This giant family of mushrooms photographed in Rochester NY, have prospered by setting themselves up in this ideal location. Nestled at the foot of this tree, on the shady side of town, where they don’t have to deal with any hot sun. Even so, each mushroom still fights for it’s fair share of light by either climbing higher or further out than its relatives. They get their nutrients from whatever leaf litter that falls from the tree and degrades into the rich soil below. They will each make millions of microscopic spores in the gills hidden underneath their caps, and eventually release them into the wind to find a new home next year.
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Beautiful colour and forms, Laura!
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Thanks Pete, that’s a fine compliment coming from a mushroom admirer such as yourself
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You are welcome, Laura 🙂
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Magnificent indeed. Thank you. 🙂
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I love the contrasting colors.
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Their color was so brilliant I saw them from so far away.
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I love how it’s like they made a miniature mushroom forest
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Thank you for your comment, sorry it took me a while to see it.
I love finding lots of mushrooms together, they make such a great subject to photograph.
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They almost look like little inflatables.
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They very much do, mushrooms grow exactly like water balloons.
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