Hello! I’m new to iNaturalist, and I’ve always enjoyed observing animals and being curious about nature. I recently moved to an area with more rivers and salt flats (salinas), and I’m really interested in exploring this type of ecosystem — it seems incredibly diverse! Do you have any tips on how t…

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/whats-in-your-field-kit/1421 https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/so-what-are-you-wearing/45660 If your camera uses batteries bring extra! If you’re going to wet places waterproof your camera! Falling or dropping or splashing…

Having a fully charged phone and power bank is ideal and letting someone who wont be with you know where you’re going is also a good habit for your safety. Depending on what you’re looking to observe avoid wearing colognes or perfumes. I also avoid wearing bug spray when first going out but I keep i…

[image] kanescompendium: Having a fully charged phone and power bank is ideal Truer words haven’t been spoken.

Have you looked for local iNat projects? Species list. And then the iNatters who are active there ? Like minded company, or a nature group to join.

[image] gostodegatinhos: How can I avoid disturbing the local wildlife? Just keep a good, safe distance, especially from bird nests and mammals. From my experience, mammals, once spooked, they don’t usually come back again. So, if you have a choice, take photos from away, but you can hope tha…

Thank you for your reply! There are so many details a person can forget, and above all, I don’t want to disturb any living beings.

My biggest concern is not disturbing any living beings. I feel like I’m about to enter the homes of many creatures without being invited, so I want to cause as little disturbance as possible! In terms of safety, here in Portugal I’d say the most dangerous animals would be wolves or lynxes — but the…

Thanks for the reply and great tips! Its a river area near the sea with salt pans. There are a lot of bird like flamingoes, herons, stilt sandpipers…

I’ve been using iNaturalist for about a month now. Portugal is a small country, and I tried looking for specific projects in my area, but unfortunately I haven’t found much so far.

[image] gostodegatinhos: My biggest concern is not disturbing any living beings. Heed the warnings of the wildlife. If you hear alarm calls from one specific direction, go the other way. If you get dive-bombed, uh, I don’t know why you’d want to stay anyway.

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Or Crocs, which make surprisingly good wading shoes. Not recommended for mud though, just water with solid bottom

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