Sap from the Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) filled up and flowed out of holes made by a Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) sometime last winter or spring. Photographed in Totem Park.
Sap from the Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) filled up and flowed out of holes made by a Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) sometime last winter or spring. Photographed in Totem Park.
Possibly a Galerina sp, these muhsrooms were growing from a drift log above the current high tide line at Totem Park.
Possibly a Gallerina sp, these muhsrooms were growing from a drift log above the current high tide line at Totem Park.
Possibly a Gallerina sp, these muhsrooms were growing from a drift log above the current high tide line at Totem Park.
Why is the sap blue?
Thanks for the comment Jon – I think it’s mostly an artifact of the forest lighting and suboptimal choice of white balance. The sap usually looks more or less white to me. It starts out clear, but over time fogs up and ends up hard and opaque like you can see in the more close up photo. http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/wp-admin/edit-comments.php#comments-form