October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
Saw this fungus along Parnell's Path during the Butterfly Walk.
Any idea what it is? About the size of a tennis ball, maybe a tad smaller.
Based on my assumption that it was some sort of mushroom, several folks ventured a guess.
Marsh warden Limatola suggested that it was not a mushroom at all, but a Skunk Cabbage pod.
Upon further review, I agree. (Thanks, Mike!)