts #PileatedWoodpecker #nature #Birds #wildlife

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@EllieK Gorgeous! They really are special.

danmccullough, to nature
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A Pileated Woodpecker paid a visit today.

danmccullough, to nature
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Inside a massive conifer.

Closeup of the hollowed out part of the tree. Branches can be seen inside looking like large, pointy toothpicks.

danmccullough, to climate
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Tapped our Sugar Maple this weekend. I remember when, due to much colder temps, I wouldn’t until late February. But now the sap is usually running by late January, if not earlier. Last year we collected 35 liters of sap which, after boiling down, produced a quart of syrup.

Looking at the upcoming forecast it should be a good week for sap flow.

Closeup of a hammer positioning a metal spile, or spicket, into the base of a Sugar Maple. The spile is what we’ll hang the bucket on.
Looking down into the bottom of a metal sap collection bucket which is now hanging on a hook on the tree. Snow and leaves are on the ground.
A sap bucket with an arched metal lid are hanging on a tree.

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stevenkennard, to random
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Salt, Pepper and Spice Mills – Rescued From the Flames!
Those who know my work will see that I have begun producing something quite different from my boxes. The story of how this happened is an interesting one. I have firewood delivered to me every year, and every year while stacking these pieces, I discovered wood that was far too beautiful to end up heating […] …,
https://stevenkennard.com/blog/archives/3059

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@stevenkennard Every year when we get our firewood delivered it’s usually a combination of ash, maple, and birch. One year though, we got nearly all Black Locust. It was beautiful wood and I too, thought about putting some aside. For what, I didn’t know.

Your spice mills look terrific!

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Pippin doing her best Eye of Sauron impression.

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2 for 1 deal on both growing on an old hemlock.


danmccullough, to hiking
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Sometimes you go offtrail and get rewarded with nothing but poison ivy, mud and ticks. But sometimes you take that unmarked, narrow, winding trail and it’s so totally worth it.

danmccullough, to nature
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A large White Pine towering over the brook for .

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danmccullough, to animals
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When Pippin was a kitten we played the Whack-A-Mole game where she would attack our feet under the blankets. She eventually grew out of it.

Fast forward 16 years and I swear she still gets that look in her eye when we’re in bed and make the slightest movement.

danmccullough, to Mushrooms
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A few alternate photos I’ve taken over the past month.

4-5 layers of Turkey Tail shelf mushrooms growing out the side of a dead branch. The Turkey tails are blue! 4 shades of blue ranging from light to navy blue with a layer of white thrown in for good measure. Each mushroom is approximately 2 inches wide and grow tightly with each other. I’d guess there are around 50 of them.
Closeups of the underside of a Barometer Earthstar. It has been turned upside down to expose a light brown insect larva that was hiding there.

danmccullough, to tea
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Good morning, Mastodon.

danmccullough, to nature
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Not too familiar with my grasses. This is in an area where lots of Milkweed come up in the spring.

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