Hello! I have trail cameras around my place, and upload the interesting photos that I get. Mainly deer, raccoon, possum, coyote, things like that. But I also get lots and lots of pictures of squirrels, rabbits, and those sorts of animals. Which are wildlife, and in their native habitats. Should…

If I take photos of the same plant/ animal every day and post them … it’s called phenology. And that’s good data,too.

[image] Thunderhead: it’s called phrenology I think you mean phenology? Phrenology is something quite different.

I was struggling to correct it as you were typing too! I know ! Phrenology is the study of the shape, contour of the skull. You know the bumps on my head!!!

Phenology = when things happen. When flowers bloom. When birds come and go. When butterflies emerge. Etc.

[image] DCTropics: So the easily observed and recognizable eggs are about the only way to document this species. Until someone catches one in the act of eclosing. [image] ronanconroy: don’t censor, don’t try to figure out what future researchers will want. Post everything you find. If…

[image] ronanconroy: Post everything you find Please support that with ID all the obs

[image] DianaStuder: Please support that with ID all the obs Definitely! Not many of us like seeing twenty or fify “Unknown” that could have very easily had at least phylum-level identifications.

I was identifying flowering observations of Pink Lady’s Slipper yesterday and this morning. It’s a common and very easily identified plant when it’s in bloom and everyone who sees it wants to take a photo of it, it seems (understandably!). And that got me thinking: when do we have “enough” observat…

This plant may not be the best example for a “common” species. Yes, everybody wants to take pictures of it. I’ve seen people on wildflower hikes storming off trail with no regard to anything or anyone else and trample other rare plants to get close enough with their cell phones. So it’s commonly obs…

Just two weeks ago, I found a single lady slipper orchid in a new location. I photographed it, super excited, and specifically did not upload it. This week it was completely gone, signs of digging around where it had been despite that. Super frustrating.

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Please support that with ID all the obs

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