I didn’t make this comic but it’s relevant
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That third one – you actually don’t have to stare very long. It is immediately obvious which one is the Glaucous Gull.
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Is it
(my guess)
the light-colored one in the foreground?
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Yes, it’s one of the biggest gulls in the world with light plumage among medium gulls, even this drawing shows that.)
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Maybe not just for iNat but I did let this horsefly bite me so I could get some really close photos and record it on my garden list. It was actually a very painful bite into my finger. 
I’m sure you guys appreciate the sacrifice more than my family did.
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… you get excited about seeing a new taxon and want to share it with your spouse/partner, but they’ve given you a quota of 2-3 photos per week since that time you blew up their phone with 10+ photos in 1 hour.
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Yikes! But they are beautiful pics of the eyes! (I’m trying not to look at the mouth parts).
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When a family vacation is happening at your home and you plan to put up moth screens to share with the young un’s in the family.
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When the inat thread has so many emotions that someone is going to request for more than 
emoji’s to be included.
Esp. these ones 
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And there is a whole thread dedicated to asking about the relevance of cultivated plant observations
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Don’t forget a UV flashlight walk after dark! Who knows who glows!
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any suggestions for a good one (available in the US) . Same said family is visiting so I might be able to get them to get me one.
Notch that up as another you know you’re seiously into inat …
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I got one from Amazon, there’s so many to choose from. I chose on price and minimal comparison with others. With it being under $10 and used occasionally, it’s fun.
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I was called a “bad tourist” for returning from France with one picture of the Eiffel Tower and 10 species of bees in my camera roll 
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Our Funga study group does that. So cool!
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Oh, heck no! I’m not letting a horse fly bite me for a photo. But that reminds me that a few days ago I swatted one on my arm and as it fell to the ground it was caught by a dragonfly!
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Look up on the internet or sewing store: leather wrist ruler (bracelet) long enough to wrap around your wrist twice. A light color is easier to read in photos. My sister had one for knitting and I went bonkers over it. I bought one 15” but it’s too small and have it hang on my belt loop. It has inches and cm. My sister wears hers every day as a regular bracelet.
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The Eiffel Tower has been photographed so many times, from so many angles, I doubt that there is any need for more “observations” of it.
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They must define a good tourist first.
Wow! So many! I would be proud of that without caring if I’m called a ‘‘bad tourist (aaaah that sounds so offensive)’’.
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Right?!
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