| Latin name | Common name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanargia galathea | The marbled white | 26.06.2016 | Milovice, Czech republic |
| Link to original community |
|---|
| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27164672 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 50.24417 | 14.881404 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.2441701666&mlon=14.881403568#map=15/50.2445/14.8831 |
My first ever photo for iNaturalist. When I took it on a trip to Milovice (Czech Republic), I didn't even know there was such a thing as iNaturalist and similar servers. It was also one of my first ever nature photos on a digital camera. I used to take photos on slides, but that's ancient history. Everything has faded and the records of when and where I took these photos are gone too. The little camera without a viewfinder was cheap so I got one for my frequent trips to the countryside. I don't really know why. It was a SONY DSC-W830 just a nice toy.
Since old love doesn't rust, within six months I got a DSLR and started shooting more. I felt sorry for the photos from South America. They were just sitting on the disc and it was clear that nobody would ever see them, just me and a few friends. The internet solved the problem quickly, I found iNaturalist.org in the early spring of 2019 and today I have 7,871 sightings there.
Mostly ordinary stuff, but every now and then there is a pearl from the Czech Republic or Africa or South America. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it.