Gathering of over 1000 sharks, baitball was over a km wide and once we got in the water it was mostly spinner sharks we were observing, occasionally a whaler (dusky/silky)
Notes/link from my coinciding Mushroomobserver observation below-
Beneath Douglas fir and Evergreen huckleberry.
Very dry conditions in the last month made for these fruits to be far smaller than in prior seasons at this location/time. I’ve foraged this exact spot for over 10yrs.
Only Douglas fir and big leaf maple in this canopy, NO spruce for many miles.
Exact same patch as this observation below from last month-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88290224
Cap: yellow/brown.
Hymenium: pink cast.
Long slender stipes.
Harvested both specimens(dried a small portion for home herbarium). Ate the remainder on toast.
Pelagic Sea slug
On 30.12.2021, I went on a trip to Riverstone ,Sri Lanka..... I studied about all the point endemic animals and got some informations from some university students about the bio diversity of the site before went there.....Actually ,it was a family trip.....Among all the cousins,I was the one and only one who wanted to see the point endemics or anyone that I would be interested....I went there around 1 p.m and searched everwhere that I could.... Lastly found this lovely and cool lizard..... After saw it ,I was very happy and I kept looking at it around 15 minutes .....So,I got few photos(Used NIKON P950) and suddenly started to rain there.....Then,I said good bye to this cool friend and started the hike again !!!!
This is the first Ceratophora tennentii that I saw and I love to observe these ones again in nearby future!!!!!
Pasindu Dilshan .
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Past their prime flowers near mature Matsutake(Tricholoma murrillianum). 2000ft elevation under Douglas fir.