In the Celebes Sea. I could see some of the Maluku Islands on the horizon.
I was lost by this cryptic exchange, but with Jason’s reply, I was able to figure it out:
“Golden Shellback” refers to a member of the The U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, or Marines who has crossed the equator at the 180th meridian.
The 180th meridian vertically splits the Pacific Ocean, and roughly creates the International Date Line.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony#United_States
I have a good deal amount of garden plants knowledge before iNaturalist but now I have new Knowledge about non-garden plants such as wildflowers and weeds! I also gained knowledge of fungi and sea life!
Stuff other than birds for me.
I know iNat came out decades ago, but it wasn’t until after covid that I could access to it since I had a very old device that didn’t work for iNat. But now, I’ve learned a lot about insects. In the past, information about insects was only accessible to you if you were a biologist or something, so my way of seing wildlife was a bit limited. But with vertebrates, butterflies and plants, (and many other beings) I had less of a problem before because there already were some good public catalogues and guides (as well as good books).
Oh, and there have always been some good reef fish guides. Many years ago I had seen a quick, but very complete guide in a supermarket about reef fish of my area. It was really good. I wanted to buy it but had no reason to rush, so I waited. One day, it just disappeared. The guide was in all the supermarkets of the company, but it is gone. Forever. But there are many other guides in scuba stores that have always been there and are very good as well.
And, as well, you could read some research papers and learn about local biodiversity as well before I knew iNat.