naturalist

<p>It feels like it&#x27;s time for a new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> </p><p>I&#x27;m Daniel! He / him. </p><p>I&#x27;m a husband and Master <a href="/tags/naturalist/" rel="tag">#Naturalist</a> from Louisiana and living in northeast <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a>.</p><p>I post about <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a>, <a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#birding</a>, <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#insects</a>, <a href="/tags/nativeplants/" rel="tag">#NativePlants</a>, <a href="/tags/inaturalist/" rel="tag">#iNaturalist</a>, and everything else that I find in our travels around this beautiful Earth of ours.</p><p>I am a practitioner of <a href="/tags/soto/" rel="tag">#Soto</a> <a href="/tags/zen/" rel="tag">#Zen</a> <a href="/tags/buddhism/" rel="tag">#Buddhism</a>, a <a href="/tags/photographer/" rel="tag">#photographer</a>, web developer, wood carver, and burgeoning gardener.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://daniel.observer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>daniel.observer</a></p>

<p>Learn how to experience <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> with a new <a href="/tags/perspective/" rel="tag">#perspective</a>: <a href="/tags/reconnection/" rel="tag">#Reconnection</a> For <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#Aliens</a> is a joyful inspiration for children and adults for nature contacts.</p><p>Digitised, purely human-made mini-zine in pdf format that you can download and print yourself: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138</a></p><p><a href="/tags/zine/" rel="tag">#zine</a> <a href="/tags/minizine/" rel="tag">#minizine</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#biodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/moss/" rel="tag">#moss</a> <a href="/tags/woodwideweb/" rel="tag">#WoodWideWeb</a> <a href="/tags/naturalist/" rel="tag">#naturalist</a> <a href="/tags/joy/" rel="tag">#joy</a> <a href="/tags/happiness/" rel="tag">#happiness</a> <a href="/tags/experience/" rel="tag">#experience</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/naturematchcuts/" rel="tag">#NatureMatchCuts</a></p>

<p>After much ado, and eight months after the event itself, here it is. My City Nature Challenge 2025 recap! </p><p>It&#x27;s long, but it turned out that even though the observations felt slow I still had a lot to learn and say from my first CNC in Oregon.</p><p>Glad to get it out before the new year, if just barely! Please enjoy 🙏🏻</p><p><a href="https://daniel.observer/journal/city-nature-challenge-2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daniel.observer/journal/city-nature-challenge-2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daniel.observer/journal/city-n</span><span class="invisible">ature-challenge-2025</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/citynaturechallenge/" rel="tag">#CityNatureChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/naturalist/" rel="tag">#naturalist</a> <a href="/tags/inaturalist/" rel="tag">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="/tags/naturewriting/" rel="tag">#NatureWriting</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a></p>

<p>A long overdue <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a>.</p><p>I take <a href="/tags/creativecommons/" rel="tag">#CreativeCommons</a> photographs (Mostly of <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a>) which I contribute to <a href="/tags/wikimediacommons/" rel="tag">#WikimediaCommons</a> and when appropriate also to <a href="/tags/inaturalist/" rel="tag">#iNaturalist</a>. I&#x27;ve uploaded over 20,000 photos to <a href="/tags/wikimedia/" rel="tag">#Wikimedia</a> and over 12,000 observations to <a href="/tags/inat/" rel="tag">#iNat</a> (of more than 3,000 species).</p><p>I only post my own photos on this account (all of which are <a href="/tags/ccbysa/" rel="tag">#CCBYSA</a>) and make occasional posts about Wikimedia and iNat.</p><p><a href="/tags/photographer/" rel="tag">#Photographer</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/citizenscience/" rel="tag">#CitizenScience</a> <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#Vegan</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergent/" rel="tag">#Neurodivergent</a> <a href="/tags/naturalist/" rel="tag">#Naturalist</a></p>