@saskajanet.bsky.social
Welcome to the prairies! In my day job I'm a microbiology prof @hilllabsask.bsky.social. Weekends are for the birds (literally). 🇨🇦 Citizen scientist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Volunteer for birds. Photos by me.
That’s quite the process you have going on there
10.03.2026 01:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Woot!
10.03.2026 01:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Stylized "wild card" cards of both insects wearing their corpse suits (described in coming battle).
FIRST & ONLY UP TONIGHT: Bone Collector Caterpillar (Hyposmocoma) vs. Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis petax) #2026MMM
10.03.2026 00:32 — 👍 68 🔁 21 💬 3 📌 3Oh yes. All those episodes are written in my memory (especially the elephant seal chasing Marlin down the beach)
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Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond.
#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon
09.03.2026 14:55 — 👍 76 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0Uh oh 😹
09.03.2026 12:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0When anything is possible, unplugging is advised
09.03.2026 04:09 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yikes!
09.03.2026 04:04 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0A glorious racket
09.03.2026 03:51 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We always have a handful of aberrant individuals in the city that stay because there is some open water around the water treatment plant all winter
09.03.2026 03:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
tight closeup of an american crow, with snowflake bokeh scattered in the photo
an american crow dancing around with snowflake bokeh scattered in the photo
an american crow, with snowflake bokeh scattered in the photo walking forward determinedly
snow crow photos! enjoyed how the snowflakes rendered in these shots
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Wow! These are gorgeous
09.03.2026 02:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Her rebuttal is compelling
09.03.2026 02:22 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Betting against the Gila Monster is never a good idea
09.03.2026 02:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A screen grab of the calendar showing that the WILD CARD is March 9th and March 8th is Wild Card Eve, spent rethinking your whole bracket in agonies of second guesses.
Happy #2026MMM Wild Card Eve to all who celebrate!
08.03.2026 17:34 — 👍 79 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 7If they’re planning to come this far north, I’d say hold up, because it’s still winter 😂
09.03.2026 01:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Well that’s just amazing. Match made in heaven
09.03.2026 01:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I get that. Same. 5 months is enough 🤪
09.03.2026 01:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s amazing. Even big flakes look little on video so these must be HUGE
09.03.2026 01:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dr. Peter Venkman: That's 5 for 5, you can't see these can you?
Female Student: No.
Dr. Peter Venkman: You're not cheating me, are you?
Female Student: No. I swear, they're just coming to me.
Beautiful! Such huge flakes
09.03.2026 01:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Cobra Chickens are always ready to mess with humans 😂
09.03.2026 01:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s true 😂
09.03.2026 01:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0They sure can hold a grudge
09.03.2026 01:11 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yet another Cobra Chicken superpower
09.03.2026 00:19 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Definitely. They’re willing to deal with a bit of snow and ice to get the primo spots
09.03.2026 00:19 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Saw quite a few new arrivals this weekend - many walking around in the snow looking like they had regrets 😂
09.03.2026 00:18 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0(Population) Evidence would suggest they know what they’re doing 😂
09.03.2026 00:11 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0And to you, Ellen. Nice to think of Kathy today
09.03.2026 00:09 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0