We all are buckling under the dreaded virus across the globe! But let us try and look at positive sides to things. How is nature benefiting from people been limited in their movement? Have you noted any change in your area? Not just nature and insects, but also air quality and pollution? I noted…

Over time wrongly ided observations will be lost in hoards of new ones, many wrong ids are being agreed by new users and you can easily miss that moment, iNat guidelines are clear as any scientific research, you don’t say what you want, but what you know, and if you can’t know for sure - don’t add t…

Napa, Ca - What I have noticed is how quiet it has become. I can only assume that the wildlife around me has noticed too. I thought I heard sounds, that I am guessing, were young coyotes yipping in the distance early in the morning before the sun came up. I never heard that before. Also, I am seeing…

Had a possum walking leisurely through my yard yesterday during daytime. He normally just left evidence of nighttime visits.

Ericas are daunting. Especially the small pink horde. But if I add ‘Erica’ I often find the species appears overnight. People with better skills than mine, can, go to the right species.

Is that where they’re native to? People keep them in their yards to keep ticks at bay here in canada, but I’m not sure where they’re from. I feel the names aren’t always as related to locations as we would think.

I wonder - perhaps your Canadian pets are a related species?

Your Canadian Helmeted Guineafowl is from big part of Africa and Madgascar, it’s a common domestic bird and is found around the globe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVxWWW63SdU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO4NZXJJYz8

They called Egyptian Geese ducks and geese in one video, doesn’t sound like a 100% prooved source of information.

Positive side to lockdown across the globe wrt the environment

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