Don't forget the Fall Birding Festival is coming up soon!

http://www.potomacaudubon.org/2011birdingfestival.pdf

The weekend of Sept. 16, 17 18th. See link for details of the events.

Anyone with summer photos to share?

With all the rattlesnake sightings and a whole summer nearly gone I figured I would ask if anyone has any othere nature photos for the blog? You can post directly to the blog or just send me an email and I'm happy to post them for you too.
Also, if you are not already 'subscribed' you can be added to the list of members on the bottom right and receive posts emailed to you when they are published. I think you just need to sign in there or make up a sign in and you're good to go. Anyone not able to post and interested in getting those privileges please let me know so I can add you on here.

As I'm sure the rest of you are we are really looking forward the fall colors (and low humidity and no flooding and no more hurricanes).


Best,
Glenn, Leslie, Poppy and Rudy

Mushrooms along Sideling Mtn. Trail

Does anyone know what kind of mushrooms these are? I see there is a WV Mushroom Club (http://wvmushroomclub.org/) and even a book about WV mushrooms (that is sold out) yet I have no idea.

I had been waiting for some big mushrooms to grow this summer so I could try out using a reflector. Without that the 'gills' underneath and stems are dark in the shadows of the mushrooms. I like the way this one turned out. If you know what this mushroom species is please send an email or post in the comments.  Also click to enlarge. This one has great detail.

Fawn

Lots of fawn and deer in general doing their 'gardening' in River Ridge recently.

Wolf spider

I believe the previous spider is a nursery web spider and this is a wolf spider that was on our screened in porch (outside of it thankfully) today. He's a sizeable guy and I was a little nervous getting this close but he let me shoot photos for as long as I wanted. Wolf spiders have 2 eyes bigger than the rest and nursery web spider eyes are all the same size; one of several ways to tell them apart. Click to enlarge.