My favourite regions – Natural Code

Here are some code-and-documentation examples of accessing and visualising iNaturalist observations with R and Python.

Visit to Darwin

In July 2023 I visited Darwin for a Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia. During this trip I made some observations that I later uploaded to iNaturalist.

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Páramos de Colombia: una visita en Octubre 2024

Un resumen de mis observaciones en Octubre 2024 en Colombia.

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Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria

Ada and I went to Melbourne to attend the 2024 ESA Conference (ESA2024) at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 9-13 December 2024. We signed up for one of…

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Visiting National Parks in New South Wales

A large part of my iNat activity has been accumulating in the past years, since I moved to Australia in 2019.

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Travel journey to Bali, Indonesia

We took a family holidays in Bali, Indonesia from 19 to 19 December 2025, and I brought my cameras along to capture as many little land and sea critters as possible. I am in…

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Lomas de Lachay en Lima, Perú

Un resumen de mis observaciones en las Lomas de Lachay, cerca de Lima, Perú.

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A visit to Cairns

A summary of my iNaturalist observations during our visit to Cairns.

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A visit to Abu Dhabi

A summary of my iNaturalist observations during a visit to Abu Dhabi for the IUCN World Conservation Congress.

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De Adelaida a Kati Thanda/Lago Eyre

Esta es un resumen de las observaciones realizadas durante un viaje familiar en Julio de 2025. Fuimos desde Adelaida a William Creek por tierra y desde allí sobrevolamos el…

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A visit to Rwanda and Uganda

This post will contain a summary of my iNaturalist observations made during a visit to Rwanda and Uganda for the African Protected Areas Conference (APAC).

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Visit to Hobart

In January 2023 I visited Hobart with my family. During this family holiday I made some observations that I later uploaded to iNaturalist.

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A visit to Tajikistan

A summary of my iNaturalist observations during a visit to Tajikistan for the Internation Conference on Glacier Preservation.

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Tarawi Nature Reserve

I will be using R with the following selection of libraries in this blog post:

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Kiama Coastal walk

I will be using R with the following selection of libraries in this blog post:

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

A large part of my iNat activity has been accumulating in the past years, since I moved to Australia in 2019.

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A walk around the Manly dam

I will be using R with the following selection of libraries in this blog post:

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Around the world with iNaturalist

Today, we’ll embark on an adventure from the field to the digital realm. Let’s explore how to extract, map, and analyze global iNaturalist observations using Python.

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