Well… I’ve already uploaded it!
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Certainly looks black
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This Shikra was obviously the first observation of the batch to become Research Grade (no, really).
Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332703290.
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Here’s hope for all of us who have posted the world’s worst photos…
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/found-broad-billed-fairywren
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That’s a great story!
Now we know we should focus our bad photo-taking skills on little-known lost organisms 
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Except we might not be as lucky as to be able to ID it to species like that!!
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I have a new horrible one, but surprisingly made it to species!
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Ugh. I agree.
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I generally rely on the AI for the ID so I try to upload a quality enough photo for it ar least get close. This is probably my worse photo.
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336632647
Horrible photo of this Thoas Swallowtail, but they won’t stand still for 2 seconds!
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I went to take a look at it. The head shape seems to conform best to Swan Goose, or one of three True Swan species: Trumpeter, Black or Tundra. Problem is that the coloring doesn’t fit with anything except Swan Goose, and that only marginally. Some things kinda do, like the patterning on the neck and throat, but the facial markings are right out. I ran comparisons on every single hybrid including those species that I could think of, including some fairly improbable combinations. (Swan Goose and Pacific Black Duck? Maybe if Dad had a craving for Anzac Biscuits, but I kind of doubt it.) 
Other possibility is that it’s an exotic escapee; maybe even one that somebody shouldn’t have had in the first place. That being said, I think that Swan Goose is the most plausible starting point. I know it’s not much help, but I tried. 
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Thanks for the effort. I, too, have run it past every thing I can think of with no results.
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Olrog’s gull that’s still identifiable but the photo could be way better.
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Behold a very grainy raccoon that I took on a shitty phone camera at like 6:30 in the morning.
Bonus: another early morning critter- long nosed armadillo
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This is quite a beautiful Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) from 4FVM+6WF, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560088, India on January 25, 2026 at 09:24 AM by austin_ajit · iNaturalist
Idk why all the links come like that now.
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I didn’t know how to meter light on that camera…
The second photo of the observation is the same, but brightened in post-processing :
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338306542
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Not sure if it’s my very worst, but it’s close. At least I can be confident on the ID
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J’admire la patience des IDers avec nos photos 
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