About ten days ago I noticed dried mushrooms on my deck. Then one morning, I stepped out front and on my porch were these mushrooms pictured below.
It's been a dry summer and no mushrooms are out yet. These are probably from the local rat who was stashing them from the bountiful harvest of mushrooms last summer.
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Here he is just leaving my cabin where he ran right past me with his treaure.
the nearest trees to my deck and began to enjoy a snack.
to another limb to find a newly stashed one to try.
The squirrel ends up dropping them on his way to find new hiding places.