Field Guides

Read these where the question happens.

Each guide answers one field question (what bird, which mushroom, venomous or not) and shows you exactly what to photograph to settle it.

Birds · Birdr

What bird is this? Identify any bird by photo or song

Two reliable ways to put a name on the bird you just saw or heard: what to photograph, what to listen for, and how to confirm the match.

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Mushrooms · Foragr

How to identify a mushroom: a photo checklist that works

The five features that identify a mushroom (cap, gills, stem, base, and habitat), how to photograph each, and the safety rules foragers live by.

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Spiders · Spidr

Is this spider dangerous? Identify it before you panic

Almost every spider you'll meet is harmless. Here's how to photograph and identify the one in your house, and which few actually warrant caution.

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Rocks & minerals · Rockr

How to identify rocks and crystals from a photo

What a photo can and can't tell you about a rock: luster, habit, and color done right, plus the two home tests that settle most identifications.

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Dog breeds · Pawz

What breed is my dog? Photo breed analysis, honestly explained

How photo AI reads your dog's breed mix, what it gets right, where DNA tests still win, and how to take the photo that gets the best answer.

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Behind the lens

How AI species identification actually works

What happens in the seconds between your photo and its name: how vision models read features, why confidence levels matter, and where AI still fails.

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In the field

Identifying wildlife with no signal: a field workflow

A photo taken offline identifies just fine later. The field workflow that loses nothing: what to capture, what to note, and how to batch-identify at camp.

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Trees · Leafr

What tree is this? Identify any tree from one leaf

Shape, margin, and vein pattern: how one leaf names its tree, what to photograph in each season, and how bark and silhouette take over in winter.

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