I am a retired wildlife biologist (formerly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska and Washington, D.C.) now living in southwestern Michigan.

MILESTONES (in reverse order):

46th Photo in Explore ("Ripe Cherries") - 6/21/2023

TWO MILLION PHOTO VIEWS - 6/16/2023

45th Photo in Explore ("Southern Blue Flag") - 6/4/2023

44th Photo in Explore ("Birdwatcher") - 5/14/2023

TWO MILLION TOTAL VIEWS - 5/2/2023

43rd Photo in Explore ("The Old Sassafras") - 5/1/2023

3,000th Photo ("Sugar Maple Flower Buds") - 4/18/2023

42nd Photo in Explore ("Blushing") - 4/5/2023

41st Photo in Explore ("Eastern Cottonwood") - 3/16/2023

40th Photo in Explore ("Floating Bench") - 3/1/2023

39th Photo in Explore ("Red Heart") - 2/20/2023

38th Photo in Explore ("Not A Bird") - 1/14/2023

37th Photo in Explore ("Dreamlike") - 11/7/2022

36th Photo in Explore ("Abstract in Red") - 12/28/2022

81% of Views (Highest Daily Percentage - "October") - 10/12/2022

80% of Faves (Highest Daily Percentage - "October") - 10/12/2022

35th Photo in Explore ("October") - 10/11/2022

34th Photo in Explore ("Foxtails") - 9/13/2022

1.5 MILLION PHOTO VIEWS - 9/3/2022

33rd Photo in Explore ("Geometric Red") - 8/28/2022

9,358 Views (Most Daily) - 8/28/2022

1.5 MILLION TOTAL VIEWS - 7/27/2022

32nd Photo in Explore ("Grape Leaf") - 6/23/2022

31st Photo in Explore ("Translucent") - 5/30/2022

30th Photo in Explore ("Inside") - 5/14/2022

29th Photo in Explore - 4/10/2022

28th Photo in Explore - 3/21/2022

27th Photo in Explore - 3/4/2022

26th Photo in Explore - 1/27/2022

2,000th Photo uploaded - 1/22/2022

25th Photo in Explore - 12/27/2021

24th Photo in Explore - 11/21/2021

ONE MILLION PHOTO VIEWS - 7/10/2021

3.71% Favorability (Highest 30-Day Average - Faves/Views*100) - 6/27/2021

ONE MILLION TOTAL VIEWS - 6/24/2021

103 Faves (Highest 30-Day Average) - 6/23/2021

3,085 Views (Highest 30-day Average) - 6/19/2021

118 Faves (Highest 10-Day Average) - 6/15/2021

4.25% Favorability (Highest 10-day Average - Faves/Views*100) - 6/12/2021

3,591 Views (Highest 10-Day Average) - 5/31/2021

200 Photos w/25+ Faves - 4/22/2021

50 Photos in Galleries - 3/26/2021

10,000 Gallery Views - 2/15/2021

100 Photos w/25+ Favs - 11/05/2020

100 Photos w/1,000+ Views - 11/03/2020

300 Faves (Most Daily) - 10/17/2020

500,000 Photo Views - 9/27/2020

500,000 Total Views - 9/22/2020

1,000th Photo Uploaded - 8/21/2020

10th Photo In Explore - 8/11/2020

1st Photo In Explore - 11/2019

100th Photo Uploaded - 12/9/2018

1st Photo Uploaded - 10/25/2017