Take a photo of a plant, bug, fungus, or animal you don’t recognize, and iNaturalist’s community will help you identify it. It’s a great way to learn what’s living around your yard, farm, or favorite trail — and every observation adds to the local record of what’s here.
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Built with kids in mind. Point the camera at a plant or critter and Seek identifies it instantly — no photo upload, no account needed, works even without service. A good one to hand to a kid (or a kid at heart) on a walk.
How to start:
Open the app, click the icon & select iNaturalist.
Click Log in with iNaturalist.
Begin capturing species by clicking the camera icon.
Not sure what that bird is? Merlin can identify it from a photo, a description, or even its song. A simple way to put a name to the birds you’re already hearing every day.
How to start:
Create an account or log in on the app.
When you hear or see a bird, click the Identify tab.
You have three options to help you identify species, but the two most common are to use the microphone to record their calls or the camera to take a picture.
For anyone who already watches the birds around the place — feeders, fields, fencerows. Log what you see and help build one of the largest bird records in the world.
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