Hydnellum peckii, or Bleeding Tooth fungus: Kennebunk, Maine, USA. You just never know what you will find in the Southern Maine forest (or any forest for that matter). This strange-looking mushroom gets its common names from the drops of amber to red liquid that emerge from the fruiting body. It is not always this lumpy. It is also called “strawberries and cream” and “Devil’s Tooth,” although “Dracula’s Tooth” might be more fitting. I am pretty sure I have never seen it before, and I certainly have never photographed it. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 72mm equivalent field of view. Aperture with macro modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Another photo of nothing in particular—or everything in particular. Sony a7CR with Viltrox 14mm f/4. My custom landscape modifications to the Neutral Creative Look. Processed and color-graded in Photomator.

Orange Coral Fungi: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, July 2026 — It has been several years since the fruiting bodies of the Coral Fungus have appeared in the little patch of forest along the Bridal Path near home. I have checked each year, many times. The last time they emerged, it was a spectacular bloom. There were large masses of it all through the forest. I was delighted to find this small bunch along the trail this year, and it makes me hopeful for a full display again. We will see. I will be checking regularly. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 103mm equivalent field of view. Aperture mode with macro modifications. f/18 @ 1/30th from my little carbon fiber tripod. Processed in Photomator.