Windy Pine BioBlitz - Day 2

On our second day at Windy Pine, we first went canoeing and then hiked in the forest looking at fungi in the morning.

Kushog Lake in the morning.


Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Panoramic shot.  Link to the larger image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/psyl/9497523513

Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora), a plant without chlorophyll and relies on fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees for energy.

Close-up on its flower.


Trail map


Surrounded by the forest


Doll's Eyes (Actaea pachypoda), a very deadly plant.


Berries of Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense).


Unknown fungi


Biologist photographing fungi.


Unidentified fungi

Straight-branched Coral (Ramaria stricta)

Unknown green mushrooms

Unknown mushroom


Some kind of insect larvae, perhaps a beetle?


Bracket mushroom

Another insect larvae

Some kind of Russula sp. mushroom

Lichen

Forest

Valley Trail

One of the highest points on the trail.

Galls induced on Salix leaves by some unknown insect.

Two notices I found in my cabin noting the birds and flowers of Windy Pine documented from a long time ago.

After the hike and a quick lunch, we packed up and headed back to Peterborough shortly after.

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