I've always had an interest in nature. When I got my first digital camera in 2003 I decided to photograph different plants and animals that I saw on my nature walks. This has been an enjoyable hobby and learning experience.

Some of my better quality photos are on my Smugmug photo site if you are interested. https://paultavares.smugmug.com/Wildlife

iNaturalist Life List https://www.inaturalist.org/lifelists/paultavares?view=tree&tree_mode=full_taxonomy

Heat map of all my observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/map?user_id=paultavares&#3/19.609/8.521

Maverick ID clean up https://www.inaturalist.org/identifications?user_id=paultavares&category=maverick

Explore without the clutter of obscured locations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=false&photos&quality_grade=research&subview=map&verifiable=any&geoprivacy=open&taxon_geoprivacy=open

Observations heat map of my observations, excluding obscured observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/map?user_id=paultavares&geoprivacy=open&taxon_geoprivacy=open&#3/23.852/1.139

ON Butterflies not observed https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?hrank=species&lrank=species&place_id=6883&subview=table&taxon_id=47224&unobserved_by_user_id=paultavares&view=species
Unobserved ON Butterflies seen by others in 2023 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2023-01-01&d2=2023-12-31&hrank=species&lrank=species&place_id=6883&subview=table&taxon_id=47224&unobserved_by_user_id=paultavares&view=species