Joined: Apr 24, 2020 Last Active: Mar 18, 2024 iNaturalist
Retired engineer. I have been photographing flora and fauna since my teens. Indiana native plants are a relatively recent interest of myself and my wife. We've dedicated a portion of our yard to natives, removing invasive non-natives (i.e., Amur honeysuckle, garlic mustard, etc.) as needed.
Discovered iNaturalist. Being a professional observer and note taker this is exactly what I have been looking for.
Cameras
I use the S7 for closeups and the FZ-300 for brightly lit things at a moderate distance (10 - 100 feet). I've recently bought a closeup lens for the -300 and now use it where I want sharp detail of a flower or other feature.
Reference material
Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians, Karl B. McKnight, Joseph R. Rohrer, Kristen McKnight Ward, and Warren J. Perdrizet, 2013, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-15696-5