CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Natures Catalogue
Adds a series of tools like cameras and tripods and a photo scoring system (Think Pokemon Snap) to take photos and catalogue all creatures in various ways
Quick answer
Which Natures Catalogue release should I use?
Natures Catalogue birdwatch-0.9.0.jar targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Natures Catalogue required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Natures Catalogue birdwatch-0.9.0.jar need?
birdwatch-0.9.0.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install GeckoLib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Natures Catalogue without breaking your instance.
Built for Natures Catalogue birdwatch-0.9.0.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use birdwatch-0.9.0.jar. It targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install GeckoLib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside birdwatch-0.9.0.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Natures Catalogue add?
This mod's main function is Photography, I took alot of inspiration from Pokemon Snap.
It adds a Camera (Top Left), A Film Canister (Top Center) that holds 15 photos snapped from the camera, A Photo Album (Top Right) that acts as a form of keeping track of your achievements, A Tripod (Left Center) to hold the camera if you would like to be in the shot yourself, A Remote Shutter (Left Bottom) for triggering the camera when on the tripod, and a Developing Station (Bottom Right) for using the canister to develop the wanted photos and dispose of unwanted ones.

When using the camera (Hold Right Click) it will light up the crosshair green to inform you an entity is in frame, and you will have multiple zoom options by using the scroll wheel, it will also add a subtle Depth of Feild blur to the background, and when ready just take the shot (Left Click) and as long as you have a canister in your inventory with room on it, a photo will be taken and stored.

When using the Photo Album it will keep the best photo you've taken of that animal and use it as the display and will catalogue the points and all mobs and poses you have captured, i have tabbed the book so it will work for addons and keep it organized, and each mob will be greyed out until taken.

The Developing station is pretty straight forward, you interact (Right Click) with it holding a canister with photos and will present you a window to select the photos you want, IT WILL DISCARD THE UNSELECTED ONES, and when hitting develop will give you physical copies of those photos, when placed in item frames they will be framed photos.

There is also a Hall of Fame and Leaderboard for friendly competition on servers, which refreshes when new photos are taken, The leaderboard has two pages that can be cycled (Shift-Right Click) one for top 10 photos and one for top 10 photographers (Based on total points in whole photo album.)


This mod also adds Birds because my main thought process before adding Vanilla mobs to the mix was just a birdwatching mod, I have added them and made them roughly correct size and timidness so they fly from you when getting close, and i have added a prismatic version of each bird which is just a neon hue shifted version that adds more points, they have a shimmering amethyst sound when nearby to help locate them.
They also Nest and lay eggs which you can collect and incubate in your own nests.

Theres a couple blocks added for helping keep birds and attract them like a Bird feeder, Bird house (Which tames the bird that uses it), A Bird Cage for moving them, A Hummingbird Feeder (which hummingbirds will only spawn if one of these is nearby).



Theres also some pieces of armor that together diqguise you as a robin to keep the birds from running from you.
A Hat that lets birds land on your head.
And all birds have a chance to drop their feathers when flying which when combined with a photo of said bird of excellent quality or more, it will create a Poseable doll of the bird.
Check out my new mod that adds support for Cobblemon.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Natures Catalogue by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.1
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Natures Catalogue versions and loaders
birdwatch-0.9.0.jar
12 Nov 2026
NaturesCatalogue1.0
birdwatch-0.7.0.jar
21 Oct 2026
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.