The desert southwest is an alluring place from a nature standpoint. Despite the challenges of heat, wind and drought, life persists and is often unique and untouched due to less human impact. I have only scratched the surface of the southwest, but I have been curious for some time about Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southwestern Arizona. This monument, named for its iconic organ pipe cactus is an International Biosphere Reserve and a pristine example of the Sonoran desert habit...

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https://phys.org/news/2023-03-thousands-native-unphotographed-citizen-scientists.html

The above link will take you to an article about the need for photos of many Australian plants.
It seems that many grasses and small plants are often overlooked.

As we are going in to winter when there aren't as many birds and insects to photo an alternative cou...

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https://phys.org/news/2023-03-thousands-native-unphotographed-citizen-scientists.html

I have provided the above link so you can read the article about how citizen scientists can help by photographing Australian native plants.

As we move into winter and the weather gets colder it is difficult to find insects and some birds to photograph for iNaturalis...

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Want to know what wacky stuff happened Saturday 3/11/2023, my first week of spring break? Why did I decide to walk 2 hours to Hornsby Bend? What did I eat for breakfast that day?

Scene of Metro Bus 271 barreling past me and the stop I was supposed to be at.

The answer to that last question is a quick grab-and-go wrap I snagged fr...

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Another pūrerehua (butterfly) glitch. This one is a kahuku / Monarch Butterfly >!<

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18 марта в Лектории «Флоры России» выступил Юрий Олегович Копылов-Гуськов — кандидат биологических наук, младший научный сотрудник кафедры высших растений биологического факультета МГУ и старший преподаватель биологического факультета Совместного университета МГУ-ППИ в Шэньчжэне.

Все ли травки мятлики? На что нужно обращать внимание в первую очередь, фотографируя злаки? Сколько видов злаков можно найти в одном месте? Ответы вы найдёте в лекции Юрия Копылова-Гуськова!

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Wednesday, 9:20-11:30 am. no live newts, ?? dead newts.
Weather: light rain from time to time, a bit cold. Very wet all around.
Coverage: Jones trailhead to the second stop sign. I walked with Kat.
I had 35 newts, 9 on the hill side, 26 on the reservoir side, including at least 1 juvenile.
Other roadkills: earthworms. a large toad, a bird.
Traffic - 68 cars, 13 trucks (including County Roads, SJJJ), 0 motorcycles, 0 bikes, 9 pedestrians, 10 parked cars (0 cars at ...

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Друзья, в этом году мы не делаем ежедекадные сводки по весеннему прилёту по всей стране, отдав инициативу в регионы, во многих из которых есть кураторы, размещающие данные о прилёте как в региональных "птичьих" группах в соцсетях, так и в аналогичных региональных проектах на iNat. Спасибо им огромное за эту работу.

А мы в масштабах страны СЛЕДИМ ЗА ПРИЛЁТОМ ОТДЕЛЬНЫХ ВИД...

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Друзья, в этом году мы не делаем ежедекадные сводки по весеннему прилёту по всей стране, отдав инициативу в регионы, во многих из которых есть кураторы, размещающие данные о прилёте как в региональных "птичьих" группах в соцсетях, так и в аналогичных региональных проектах на iNat. Спасибо им огромное за эту работу.

А мы в масштабах страны СЛЕДИМ ЗА ПРИЛЁТОМ ОТДЕЛЬНЫХ ВИД...

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Друзья, в этом году мы не делаем ежедекадные сводки по весеннему прилёту по всей стране, отдав инициативу в регионы, во многих из которых есть кураторы, размещающие данные о прилёте как в региональных "птичьих" группах в соцсетях, так и в аналогичных региональных проектах на iNat. Спасибо им огромное за эту работу.

А мы в масштабах страны СЛЕДИМ ЗА ПРИЛЁТОМ ОТДЕЛЬНЫХ ВИДОВ...

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I just want to say hello and thank you for joining this project. I appreciate your support and passion for wanting to help build a catalog of the amazing ecosystem of Bowen Park! I am a very amateur naturalist and really enjoy taking walks in these woods attempting to leave it cleaner than when I started my walk! Help me with conservation and enjoying the natural beauty while making a catalog for educational purposes!

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Penstemon guadalupensis is a relatively uncommon penstemon which I found (one specimen of) at Lake Proctor: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77358627

I'm curious how abundant they are at this location (a Corps park) and the Corps personnel are interested in documenting uncommon plants.

Folks interested in coming out to focus efforts on looking for Penstemon guadalupensis are we...

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There's less than three days until our first Bioblitz of the year, at Lake Pillans.

There's a very small number of tickets left, so if you're planning on coming along and haven't registered yet, head to our event page: https://events.humanitix.com/lake-pillans-bioblitz-01

We're busy unpacking our brand new bug-catching equipment, and ordering delicious cakes for morning tea!

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Final 23 March 2023

Walton Bridge Reserve – Zone 3, ‘The Island’ – Rob Price group

001 – Denhamia celastroides – Denhamia, Orange boxwood – 14 cms below division
002 – Backhousia myrtifolia – Grey myrtle – multi 14, 8, 1, 9, 6 cms
003 – Backhousia myrtifolia – Grey myrtle – multi 13, 12, 10, 13, 6, 3 cms – damaged by floods
004 – Eucalyptus propinqua – Small-fruited Grey Gum – 69 cms
005 – Eucalyptus propinqua – Small-fruited Grey Gum – 75 cms
0...

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Final 23 March 2023

Upstream (west) of causeway behind TGSHS – Brendan McIntyre group

1N - Elaeocarpus obovatus – Hard quandong – trunk diameter 12 cms
2N - Guioa semiglauca – Wild quince –12 cms
3N - Hymenosporum flavum – Native frangipani – 6 cms
4N - Guioa semiglauca – Wild quince – 2 cms
5N - Jagera pseudorhus – Foambark – 31 cms
6N - Glochidion ferdinandi – Cheese tree – 17 cms
7N - Backhousia subargentea (prev. Choricarpia) – Gian...

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Mientras estaba sentado en la playa de Los Muertos hoy alrededor del mediodía, observé dos piqueros pescando entre los pequeños botes amarrados en el lado sur del muelle.

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At first glance, the most remarkable aspect of the colouration of the blesbok/bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) is the whitish rostrum, which constitutes a facial bleeze.

The bold, pale feature on the face of this species is extreme among all of the ungulates. This is because

• in the blesbok, it is the most conspicuous feature on the whole figure (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/...

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Hi all, if you are curious about a notification about the project terms changing, the changes were these:

1) Updated the terms you are presented with when joining the project to use the correct URLs to the iMap terms of use (https://www.imapinvasives.org/terms-of-use) and public map (https://imapinvas...

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Hi, welcome to iNaturalist!
Even if you don't know the exact species of what you have observed, you can search for and select a higher level identification, such as "plants (kingdom Plantae)" or "insects (class Insecta)". Many people helping identify observations on iNaturalist filter the observations by the group of species they know how to ID (like plants or insects), so observations with a blank ID like this one will be excluded from those filtered searches. Selecting a general I...

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Spotlight Species #10:
Southern swamp aster (Eurybia paludosa)

What to Look For:
These are easy to identify not only because of their beautiful color. These flowers add a pop of color to any swamp as the center is made of small yellow flowers with bright purple petals. They tend to bloom later in the season with August-November being their time to shine and are known to attract butterflies. So they might be harder to spot currently.

The sou...

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Trouvé aujourd'hui, en allant aux cascades d'Alex, ma 4.420e espèce : Chaenotheca furfuracea. Ce coniocybale remarquable par sa couleur vert jaunâtre et ses apothécies en forme de tête d'épingle était installé sur les racines humides d'un arbre déraciné. Aucune observation de cette espèce n'est à ce jour rapportée en France dans la base iNaturalist.

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Очень интересно наблюдать как возвращаются птицы домой, на Смоленщину.
Поют, строят гнёзда, радуют нас своим существованием.

✅Напомним, что все ваши наблюдения очень ценные и необходимые!

1. Присылайте всех, кого видели или слышали к нам в группу “Предложить новость”.
2. Публикуйте фотографии наблюдений в проектах:
3. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/vesna-den-za-...

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Очень интересно наблюдать как возвращаются птицы домой, на Смоленщину.
Поют, строят гнёзда, радуют нас своим существованием.

✅Напомним, что все ваши наблюдения очень ценные и необходимые!

1. Присылайте всех, кого видели или слышали к нам в группу “Предложить новость”.
2. Публикуйте фотографии наблюдений в проектах:
3. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/vesna-den-za-...

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David Wagner, author of Caterpillars of Eastern North America, is profiled by Elizabeth Kolbert in the current issue of The New Yorker.

"For every ten butterfly fanciers, there are approximately zero caterpillar enthusiasts."

Let's prove her wrong!

Thanks to my dad for passing along the article.

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Now that spring has sprung, birds have made their presence known across Ontario. Whether they are visiting bird feeders, singling loudly to attract attention, or migrating to their summer homes, signs of birds are everywhere around us.

In our third Ontario Envirothon Challenge, you are tasked with identifying local birds, either by appearance or song. iNaturalist allows you to either take photos or record audio. Sometimes, birdsong is a more reliable identifier than a blurry phot...

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More accurately titled: "A hunt for Sufetula diminutalis records in Florida".

Prompted by observing a few examples of Sufetula diminutalis last night during an event the the UF Natural Area Teaching Lab in Gainesville, Florida, I wanted to go through the observations of a species that I consider to be very similar, the Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (Elophila obliteralis). Both species are relatively small and darkly colored with reduced patterning, and after minimal interaction I wou...

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Neige souillée illégale sur le Bois-des-Pères provenant de l’hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont.

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Joder Ranch Trail and Buckingham Park - February 16, 2023
Weather: sunny skies, fresh snow (snowed yesterday), slight wind, around 27 degrees F

We began our trip at Buckingham Park. Took a short stroll to the stream and did not find many any plants or animals that stood out.

We then walked throughout Joder Ranch Trail. There was a fair amount of snow covering the ground, though there were not many animal tracks to be found. Throughout the trail we spotted pine trees, ...

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We began on the Marshall Mesa Trailhead in Boulder around 1:20. The weather conditions were sunny, slightly cloudy, and fairly windy. The temperature was around 53 Degrees. The hike was reasonably flat and is an area that was affected by the Marshall fires. Along the way we observed many plants including a Missouri foxtail cactus, a flowering plant that seemed to be in the geranium family, Great Plains yucca, currant/gooseberry plants, and milkweed. The currant plant was particularly int...

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We began on the Marshall Mesa Trailhead in Boulder around 1:20. The weather conditions were sunny, slightly cloudy, and fairly windy. The temperature was around 53 Degrees. The hike was reasonably flat and is an area that was affected by the Marshall fires. Along the way we observed many plants including a Missouri foxtail cactus, a flowering plant that seemed to be in the geranium family, Great Plains yucca, currant/gooseberry plants, and milkweed. The currant plant was particularly int...

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