I like this cartoon, and also it is connected to study where iNat was involved, so I’d like to share it with you. And here is the blog post (with link to the abovementioned study)
PS Non-honey bees are also on Facebook and instagram (and BlueSky but I rarely post something there 
). If you use these social media, I’ll be happy if you follow me there 
That’s so true to me. I belonged to an on-line photo group where you could post photos you had taken and be critiqued by fellow members. I posted what I thought was a beautiful photo I had taken of a male Northern Cardinal, and apologized I had posted such a common bird, but I was interested in having my technique critiqued. I can’t tell you how many folks from the west coast and indeed, from around the world who commented it wasn’t a common bird to them, and they were thrilled I had posted the photo! What is common to some is not so common to others!
Yeah, definitely! For example, a California Scrub-Jay once flew up here to British Columbia, where I live, and hundreds of bird enthusiasts showed up to photograph it. But in California, hardly anyone would give it a second glance.
Wow, Bird and Moon is so unheard of here… 
Now, how to fit the bag over his antlers…
Positive reinforcement is more effective. Be enthusiastic about the one bird today and they might notice 2 birds tomorrow. Then a couple months from now there’s a higher chance they’ll tell you about the vagrant in their yard instead of assuming you won’t care. 
Anything to hear about potential megas…
I had someone tell me once that I was lying there were still birds around in winter, because they’d never seen a bird in winter. We were outside having this conversation, and if they’d said that maybe 30 seconds earlier I could have pointed out a crow to them right then and there.
Unfortunately, very true!!
I feel this; this was one of my favorites!! I think every naturalist/photographer has this issue!
I rarely forget the camera, I just think it won’t be necessary, which makes it even worse.
So relatable! 
But I also think that aside Murphy’s law, there’s also a reason for this: when we just observe without caring about taking photos we have a wider attention in general and we are in the moment, less in focusing on details. We notice things differently because we seek them a bit less, if it makes sense. Food for thoughts…
Except that the hawk is never posing on the branch when I remember to bring my camera…
