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Let sleeping dogs lie? Not this cockatoo …

The noble Pyrenees attempts a nap.
The conniving cockatoo sneaks up to snuggle.
The cockatoo hisses and tosses up his crest when an annoying human catches him in the act and demands that he leave the Pyrenees alone.

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Bay polypore (Royoporus badius)

This one stumped me. I watched as it began fruiting on a large maple limb that looks as if it’s been down for a long time. The iNaturalist bot was suggesting they might be oysters, but there were no gills so I figured it was some sort of polypore.

Bay polypore shortly after fruiting
I decided to wait a few days and keep an eye on it. This photo was taken 4 days after the one above, and when I fed it to the iNaturalist bot this time it suggested bay polypore. Bingo (or at least bingo based on my limited knowledge of mycology).
Underside of bay polypore, 4 days later. Badius derives from the Latin root badi, meaning reddish brown. As is visible above, the stipe is a dark color, contributing to the other common names “”black footed polypore” or “black leg ploypore.”
In this earlier shot, the stipe hasn’t darkened yet.