I don’t know if it’s that big of a deal but ive seen alot of observations with multiple organisms in them (two roe deer for example), if i have a photo with multiple species in it I tend to duplicate the image twice (with one photo cropped around the animal) then copy the observation for however man…

I tend to do what you don’t like, it irritates me if I uploaded a photo with multiple lets say boar in it. I have to separate as I feel as though it more accurately gives an idea of the populationv- one of the main things inaturalist is used for is monitoring populations and ranges (from the times i…

[image] danzzziswild: I have to separate as I feel as though it more accurately gives an idea of the population That is probably better captured with a “Number of individuals” observation field.

One problem I come across form time to time is that people THINK it is the same species when it is not or it is not so clear. Another one is where you have multiple organisms or the (probably/assumed) same species in different life stages, where an IDer might know how to ID one but not the other. I…

For me it depends of what im trying to capture in my observation. If I see a grouping of plants or animals and im looking to document more than just an individual then my primary observation focuses on the context of all the individuals. If I have the time and ability to then take specific photos an…

“interaction of you with one individual organism” In my view, this is a very poor definition of an observation. It is unrealistic and it leads to questions like, “Should the two roe deer be separate observations?” There are thousands of species of animals (and plants) that do not live singly. They…

[image] danzzziswild: it more accurately gives an idea of the population - one of the main things inaturalist is used for is monitoring populations and ranges (from the times ive seen it used me scientists) iNat data is useful for range information. However, it is only of very limited use fo…

I really like observations that include information about how an organism relates to others and its environment. So I encourage (with interns), a good photo or photos of an individual for ID shown first, a good photo or photos of surroundings giving information on environment, conditions, etc., and …

The only time i’ve been tempted to duplicate an obs for a picture with multiple of the same species is when i take a picture of mating animals, because i want to contribute to the annotations about their sexes. it used to frustrate me that there wasn’t a “mating” annotation but i understand it’s bec…

[image] keeana: i’m wondering if observation fields might be a better way to record observations like that instead of duplication Up to you. I don’t think duplicating is a problem in such cases, but there are also several observation fields you could use instead or in addition: https://www.i…

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Multiple organisms in one observation

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