Say Wren

 

Troglodytes pacificus

Hangin' out on the Devil's Slide Trail

San Mateo County, CA

TSG: The Soverign Citizen?

 

We're Lichen This

Returning to Fall Creek on our fungus-finding followup expedition, TSG encountered this curious display of California's State Lichen, the Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii). Some industrious hiker had taken the time to gather up a mound of the stuff for others to enjoy or puzzle over. To our eye it could be a pie or perhaps an eco-toupee or maybe even a mossy Davy Crockett-esque faux coonskin cap.