Day 14.250: Fungi and the parasites

Our last two beach walks ended with the loop through the mostly deserted (due to the early morning hours) Ferry Beach State Park. Most of what caught my eyes were fungi:

These last pictures, as regular readers know, are not fungi but parasitic plants known as Indian pipe:

Seeing them along the side of the road made me wonder how they spread until I realized that they are flower plants. Sure enough, these bell shaped flowers are pollinated by bees...

...and form seed heads: