iNat Observation #5000

Okay, so it's just a number- but it's a nice, round number that looks good in print. My 5000th iNat observation was of a White-Cloaked Tiger Beetle (Eunota togata) at Quivira NWR in Stafford County Kansas on Sunday, September 1st 2019. I got started with iNaturalist in 2016 by participating in the first Oklahoma Virtual BioBlitz in April of that year. I have since added observations dating back to 2013 (when I first went digital), along with a handful from my film camera days. I was already beginning to extend my range of interests well beyond birds, but being on iNat has motivated me to cast an even wider net, metaphorically if not literally, and given me the opportunity to learn from a lot of knowledgeable people in the iNaturalist-sphere (as well as getting to see everyone else's amazing observations). And now, on to the next 5000.

Bill Carrell
Tulsa, OK
09/03/19

Posted on 03 September, 2019 18:46 by