This was during Sunset at a local preserve. The California Quail was in the shade but the tree behind was glowing due to being backlit by the setting Sun. I really enjoy this photograph.

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What a name. I can’t confirm if it is accurate, though, as I did not smell it. I’ll try to remember to do that next time I see these mushrooms.

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I love the composition of this Douglas’ Squirrel climbing up a tree.

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This Mule Deer must have been family to the Mule Deer you are already familiar with; the one with its tongue sticking out. This one was actually following that one around while they were grazing at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The other one happened to always be a little more photogenic so I took quite a few shots of that one but this one will always be remembered in this photograph.

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I found this California Quail while roaming around outside an Airbnb that my wife and I were staying at in a more rural area of Arcata, CA.

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I was watching this Ash Throated Flycatcher hunt for insects at a local preserve for a little bit during Sunset. As the name Flycatcher implies, these birds main source of food is insects so they actually have predatory behaviors when you watch them. This one was perched on the branch watching the insects fly around below it until it decided to pounce.

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This is an adult (lower) and juvenile (upper) Douglas’ Squirrel. They were very active while I was hanging around them so you’ll see a few photos of them posted to my website. They would chase each other for a bit and then one would manage to get away. After a bit of time they would meet back up and run around again until eventually splitting up again. Trying to get them both in one photograph was actually quite challenging.

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I love all of Nature. I’ve stated that a few times on my website. That includes Mushrooms.

Something of note: Mushrooms are technically just the fruiting body of a Fungi. Fungi are the broad biological group that includes Lichens, Molds, Mushrooms, Rusts, Smuts, Truffles, and Yeasts. Because the word Mushroom is just more commonly used I may refer to those other organisms as Mushrooms as well, knowing that they may not be technically. Same reason why I don’t use the Latin names of any species. It’s easier to consume Nature Content this way. All of these organisms will be categorized as Fungi on my website and will be named by specific species if I can. Some Mushrooms cannot be identified without multiple processes including taste, spore prints, acid tests, etc. I prefer just looking at them.

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