Greg Shchepanek

 Nature & Wildlife Site Northern Green Frog ( Lithobates clamitans melanota ) Foley Mountain Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada. Featured on the Project Noah Facebook page on November 7th, 2024. About the Project Project Noah is an award-winning software platform designed to help people connect with the natural world and learn about wildlife. Launched out of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program in early 2010, the project began as an experiment to mobilize citizen scientists and build a digital butterfly net for the 21st century. The original Project Noah platform was founded by Yasser Ansari , Martin Ceperley, Peter Horvath, and Bruno Kruse with support from New York University and the Joan Ganz Conney Center . Participation I have been an active member on the Project Noah   community website pretty much since its inception in 2010. I first learned of the site from my participation in the National Geographic Your Shot global photo community. " NOAH " ...

 Communities Hi there   I have been participating in Citizen Scientists ' web platforms since about 2010. I use them to feature my photography and to identify unknown species. I was just wondering if anyone else uses these sites and which ones are your favourites ? Some sites I use frequently are Project Noah , iNaturalist , JungleDragon , PhotoClub-Canadian Geographic  and Macroderie . What are yours and how do you identify your subjects ?  Project Noah  was my first community that I joined I learned about being a member of National Geographic Your Shot it was meant to be a mobile phone application to help identify nature species from around the world. It was a great community to discover like minded explorers and I made a few good acquaintances along my  journey. It is an  online community dedicated to explore and document wildlife across the globe. " Noah " is an acronym for " networked organisms and habitats ". The initial  application wa...

 A Wildlife Community Black-tailed Jackrabbit ( Lepus californicus ) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347. I have been a member of this community ever since the inception of the site back in 2010 and it is one of the main reasons I chose nature as my photo subject. It is the first citizen scientist platform that I was introduced to right after I began photographing nature as my main hobby and interest. I first began to photograph my travels on a trip to Newfoundland just using my mobile phone to document the wildlife I ran into there. Unfortunately I lost that phone in New York City just after my trip to the East coast. From there I graduated to using a camera,  Olympus FE47, X43  and an HTC Desire high definition phone. It 2011 when I finally got serious about photographing nature. Later I would purchase a Panasonic camera and begin my adventures into Macro photography. Now I am all about using Canon cameras I find that they p...

 Birds & Cats  Snow Buntings ( Plectrophenax nivalis ) Richmond, Ontario, Canada. While in the search for Snowy Owls, it was wonderful to discover a large flock of Snow Buntings in search for food in the farm fields of Richmond. It was a pure joy to observed them doing their thing in the fields. Most of the photos showed them pecking at the ground it would have been more favourable if there was more snow like we had this past week enduring heavy snow falls that we haven't seen since 2002, but then again it must be very hard to find food out there for the Buntings after such a snowfall.  Cats Spent some time with some feline friends on Valentine's Day this year. They are a favourite topic of mine and thank goodness my friend has some beautiful posers in her home. The only qualm I would have is the lighting was a bit difficult taking most the photos at night so they are a bit warmer than usual. Nigel and KC are their names and they have the most inquisitive stares I ha...

 Just Because Found this little guy on the the appropriately named Chipmunk Trail in the Stoney Swamp. Here is another video located in the Stoney Swamp but on the Jack Pine Trail. 

 Year of the Snake Wandering Garter Snake ( Thamnophis elegans ssp. vagrans ) Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada. Ramsar site no. 649. Let go of old patterns and embrace innovation for this year of the snake and see a year of adaptability and renewal, this Wednesday will be when the celebrations come to a head and spring will be welcomed. I always love the Chinese New Year because it is based on the Lunar New Year and the fascinating animals that shape the year ahead. The Snake is the sixth animal in the zodiac cycle. Much like the snake sheds its skin, 2025 marks a year when individuals and communities can let go of old patterns and embrace innovation. The year of the snake serves as a call for thoughtful action and strategic change.