Moody evening light surrounds a beautiful short and dark yellow Amanita #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #nature #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #mushroomsofbluesky 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I believe these nice looking mushrooms are a species of brittle gill, but I'm not certain. I just love mushrooms with skirts, regardless of what they are #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #brittlegill #photographersofbluesky #mushroomsofbluesky 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I'm going to guess these are the silky webcap, Cortinarius evernius, but I'm not 100% positive. Found on the coast in the PNW - seems like the most-likely ID to me #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #cortinarius #mushroomsofbluesky #photographersofbluesky #purplemushroom 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

It's such an incredible experience to turn a corner on a trail and come across a vibrant family of Amanita muscaria 🤩 #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #amanita #amanitamuscaria #forest 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Not a mushroom, but a slime mold! This very peculiar thing appears to be part of a slime mold that crawled onto the end of this stick and had nowhere to go #slimemold #myxomycetes #myxology #slimemolds #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The tiniest springtail clings to the stipe of a growing Mycena haematopus, the bleeding Mycena. This mushroom, when cut or damaged, exudes a dark red liquid resembling blood #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #mycena #mycenahaematopus #bleedingmycena #redmushroom #pinkmushroom 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Even older and more rough Amanita muscaria can be beautiful. The surrounding green plants helped the scene for this pretty mushroom, too #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #amanitamuscaria #amanita 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I'm unsure of the species of this cute orange mushroom, but I believe it's a type of Gliophorus. It might even be Gliophorus psittacinus (which iNat also suggests) #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #gliophorus #gliophoruspsittacinus #parrotmushroom #parrotwaxcap 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The springtails were having a party on this colorful parrot mushroom. Sometimes I prefer completely prestine mushrooms for my photos, but sometimes its okay to let the springtails join in, too 🐛🕺 #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #parrotmushroom #parrotwaxcap #waxcap #waxycap 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

A beautiful bright purple Cortinarius violaceus, the violet cort, makes a perfect umbrella-like shape among a slope of bright moss #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #cortinarius #cortinariusviolaceus #purplemushroom #violetcort #mushroomoftheday #fungi #fungus 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This crazy thing is the canonball fungus. I'm unsure of the specific species, but it's in the the Sphaerobolus genus. I highly recommend Googling this incredible mushroom! The mechanism for spore dispersal is incredible (they launch them!) #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I believe it's impossible to not appreciate the incredible purple color these mushrooms have, especially when they're younger. These might be some of the prettiest specimens of Cortinarius seidliae or vanduzerensis I've come across #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #cortinarius 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Cat's tongue fungus, Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, might be my favorite mushroom to poke. Watching them bounce after a good (careful, gentle) flick is so entertaining 😆 #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Something, likely a slug, munched this Amanita muscaria, leaving a hole in its growing cap. Clearly the springtails saw an opportunity to take advantage of the slug's leftovers #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #amanita #amanitamuscaria #springtail #mushroomphotography 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This is the same species of mushroom that I posted yesterday, but all grown up. It stays super slimy! #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Another super cool slimy mushroom ball, a young Cortinarius seidliae or vanduzerensis (not sure how I'd get the ID right at this stage) 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/3, ISO 400 Stack of 16 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Pholiota mushrooms are awesome. Great colors and cool scaly texture. I think this might be Pholiota flammans 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/6, ISO 400 Stack of 49 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The stipes of these yellow-legged bonnets, Mycena epipterygia, look like they'd taste like lemon drops 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 22 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Really curious about what this is. Hypholoma species maybe? Scratching my head on this one! 🤔 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/3, ISO 400 Stack of 32 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This beautiful ball of slime is either Cortinarius seidliae or vanduzerensis. Their slightly purple stipes and brown caps are 🤌🏻🤌🏻 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/3, ISO 400 Stack of 13 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

A perfect circle containing the colors of a beautiful sunset contrasted by green sword ferns 🤌🏻🤌🏻 Thanks, Amanita muscaria! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/50, ISO 400 Stack of 7 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Really liked the shine on this wet and slimy Cortinarius. Not sure which species it is, but I think it's really cool 😎🍄 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 400 Stack of 13 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I love the viscid nature of this long purple-capped mushroom. I believe it's some species of Inocybe 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/3, ISO 400 Stack of 23 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

With some nice light and heavy rain, an already pretty Amanita muscaria gets even prettier 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4.5, 1/20, ISO 400 Stack of 12 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This brightly colored dude seems to be some species of Pyrrhulomyces according to iNaturalist. Love that beautiful cap! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/4, ISO 400 Stack of 14 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I have no clue who these little dudes are. They grow in the same spot in my backyard each year 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/5, ISO 400 Stack of 20 images 11/21/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Cortinarius seidliae or vanduzerensis... unsure which one. Regardless, these are one of my favorite mushrooms to find! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 15 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

For those of you that follow my photos regularly, you can probably tell that I love photographing these majestic Amanitas 😄🍄 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/15, ISO 400 Stack of 13 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The size of the cap compared to the stipe on this Amanita muscaria is a bit surprising 😮 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/13, ISO 400 Stack of 17 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I believe this is the ringed brittlestem, Psathyrella longistriata. Regardless of the species, I'm sure its in the Psathyrella genus 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/10, ISO 400 Stack of 15 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The red on the cap of this Amanita muscaria deserves a "whoa", I think. It's not super common to find them with such a vibrant color 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/6, ISO 400 Stack of 13 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This short and plump little dude is some type of honey mushroom, or Armillaria sp. 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/10, ISO 400 Stack of 22 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Amanitas with this gradient of orange to red on their caps, like they've captured the sunset, are so gorgeous 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/60, ISO 400 Stack of 21 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Unsure of the species, but this is definitely some type of Phliota, or scaly cap. Love the scaly stipes! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/5, ISO 400 Stack of 15 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Glutinoglossum glutinosum. What a name, huh? It's much easier just to call these black earth tongues 👅😉 📷 Canon 5D Mk III Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/5.6, 1/15, ISO 1600 Stack of 7 images 3/27/20 La Honda, CA #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This Amanita muscaria had a perfectly shaped cap 👌🏼🍄 a nice skirt, too! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/4, ISO 400 Stack of 14 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This large and twisty purple spindle caught my eye. I really like the light purple with the blue-green lichen behind it 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/10, ISO 400 Stack of 6 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Another perfect Amanita muscaria shining in the morning sunlight. The white patches on this one are so nice 👌🏼 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 11 images 11/7/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I seriously love Phaeocollybia mushrooms. Pretty sure this is P. piceae. This one reminds me of a witches hat 🧙‍♀️🍄 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 10 images 11/11/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

This weird fungus is Alloclavaria purpurea, better known as purple spindles. They're so tentacley! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/8, 1/4, ISO 400 Stack of 5 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Marasmius plicatulus, the pleated marismius, has such a cool stipe. The color fading from maroon to orange is 👌🏼 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/5, ISO 400 Stack of 19 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Loved this chunky little Amanita muscaria. My favorite part is the webby detail around the patches on the cap 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 16 images 11/6/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

What a plump porcini! Love that its base is as wide as its cap 😆🍄‍🟫 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/5, ISO 400 Stack of 20 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

A good looking Western Yellow-veiled Amanita, Amanita augusta, will always get photographed if I'm nearby 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 20 images 11/6/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

An Amanita muscaria living in a fairytale scene along the stream behind our house 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 9 images 11/7/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The lichen and moss surrounding this beautiful yellow Amanita created an awesome scene 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 400 Stack of 7 images 11/6/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Another goatcheese webcap, but I like this shot more than the other. I love its Dracula collar, scratches on it, and light purple color 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/10, ISO 400 Stack of 18 images 11/6/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

I'm not even going to attempt to say what species this is, but it's certainly a type of Cortinarius! Also, I love orange and green 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/13, ISO 400 Stack of 12 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Like textured glass, a clear veil separates the open air from the delicate gills on this slime spike mushroom 🪟🍄‍🟫 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/8, ISO 400 Stack of 21 images 11/9/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

Stringy green moss makes a great backdrop for a reddish-orange and white Amanita muscaria 🌱🍄 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/20, ISO 400 Stack of 9 images 11/6/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫