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Janet Hill

@saskajanet.bsky.social

Welcome to the prairies! In my day job I'm a microbiology prof in Saskatoon @hilllabsask.bsky.social, and weekends are for the birds (literally). πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Citizen scientist. Volunteer for birds. Photos by me.

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Happy #Caturday, Whiskers and Mike!

09.08.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😸😺

09.08.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Too cute! Happy #Caturday 😁

09.08.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

09.08.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect πŸ˜‚

09.08.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing photos! They really are magical

09.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well you can’t have everything πŸ˜‚

09.08.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooooo I. have no idea but this looks like an amazing view

09.08.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These are nodding thistles, an invasive weed here. Their one good feature is that the goldfinches love them! there are several native thistles, too and I agree - thistles FTW!

09.08.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you get a visit soon

09.08.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

09.08.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Very color iridescence from the backlit wings of two hummingbirds. Glowing colors of red, green, and blue.

Very color iridescence from the backlit wings of two hummingbirds. Glowing colors of red, green, and blue.

Very color iridescence from the backlit wings of a hummingbird. Glowing colors of red, green, and blue.

Very color iridescence from the backlit wings of a hummingbird. Glowing colors of red, green, and blue.

Very color iridescence from the backlit wings of a hummingbird. Glowing colors of red, green, and blue. The wings are slightly blurring from the motion.

Very color iridescence from the backlit wings of a hummingbird. Glowing colors of red, green, and blue. The wings are slightly blurring from the motion.

Very color iridescence from one backlit wing of a hummingbird. Glowing colors of red, orange, and blue.

Very color iridescence from one backlit wing of a hummingbird. Glowing colors of red, orange, and blue.

A few #RainbowWings from yesterday early evening. Nice colors, I think 🌈 πŸ‘€
#birds #backyardbirds #hummingbirds

08.08.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Oh wow, they’re all gorgeous but that first pic 😍

09.08.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto for SK

09.08.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds just perfect

09.08.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome. Lots here too. Weird to get it in August but OK

09.08.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So unsettled today!

09.08.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have one more in my fridge. Really need to bust that out one day and just see what happens

09.08.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Innocent

09.08.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was another time

09.08.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The magpies!

09.08.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

09.08.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀞🏻

09.08.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine doing this with film

09.08.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. Seems that particular report has reached β€œresearch grade” so I guess there is some agreement on the ID

09.08.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So you’re saying your keeper ratio is less than 1:10? 🀣

09.08.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was so amazing. Fun to think of what might appear this winter!

09.08.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So much going on in that tiny universe

09.08.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good lord, what a horrible chapter in history

09.08.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Map of North America showing distribution of sightings of eastern carpenter bee. The concentration is in the eastern USA with a few outliers, including one in southern Saskatchewan.

Map of North America showing distribution of sightings of eastern carpenter bee. The concentration is in the eastern USA with a few outliers, including one in southern Saskatchewan.

iNat map for Eastern Carpenter Bee has one intriguing spot… in Saskatoon!

09.08.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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