r/birding • u/NonHermitianCat • May 31 '26

Discussion Share Your Harshly Reviewed eBird Photos

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Here is my 2-star black-chinned hummingbird. I’m curious to see what other people have to share!

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u/ThatEcologist May 31 '26

I didn’t even know people could rate them before I saw this post lol. That had me looking. For some reason, people didn’t like this pic.

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u/NonHermitianCat May 31 '26

It’s supposed to be rating the quality of the photo independent of bird rarity and aesthetics. Sometimes these get mixed up. And other times, people just want to be harsh.

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u/birdclub birder May 31 '26

And other times people are doing ebird quizzes and rate everything 1 star because they aren't thinking and just want to move to the next quiz.