Waterberg Academy iNaturalist project: Update after week 2
Waterberg Academy iNaturalist project: Update after week 2
Fourteen days into the project! Things are calming down a bit after the initial novelty and excitement.
There are now 276 observations of 91 species, and the number of observers is unchanged at 36. This is an increase of only 39 observations, but 23 species.
The five most active observers (within the school grounds) are:
• Catypid_WA_Gr_7 (34 observations)
• Wbakobus (32 observations)
• David2748 (27 observations; David Rorich)
• Daniel_Eagar_WA_Gr6 (20 observations)
• Mauriza_Kruger_wa_Gr8 (17 observations)
Plants are still the most commonly photographed organisms (59 species) followed by insects (18 species) and birds (6 species). Those of you trying to photograph birds face a challenge as often you cannot get up close, and zooming in or cropping the pictures can result in a pixelated or blurry image, but well done for trying – keep it up!
Photos of the week (based on my judgment alone):
The common dandelion, Taraxacum (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99965029 ) by David2748. I lovely clear close up of this common weed. You are learning to use your camera well and possibly crop your pictures too.
This picture of a common locust by muuri_mutshekwa_wa_gr11 is great! (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99520619). If you look at it on a computer and zoom in you can see amazing details of the eyes and markings Remember, try and crop the pictures so the main subject of the picture is emphasised.
Finally, mauriza_kruger_wa_gr8’s series of three pictures of a dwarf geckgo is wonderful, and again, cropping it would have increased the visual impact (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99445296 )
Keep it up everyone! In week two there is a definite improvement in the pictures, and I get the feeling some of you are starting to see the smaller, less conspicuous things around us - Mosquitos, flies etc. However… No scorpions yet?
Prof. Nigel Barker
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