found Chaga Mushroom growing on a yellow birch tree near Margaretville, NY
Found this shrub or small tree in the forest. Note at lower left corner, a leaf is rolled up. I've also included the Lepidopteran I found on this host.
Larvae found on coastal plain Joe pye weed (Eutrochium dubium). Host shows significant feeding damage. I have collected a few specimens to rear to adulthood for better chance of ID.
Observed in the parking lot of the Shipyard and Titanic Rock formations near Tumbler Ridge, BC, Canada.
No one had seen a fox all day. We'd finished our hike and were eating our lunches. I dropped a container of nuts which spilt out.
I picked it up, turned and this vixen was creeping up to get the spilt food.
Clearly habituated to people and used to being fed. It must have been waiting in hiding till the sound of a dropping container alerted it to come out and check.