Fungus – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Beak Tree

It was a funny sight, a brown and tan fungus growing from the side of an old oak tree that almost looked like a duck’s bill. However, since it is a sign of impending doom to the tree, perhaps its humorous appearance is not all that it is quacked up to be. #oaktree #fungus #duckbill

Stump Fungus

It seems that nothing goes to waste; there is always something to feed on the leftovers of formerly living things, even trees. While often referred to in the unpleasant word, “decay,” this is really the recycling of nutrients so that new life may continue, and it can create some curious patterns in the process. #stumpContinue reading “Stump Fungus”

Fungal Fam

In a well watered yard they are popping up like, well, themselves. They start as little white balls, then flatten out overnight, drop their spores and then fade away. But the mushroom fungus is not really gone, for these toadstools are mere projections from fibers of the main fungal body that exists extensively beneath theContinue reading “Fungal Fam”