17 de julio de 2023

Links to Bird With Its Parent on iNaturalist network sites

Two broods of goslings are sandwiched between four Canada Goose parents, on a dark lake with horizontal white reflections.
Canada Goose [Branta canadensis] · British Columbia, Canada (Central Kootenay)
Photo by @jim22lawrence · May 2023 · © jim22lawrence · some rights reserved · Creative Commons license 
Bird With Its Parent journal · iNaturalist · July 16, 2023

Bird With Its Parent (an iNaturalist project for young birds with their parents) can be viewed on all iNaturalist network sites. This journal post includes an overview of those network sites in the first section. In the second section, view the Bird With Its Parent project or journal on your preferred network site, using the links listed.

Overview of iNaturalist network sites

What is an iNaturalist network site? The iNaturalist network is comprised of one main organization, iNaturalist, and 21 affiliated organizations and institutions (worldwide). Each affiliate has a unique root URL* (or network site) on the iNaturalist platform.

Languages: depending on the network site chosen, the navigation menu and footer are available in either English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Greek, Hebrew, Finnish, Swedish or Chinese. However, switching network sites will not translate project or journal pages; they remain in their original language.

All 22 iNaturalist network sites are listed in the following section.

View Bird With Its Parent project or journal

From the bulleted list that follows, first choose your preferred iNaturalist network site. Then click the project or journal link to view Bird With Its Parent.


* Footnotes:
For more information about affiliates, see iNaturalist Network.
Relative links aren’t used in this post, due to considerations concerning the iNaturalist app.

Revised on July 23, 2023 07:33 PM by kitemongoose kitemongoose
Publicado el julio 17, 2023 02:55 MAÑANA por kitemongoose kitemongoose

05 de julio de 2023

Celebration of 100 members: Bird With Its Parent

Confetti, noise-making horns (blue, gold, lavender) and a bird-flock silhouette surround sea-blue text that says: We Did It!
Multicolored, celebratory confetti surrounds sea-blue font with the number 100 centered on a narrow, white banner.
Bird With Its Parent journal · iNaturalist · July 4, 2023

Time to celebrate and make some noise! On June 12th, 2023, the Bird With Its Parent project proudly welcomed its 100th member. Written to commemorate this 100-member milestone, this journal post includes a description of the project, a message of gratitude to the founding members and an alphabetized list of all 100 founding members.

About the project

A parent Nazca Booby bird (with bright orange bill) stands on a rock over its downy-feathered chick, near sea-blue water.

What is Bird With Its Parent?

Bird With Its Parent is an iNaturalist project for worldwide observations that contain at least 1 photo of both a young bird, and also that bird’s parent (shown together). Anyone can join, and all project members can add observations.

Currently, the project spans all continents and includes over 8,000 observations of more than 1,000 bird species—including the Nazca Booby birds pictured on left. And now, the project proudly celebrates reaching 100 members!

Photo by @william_stephens · May 2010 · observation 40536654 · © William Stephens · some rights reserved · Creative Commons license 

Gratitude to founding members*

We did it! Wow. Reaching 100 members is truly a memorable accomplishment, and I thank you all.

An additional thanks goes out to all members who have added observations to the project. Some of you have added your own observations; some of you have added qualifying observations by non-members. Your efforts have proved fruitful and are greatly appreciated!

List of 100 founding members

* Who are the project’s founding members? The Bird With Its Parent founding members are the first 100 people that joined. If your username appears in the following alphabetized list, then that’s you; this is your project!

    •  100 founding membersBird With Its Parent
    1. @a-willow: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2023
    2. @adkonings: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    3. @adrisl: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2019
    4. @alevtina_f: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    5. @amyzw: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    6. @andrewbazdyrev: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    7. @arista_botha: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    8. @aussiegall: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2019
    9. @bobc: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist since 2015
    10. @bugbaer: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2022
    11. @bvcruz: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2022
    12. @c_chipmunks: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2023
    13. @canbrou: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2022
    14. @cerw8384: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2022
    15. @charmurr: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2022
    16. @chilipossum: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2018
    17. @cmjmousseau: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist Canada since 2022
    18. @codrin_bucur: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2020; iNat monthly supporter since 2022
    19. @curiouscoucal: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2019; iNat monthly supporter since 2021
    20. @debogey: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    21. @deborod: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2019; ranks:
      1️⃣ Most project observations
      1️⃣ Most project species
    22. @diegoaruizcordero: joined project February 2023; NaturaLista Mexico since 2018
    23. @dzherikhov_vladimir: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist since 2022
    24. @fredmachado: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    25. @galxe: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    26. @gatorhawk: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    27. @gillbsydney: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2019
    28. @invertebratist: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist NZ since 2019; iNat site curator
    29. @isabel-g: joined project April 2023; BioDiversity4All since 2019
    30. @itzhak46: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2015
    31. @jadonald: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2015
    32. @jannek222: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2023
    33. @jennbastian: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    34. @jenniferrobingallery: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    35. @jim22lawrence: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist Canada since 2022
    36. @jimangelo: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    37. @jtmartin54: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2018; iNat monthly supporter since 2019
    38. @kalamurphyking: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2016
    39. @kaupunkilinnut: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    40. @kimomorris: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2017
    41. @kitemongoose: created Bird With Its Parent project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    42. @krechols13: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2018
    43. @kurilinms: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    44. @kzoebel: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2018
    45. @lauralovesbirds: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist United Kingdom since 2014
    46. @lhaas: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2018
    47. @llourenco92: joined project April 2023; BioDiversity4All since 2019
    48. @lltt: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    49. @lmc-: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2017
    50. @lonnyholmes: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist since 2014
    51. @mad_exotics_and_reptile_care: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2023
    52. @madison701: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2023
    53. @magdastlucia: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2017
    54. @manimiranda: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2015
    55. @mariedelport: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    56. @marina_gorbunova: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    57. @mariotrindade: joined project April 2023; BioDiversity4All since 2020
    58. @mariourrutia: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    59. @maxmaurer: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2017
    60. @mbdbirds: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2019
    61. @mcarolinalago: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    62. @megnd: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2017
    63. @michaelp28: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2022
    64. @michaelweymann: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist Chile since 2018; iNat site curator
    65. @miiralee: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2022
    66. @mossman13: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    67. @mrodenborg: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    68. @muir: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2011; iNat site curator
    69. @natalya_ostapova: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    70. @natureguy: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2015; iNat monthly supporter as of 2023
    71. @ncb1221: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    72. @ontheisland: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    73. @pajareando-por-pichilemu: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist Chile since 2022
    74. @phoenixb: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    75. @podicepscristatus: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    76. @presto84: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    77. @quinnbirds: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist Canada since 2021
    78. @rachelkunchall: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2017
    79. @raho: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    80. @remi_bigonneau: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    81. @rivendel: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2021
    82. @rocioelisa: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist Chile since 2022
    83. @rodrisousa: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    84. @saralaxia: joined project April 2023; NaturaLista Mexico since 2015
    85. @satxmar: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2019; iNat monthly supporter since 2021
    86. @sflamand: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2018
    87. @silverbird: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2022
    88. @sneckl: joined project April 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    89. @swimlor: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2018
    90. @tandria: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
    91. @tate_putman: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    92. @team_bingebirder: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist since 2021
    93. @thatmash: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2021
    94. @timcameron: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist United Kingdom since 2018
    95. @tric_heron: joined project May 2023; iNaturalist since 2022
    96. @vyatka: joined project March 2023; iNaturalist since 2020
    97. @wandererliz: joined project February 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2020
    98. @william_stephens: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist United Kingdom since 2019
    99. @youngnaturalist_au: joined project June 2023; iNaturalist Australia since 2020
    100. @zara_nature_nerd: joined project January 2023; iNaturalist since 2019
A bird-flock silhouette is shown with celebratory, noise-making party horns (in rose, aqua, sea-blue, purple, blue and gold).

Published: July 4, 2023 · Revised: July 19, 2023 by @kitemongoose · 🔚


Publicado el julio 5, 2023 01:09 MAÑANA por kitemongoose kitemongoose

17 de enero de 2023

Great Egret nestlings at UTSWMC rookery, Texas

Li’l Punk Rockers? 🎸🤘🎸 Sibling rivalry amongst chicks: Two young, fuzzy-headed American Great Egret nestlings compete by sparring with their beaks, while their parent stands behind them in the nest.
Image 1. Ardea alba ssp. egretta [American Great Egret] · Photographed in Texas, USA (Dallas County), these tiny Great Egret nestlings sport upright head-feathers that resemble a punk-rocker mohawk. In the background, their parent’s feet tower over them.
Photo by @shivashenoy · April 2021 · © Shiva Shenoy · some rights reserved ·  image 1—license 
Bird With Its Parent journal · iNaturalist · January 17, 2023

Who can resist these cute little babies! Hobby photographer Shiva Shenoy spotted these youngsters in Dallas, at the on-campus bird rookery of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSWMC)*. A bird rookery at an academic medical center, in an urban area? What could be better!

Amidst the hustle and bustle of Dallas, the rookery’s small wooded area (seen here on Google maps, UTSWMC ) makes a big environmental impact. I’m reminded of the words of @laurasea (regarding Wood Storks observed in Florida, at a pond in Walmart’s parking lot ): "If only we planned and set aside little spaces for creatures around us. There would be so much more life." So thanks to all the businesses, organizations and environmental advocates who do just that.

The following photo shows more of this proud Great Egret parent:

An adult American Great Egret, with flowing white aigrettes, stands guard over two fuzzy nestlings.
Image 2. Ardea alba ssp. egretta [American Great Egret] chicks on nest with parent
Photo by @shivashenoy · April 2021 · © Shiva Shenoy · some rights reserved ·  image 2—license 

Author: @kitemongoose · Published: January 17, 2023 · Revised: July 20, 2023 by @kitemongoose · 🔚

Footnote:
* This project and its admin are not affiliated with UTSWMC or its rookery.

Project link:

Publicado el enero 17, 2023 11:52 TARDE por kitemongoose kitemongoose | 1 comentario | Deja un comentario

12 de enero de 2023

Before photographing a bird’s nest, LEARN HOW! 😁

Nest Photography: Learn How

1️⃣ ➡️ There are potential dangers to photographing an active bird nest, but also potential benefits! Before photographing a nest, please learn what to do (and what not to do). This article entitled HOW TO NESTWATCH by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology* is a great resource, and even includes a helpful quiz!

Choose Your iNat Geoprivacy Preference

2️⃣ ➡️ Then, please decide whether you want your iNat nest observation to have an open, obscured or private Geoprivacy location. You can read about the 3 Geoprivacy options here. Another option — some birders keep the location of their nest observation intentionally hidden until after the birds have grown up (via editing the observation to change their Geoprivacy selection).

Some considerations to contemplate when choosing the Geoprivacy of nest observations include:

  • Are hunters/poachers a threat to the species you’ve observed?
  • Is the conservation status of the species in trouble, such as vulnerable or endangered? If so, what’s the best way to protect the species?
  • Is it a species that will attract many people to come view it? If so, how accessible is the nest location? (increased foot traffic = increased risk)
  • Is the nest very near to your home address? (some observers avoid “open” Geoprivacy near to their homes)

Ultimately, it’s important to note that the Geoprivacy decision is completely up to the observer.


* This project and its admin are not affiliated with Cornell or The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
From web browser: View the Bird With Its Parent project page.
From iNat app: View the Bird With Its Parent project page.
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Publicado el enero 12, 2023 09:51 TARDE por kitemongoose kitemongoose

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