As many of you know, there’s been a very energetic discussion lately from a lot of forum users (including me) about the well‑being of iNat, its future, and plenty of criticism. While I agree with a lot of the points raised, I thought… why not turn the tables a bit? Why not make a topic about how gre…

marine life is out of question for now as I live in the heart of my country (India) surrounded by urban forests hehe, I went to andaman (the land of exotic endemics and oddities and bonus dugongs) before I started and I had the absolute worst luck, only got about 90 smth observations over a week …

my nikon coolpix P900 is famous for the zoom, but more than birds and the moon I snipe off butterflies from far far away with it XD I used to be able to take pics of flying birds now I do feel very rusty

Fair enough, I understand as I live in a landlocked country (Luxembourg), diving has become a more challenging hobby :laughing:.

iNaturalist has been a real help for my mental health. As someone dealing with the depressive aspects of complex PTSD, I find peace in nature photography. Even though I know most of what I photograph may not hold much interest for friends, family, or the general public, learning that my photos can s…

Thank you for sharing this! It’s a powerful message.

Agreed! Thanks for sharing. It is a great way to learn more about birds, especially as you plan a trip.

I’m an 85-year-old retiree who moved to Costa Rica because of the abundance of nature, first focused on birds and reporting through eBird, then later discovered the joy of butterflies and added BAMONA to my reporting, then in 2024 I added iNaturalist and have a place for all of my nature photos. As …

As a recent retiree, I find your comments inspiring. I hope I can keep up my nature observation and photography for another couple of decades. It’s the main activity that will keep me engaged and moving for as long as my body holds out!

I am sure there should be more for Eighties ? https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/poll-how-old-are-you-your-vote-is-not-public/60869

I wanted to answer this 6 days ago when I first read it but I didn’t know how exactly.. so I thought about it. I agree with and relate with many sentiments here but I’m going to try to not get too personal and keep it short. Ive had a lot of philosophical muddling in recent years and I had found INa…

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Sure, this is one - https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.829254717816847 I am the discoverer of this species. It is now on iNat.

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