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A Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) spotted at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 6 Dec 2025. This one perched on top of the pole, while scanning the surroundings.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

A bird with a hooked beak. It has a grey head and back, a thick black eyeband and a white throat. The underside is light orange. The tail and edge of the wings are black. Here, the bird is perched at the top of a pointed pole, its back facing the camera and looking to the right.
The same bird from a different angle. Here, it is facing sideways towards the camera, looking to the left. Its white chest can now be seen.

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Long-tailed Shrike from Toa Payoh, Singapore on December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

Happy to get this close shot of a Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 6 Dec 2025. A common bird in urban and forest areas, I usually only see it from a distance: but not this time.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ]

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

A bird with a stout body, chunky head and red bill. It has greyish to blackish feathers with a blue gloss.

Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Dollarbird from Toa Payoh, Singapore on December 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) feeding on Grevillea, Central Coast, NSW.

#birds #birdwatching
#nature #wildlife #australia #inaturalist #photography #darktable

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) feeding on Grevillea, Central Coast, NSW.
#photography #wildlife #birds #nature #birdwatching #darktable #australia #inaturalist

A Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 16 Nov 2025. An uncommon resident and the star of the show for birders lining up to get shots.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

A small kingfisher with a dark blue head and wings and brilliant blue feathers along its back. The underside and face are reddish, with a patch of white feathers behind the ears. It has a long red beak. The bird is perched on a branch, looking away and slightly upwards to the right.
The same bird in the same pose, but with the head moved to look at its eye level to the right.
The bird has now turned around to face towards the camera, with the head looking towards the left. The reddish underside and face can now be seen.
The bird is still facing the camera, but now has turned its head and body to look further to the right. The white feathers behind the ears are now clearly seen.

Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Blue-eared Kingfisher from Lim Chu Kang, Singapore on November 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

A Tropical Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius) spotted at Pujiang Countryside Park, Shanghai, China on 2 Nov 2025. Wisespread throughout Asia, but absent in Singapore.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Shanghai #China #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera

A medium-sized butterfly with a brown boy and wings. The wings have numerous dark spots.

Tropical Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Tropical Fritillary from Minhang District, Shanghai, China on November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #china #shanghai #insects #nature #butterflies #lepidoptera #inaturalist

My record shots of the Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) currently residing at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 9 Nov 2025. It was staying inside the forest, so not many opportunities to get shots. Still, happy to be able to glimpse a wild bird that has not been seen in Singapore for over a century. 🙂

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

A large hornbill with a black body and white undersides. It has a long white bill and a red casque at the top of the head. It is perched on a branch deep in the forest.
Another view of the hornbill from the same location.

Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Rhinoceros Hornbill in November 2025 by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

I'm taking my time transferring my observations from #inaturalist to #observationorg

I'm rather enjoying the slow pace. I get to know the new platform step by step and I come across observations I had forgotten about, like this Ameles pectini.

#nature #naturephotography #Mantis #insect

A small pale yellow mantis sits on a hairy green leaf. The mantis has rather large conic eyes.
#naturephotography #nature #insect #mantis #inaturalist #observationorg

If I didn't know it by the snow outside, I'd know northern winter was setting in based on the increase in IDs for rarer species and multiple IDs for less-popular taxa from the same experts in a day on #iNaturalist
#inaturalist

A cute and friendly endangered tuna (#Anguilla dieffenbachii) New Zealand Longfin Eel sunbathing in a mountain river in the Kaimai ranges. Fellow trapper spotted this one as we were crossing the river.

inaturalist.nz/observations/32…

#nature #iNaturalist #eel #fish #iPhone

With some Carex grass above and the river bed below a tuna is relaxing
A grey eel with ripples of sun across its body and a wide smile swims lazily towards the camera

New Zealand Longfin Eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) observed by stephen-ao

New Zealand Longfin Eel in October 2025 by stephen-ao
iNaturalist NZ
#iphone #fish #nature #eel #inaturalist #Anguilla

A Forester Moth, Episteme vetula, spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore on 26 Oct 2025. A dark moth with bright stripes, it also caught the attention of some passing birders, who took some shots.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera

A moth, with dark wings covering its body, resting on a leaf. The wings have two yellow stripes, while the edge of the wing has a series of small white spots.
The same moth resting in the same position, but on a different leaf.

Episteme vetula observed by Soh Kam Yung

Episteme vetula from Bukit Panjang, Singapore on October 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #insects #nature #moths #singapore #lepidoptera #inaturalist

Male and female Asian Emerald Doves (Chalcophaps indica) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 8 March 2025. The male is at the back watching while the female is feeding from the ginger plant.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ]

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

Two doves resting on a ginger plant. The one at the back is the male which has a blue-grey crown and nape, green wings with a white shoulder-patch, a white forehead and eyebrow, and a red bill. The female is in front, feeding from a ginger flower. It resembles the male, but has a plain grey head and no white patches on the wings.

Asian Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Asian Emerald Dove from Mandai, Singapore on March 8, 2025 at 09:07 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

Suppose #iNaturalist fully enshittifies (and so do all other similar #wildlife ID apps), embracing LLMs to replace human IDs with slop text, or otherwise turning evil.

What trustworthy resources would you use to identify your favorite taxa instead?

I especially welcome book / field guide recommendations, since maintaining reality-based print libraries seems essential in this historical moment, but I'm open to whatever else you might suggest.

#SpeciesIdentification #taxonomy #nature #biology

#biology #wildlife #nature #Taxonomy #inaturalist #speciesidentification

A banner for the upcoming iNat NZ ID Meet-Up, 25 October 2–4:30 PM at the City Nature Lab in Ōtautahi (Christchurch). The banner is yellow and contains stylised drawings of moths and a beetle.

iNat Scavenger Hunt & Identification Workshop, Ōtautahi-Christchurch, 25 Oct. 2025 · iNaturalist NZ

The Climate Action Campus in Ōtautahi has a Spring Market on 25 October 2025 and we've added some nature fun to it with iNaturalist activities.
iNaturalist NZ
#workshop #citizenscience #inaturalist #iNaturalistNZ #speciesidentification

I find juvenile Atlantic Tripletails *(Lobotes surinamensis)* to be rather amusing. In most cases, a fish lying on its side on the surface of the water is not in good health, but the ocean sunfish will do that to entice birds to remove parasites from them. This fish was only about 6 inches long though, so I suspect that in this species the behavior is a form of camouflage-- perhaps mimicking dead leaves-- or perhaps temperature regulation, but I couldn't find anything definitive.

Link to iNat observation: inaturalist.org/observations/3…

Source for ocean sunfish claim: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/…

#fish #marinebiology #ichthyology #texas #inaturalist

An Atlantic Tripletail lying on the surface of the water. It is a rather deep-bodied, narrow fish, with a rounded caudal/tail fin and a mottled yellow and brown coloration, reminiscent of an old banana.

Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) observed by Ainsley

Atlantic Tripletail from 3003, Galveston, TX 77554, USA on October 5, 2025 at 06:21 PM by Ainsley
iNaturalist
#fish #Texas #marinebiology #inaturalist #ichthyology

A Copper-cheeked Frog (Chalcorana labialis) spotted at Lower Peirce Reservoir Park, Singapore on 5 Oct 2025. It was resting on a tree trunk above a stream next to the walkway.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Amphibians #Amphibia #Frogs #Anura

A green frog resting on a tree trunk. It has a white lip, with a copper patch located behind the eye.

Malayan White-lipped Frog (Chalcorana labialis) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Malayan White-lipped Frog from Central Water Catchment, Singapore on October 5, 2025 at 08:17 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #nature #frogs #singapore #amphibians #inaturalist #amphibia #Anura

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#inaturalist #arachnids #arthrobeauty #arachtober #pseudoscorpions #Pseudoscorpiones #cthoniidae

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#Taxonomy #inaturalist #arachnids #arthrobeauty #mites #Acari #arachtober #mitesex #parasitiformes #mesostigmata #parasitidae

NEWS FLASH: We have CLAMS living on campus!

As part of last week's Sustainability Week at #LincolnUniversityNZ, our freshwater ecology tutor Elysia Harcombe did some kick sampling along a farm ditch. Yes, she found clams!

It's the first record on #iNaturalist of clams on campus, or anywhere in Lincoln (and we've been kick sampling in the Liffey Stream through Lincoln for several years in my biodiversity class).

There are records of some clams living in the Yarrs Lagoon wetland reserve to the south of campus, but that's about 3 km to the south (which is downstream and is not connected to campus).

inaturalist.nz/observations/31…

#clam #FreshwaterEcology #nz

[Edit: “Sustainability Week”, not “Sustainability Weed”, which would be a bad thing. ]


Fingernail Clams (Family Sphaeriidae) observed by elysia_h

Pea Clams from Lincoln, New Zealand on September 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM by elysia_h
iNaturalist NZ
#nz #inaturalist #LincolnUniversityNZ #Clam #freshwaterecology

A Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) spotted at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore on 21 Sept 2025. An uncommon resident (with Near Threatened status), and the centre of attention of birders who took turns taking shots. The bird was calm and probably wondering at all the fuss.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves #Pittas #Pittidae

A bird with a brown crown, dark beak and a dark band running across the eye. The chin has a white collar. The underside is brown, while the wings are a combination of glossy grey and blue feathers. Here, the bird is facing sideways, showing its left side.
The bird is now slightly facing the camera, and is now showing a red band near the rump area on the underside.
A back view of the bird, showing the eye band running across the back of the head. The wings are folded back, but the back is exposed, showing brilliant blue feathers.
Here, the bird is resting on the ground, diagonally facing the camera. The head is turned with one eye looking at the camera.

Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Mangrove Pitta in September 2025 by Soh Kam Yung. Photos of same Pitta taken at different times of the day.
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist #pittas #pittidae

A Blue-throated Bee-Eater (Merops viridis) spotted at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 16 Sept 2025. It was swooping through the air to catch food and returning to perch on this tree.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves #BeeEaters #Meropidae

A bird with long beak, a dark head, wings and tail. The underside is blueish.
The same bird, but with its head in a different position as it scans the air for food.

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Blue-throated Bee-eater from Toa Payoh, Singapore on September 16, 2025 at 02:47 PM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist #BeeEaters #meropidae

This observation has been languishing on iNaturalist for three years and it's been driving me nuts. Please, can somebody ID it? #inaturalist #iowa #insect #entomology inaturalist.org/observations/1…

True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies (Order Hemiptera) observed by Andrew Forbes

True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies from Weber, Coralville, IA, USA on June 16, 2020 at 08:24 AM by Andrew Forbes
iNaturalist
#insect #iowa #entomology #inaturalist

A Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) spotted at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 16 Sept 2025. A winter migrant, I had a few seconds to get this shot before it flew away.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

A small bird resting on a tree branch. It has a grey head, back, wings and tail. The underside is whitish. A few white streaks appear on the wings. The yellow rump that should be present is hidden by the folded wings.

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher from Toa Payoh, Singapore on September 16, 2025 at 03:04 PM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

A Finlayson's Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii) spotted at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 16 Sept 2025. This individual seemed to be curious about the human taking shots of it and stayed on the branch for a while.

This is an introduced species and still mostly confined to this park in Singapore.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Mammals #Squirrels #Sciuridae

A squirrel resting on a horizontal branch. Its coat is brown on top, and white below.
The same squirrel on a different branch, now looking curiously at the photographer.
The squirrel on the same branch as before, but now resting its head on the branch, looking relaxed.

Finlayson's Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Finlayson's Squirrel from Toa Payoh, Singapore on September 16, 2025 at 03:01 PM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #nature #mammals #singapore #squirrels #inaturalist #Sciuridae

A Grey-headed Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) spotted at Springleaf Park Connector, Singapore on 14 Sept 2025. It gave me a "You're not worth my time," look. 😀

The eagle is a resident bird and categorised as Near Threatened.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Birds #Aves #Eagles #Accipitriformes

A large eagle with a grey head and check, dark wings and white underside. It is perched on a branch under a tree canopy, and looking directly at me.
The bird is now looking to the left.
The bird is now looking to the right.

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle from Yio Chu Kang, Singapore on September 14, 2025 at 09:44 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #eagles #inaturalist #accipitriformes

Here are the stats for Gall Week 2025: 13,300 observations, 1004 species, and 886 participants. These numbers will climb as people upload their pics and manually add them to the project. #GallWeek2025 #gall #galls #inaturalist #insects #mites #nature inaturalist.org/projects/gall-…
Screen shot of a web page on iNaturalist for the Gall Week September 2025 project, featuring a large photograph of a twig bearing contorted, antler-like galls. Below are listings of the statistics, icons of users who had the most observations and greatest number of observed species. Also a listing of which species was most observed overall (red cone gall wasp).

Gall Week September 2025

Welcome to the 8th Gall Week event! During September 6-14, please document galls = structures induced by arthropods, fungi, and sometimes bacteria on plants.
iNaturalist
#insects #nature #inaturalist #galls #mites #gall #gallweek2025

#ai #nature #inaturalist #observation

A Sultan (Camacinia gigantea) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 14 Sept 2025. One of the largest dragonflies locally, with a body length over 5cm. When resting, they can be approached with care.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Dragonflies #Odonata

A large dragonfly hanging vertically from a branch. The eyes are red, while the body is orange-yellow. The wings have a yellow patch that extend halfway, while the rest of the wings are transparent. The edges of the yellow patch are brown.

Sultan (Camacinia gigantea) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Sultan from Central Water Catchment, Singapore on September 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #insects #nature #singapore #Dragonflies #odonata #inaturalist

A Large Crane Fly, recently IDed as genus Maekistocera, spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 25 Aug 2024. It has very long legs, many times its body length, as the last image shows.

ON iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Flies #Diptera #LargeCraneFly #Tipulidae

A crane fly with a brown, elongated body, clear wings and long legs resting on a leaf. This shot shows the back view.
A view of the crane fly from the side.
A view of the crane fly from the back, from further away. It shows the legs extending away from the body, which are more than three body lengths long.

Genus Maekistocera observed by Soh Kam Yung

Maekistocera from Mandai, Singapore on August 25, 2024 at 10:49 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #insects #nature #singapore #flies #diptera #inaturalist #largecranefly #tipulidae

A Jumping Spider, Pancorius thorelli, spotted at Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 1 Mar 2025. A lovely spider with a dark head and a white patch.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ]

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Spiders #Araneae

A typical looking jumping spider with a silvery body and a black head with a white patch at the top. The front pair of legs are black, while the other legs are red.
Another view of the spider.
Another view of the spider.

Pancorius thorelli observed by Soh Kam Yung

Pancorius thorelli from Bukit Panjang, Singapore on March 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #spiders #nature #inaturalist #araneae

A Scoliid Wasp, genus Megacampsomeris, spotted at Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 1 March 2025. An uncommon wasp, with few observations of it locally.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ]

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Wasps #Hymenoptera #Scoliid #Scoliidae

A wasp with a black abdomen, a brown body, semi-tranparent brown wings that are black at the tips. The abdomen has hairy brown bands circling it. The body and legs also have brown hairs. In this image, the wasp is seen in profile as it feeds on flowers.
In this picture, the wasp is in an upside down position, still feeding on the flowers.
A back view of the wasp, with the wings folded back along the body.

Genus Megacampsomeris observed by Soh Kam Yung

Megacampsomeris from Bukit Panjang, Singapore on March 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #insects #nature #singapore #hymenoptera #wasps #inaturalist #scoliid #scoliidae

A Chocolate Grass Yellow (Eurema sari) spotted on the underside of a leaf on at Rifle Range Nature Park on 1 March 2025. A member of a family of small yellow butterflies, this one is easier to identify from the chocolate patch on the wing.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera

A small yellow butterfly, seen in profile, on the underside of a leaf. It is yellow with a broad patch of chocolate brown at the tip of the forewing. Small, brown patches are also present on the wings.

Chocolate Grass Yellow (Eurema sari) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Chocolate Grass Yellow from Bukit Panjang, Singapore on March 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #insects #nature #butterflies #singapore #lepidoptera #inaturalist

A Parallel-spined Spiny Orbweaver (Gasteracantha diardi) spotted on a web above my head at Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 1 Mar 2025. The spines may be for protection against predators by making it harder to swallow.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

A spider with a dark red body. The abdomen is oval, with long spines sticking out from it at an angle.

Parallel-spined Spiny Orbweaver (Gasteracantha diardi) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Parallel-spined Spiny Orbweaver from Bukit Panjang, Singapore on March 1, 2025 at 08:35 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #spiders #nature #singapore #inaturalist #araneae

A Large Crane Fly, genus Indotipula, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 23 Feb 2025. It was hanging from the bottom of a leaf using it extra-long legs.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Flies #Diptera #CraneFlies #Tipuloidea

A fly with a red body and a long, dark, slim abdomen. It has clear wings held sideways from its body. It is dangling down from a leaf using its long, slender, legs that are longer than its body.
A closer view of the body, leaving out the legs. The wings are transparent with a slight, oily reflection.
A side view of the crane fly, showing its stocky body and slim abdomen.

Genus Indotipula observed by Soh Kam Yung

Indotipula from Yio Chu Kang, Singapore on February 23, 2025 at 09:50 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #insects #nature #singapore #flies #diptera #inaturalist #craneflies #tipuloidea

A Heavy Jumper (Hyllus diardi) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 23 Aug 2025. A curious fellow, it kept turning to face me.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Aranae #JumpingSpider #Salticidae

A large jumping spider with yellow hairs covering the legs and body. It has two dark 'eyebrows' sticking up from the side of the head. The front of the head has two large black eyes. Here, they are looking directly at the camera.
The spider has turned to the left, revealing its body, which is white with black stripes and also covered in yellow hairs.
The spider has turned and is facing the camera again, which is now at a higher angle.
The spider has now turned to the right.

Heavy Jumper (Hyllus diardi) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Heavy Jumper from Lim Chu Kang, Singapore on August 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #spiders #nature #singapore #jumpingspider #inaturalist #salticidae #aranae

so it’s well past #fungi posting season for me, but these crazy horse dung looking things have sprung up. #inaturalist suggests “dead man’s foot” which is such a great name
#mushtodon
dark rusty looking fungi, looks like old dry horse dung from above
dark rusty looking fungi, looks like old dry horse dung
dark rusty looking fungi, looks like old dry horse dung, from the side
dark rusty looking fungi, looks like old dry horse dung. 3rd patch
#fungi #mushtodon #inaturalist

The male and female Asian Fairy-Bluebird (Irena puella) spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 17 Aug 2025. The male's bright blue feathers caught my eye while I was taking shots of another organism, and I quickly switched to get these shots.

These birds are uncommon resident birds and usually stay in the forest.

On iNaturalist:
- inaturalist.org/observations/3…
- inaturalist.org/observations/3…

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

The male bird. It is a black bird with red eyes, and shinning bright blue feathers on the top. These bright blue feathers run down the shoulders and the upper part of the body. The base of the tail has darker blue feathers.
Same description as previous image.
The female bird. It has mostly dark blue feathers on the body. The head, wings and tail have black feathers. It also has red eyes.
Same description as previous image.

Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Asian Fairy-bluebird from Yio Chu Kang, Singapore on August 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

A Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) spotted at Mount Faber Park, Singapore on 16 Feb 2025. Always good to see these birds in the forest, especially those that still have those distinctive long tail feathers.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

A bird with dark feathers resting on a branch. It has red eyes and a pair of long wire-shaped tail feathers that end with a crest of feathers.

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo from Bukit Merah, Singapore on February 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM by Soh Kam Yung
iNaturalist
#photography #birds #aves #nature #singapore #inaturalist

Between #GiveUpGitHub and #iNaturalist jumping the "AI" shark, I'm extra grateful for infrastructures like @Codeberg that have democratic governance mechanisms to give contributors a real vote and power in decision making.

I hope more folks use those opportunities to find infrastructures that they can actually co-own, instead of wasting time & energy in dictatorial platforms that at best "make the community feel heard" (notice the subtle difference between being heard and feeling heard).

#GiveUpGitHub #inaturalist @Codeberg

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #wetlands #animalphotography #bird #Gruiformes #Rallidae #iNaturalist #Olympus #porphyrioMelanotus #AustralasianSwamphen #OMSystems #OM1MarkII #OLYMPUSM300mmF4 #darktable #Meanjin

A very blue swamphen, wading through shallow water
#bird #darktable #olympus #australia #animalphotography #brisbane #queensland #OMSystems #meanjin #OM1MarkII #OLYMPUSM300mmF4 #inaturalist #wetlands #rallidae #australasianswamphen #PorphyrioMelanotus #Gruiformes

A male Horsfield's Baron (Tanaecia iapis) spotted at the Lornie Park Connector, Singapore on 2 Feb 2025. The contrast between the bright blue border and the rest of the dark butterfly can make it a challenge to get the exposure correct.

While the male is distinctive, the female is brown and easily mistaken for another species of Baron.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

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A butterfly resting with wings open on a plant. It is dark brown with a bright blue border on the rear end of the wings. Faint dark marks on the wings can be seen near the head.

Horsfield's Baron (Tanaecia iapis) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Horsfield's Baron from Central Water Catchment, Singapore on February 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM by Soh Kam Yung
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A Yellow Bittern (Botaurus sinensis) spotted at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 30 Jan 2025. A common migratory bird and shy; it moved further into the wetland area after taking this shot.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].

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A water bird with a light brown body and a long, sharp brown beak with yellow eyes. Light and dark strips run down the chest area. It is standing among plants in a wetland area.

Yellow Bittern (Botaurus sinensis) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Yellow Bittern from Toa Payoh, Singapore on January 30, 2025 at 02:51 PM by Soh Kam Yung
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Last year I wrote a paper on how "GenAI" is a risk for #citizenscience (it being an academic paper it's still slowly dying in review). One of the points was that using "AI" devalues the contributions made by human volunteers, leading to contributors (rightfully) disengaging.

Yesterday, #inaturalist announced an "AI"-partnership with Google, and unsurprisingly that's exactly the backlash they got…

inaturalist.org/blog/113184-in…


iNaturalist receives grant to improve species suggestions · iNaturalist

iNaturalist is excited to announce an award from Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI to help build tools to improve the identification experience for the iNaturalist community.
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