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Hello, new member and mushroom enthusiast, mostly I enjoy taking pictures of the mushrooms I see while hiking but am always frustrated when I can never figure out what they are. Any tips on how to narrow down mushroom types/families? Or is searching through photos until one looks similar the best method? Also these are the most recent 3 that I spotted and was curious as to what they were. Any help in identifying them would be greatly appreciated!