I found this odd, 1/4" diameter, fungus growing on a 4-foot diameter log that had been down for a long time - it was covered in Pixie Cup Lichens. In Fall, Bird's Nest Fungi have spores inside the urn shaped fruiting body that resemble eggs in a nest. Unfortunately, it was too late in the season to photograph the spores.
Another empty "nest":
Sunday, February 14, 2010
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Very cool. This inspires me to slow down and take a closer look at what I've taken to be "ordinary" nature... Maybe I'll find something new and alien like this.
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