The woods are crawling (well, at least popping) with mushrooms, small and big. Here are images of two of the edible fungi, one small and the other big.
Above, you see a cluster of small Hygrophoaceae mushrooms, a family known as waxcaps, waxy caps, or sometimes just waxies. They have that name because of their waxy appearance and feel. The red species shown here, found in the leaf litter of mixed woods, apparently are scarlet waxies (Hygrophorus coccineus), some of which were only ½” tall.
Below, you’ll see an image of a large white mushroom, found under spruce trees. It’s part of the Agaricus genus and probably the “horse mushroom” species known as Agaricus arvensis. It was more than 5” tall. It’s called a horse mushroom because many are found near stables where they prosper on horse manure fertilization.
Thanks to mushroom expert David Porter for the identification assistance. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 16, 2023.)