Happy #Caturday, Whiskers and Mike!
09.08.2025 17:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@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). π¨π¦ Citizen scientist. Volunteer for birds. Photos by me.
Happy #Caturday, Whiskers and Mike!
09.08.2025 17:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0πΈπΊ
09.08.2025 16:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Too cute! Happy #Caturday π
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09.08.2025 14:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Perfect π
09.08.2025 14:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Amazing photos! They really are magical
09.08.2025 13:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well you canβt have everything π
09.08.2025 03:38 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ooooo I. have no idea but this looks like an amazing view
09.08.2025 03:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0These 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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hope you get a visit soon
09.08.2025 03:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks!
09.08.2025 03:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very 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. 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.
A few #RainbowWings from yesterday early evening. Nice colors, I think π π
#birds #backyardbirds #hummingbirds
Oh wow, theyβre all gorgeous but that first pic π
09.08.2025 03:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ditto for SK
09.08.2025 03:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sounds just perfect
09.08.2025 03:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Awesome. Lots here too. Weird to get it in August but OK
09.08.2025 02:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So unsettled today!
09.08.2025 02:33 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I 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 π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Innocent
09.08.2025 02:30 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It was another time
09.08.2025 02:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The magpies!
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09.08.2025 02:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Imagine doing this with film
09.08.2025 01:56 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Indeed. Seems that particular report has reached βresearch gradeβ so I guess there is some agreement on the ID
09.08.2025 01:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So youβre saying your keeper ratio is less than 1:10? π€£
09.08.2025 01:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It was so amazing. Fun to think of what might appear this winter!
09.08.2025 01:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So much going on in that tiny universe
09.08.2025 01:51 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good lord, what a horrible chapter in history
09.08.2025 01:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Map 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 π 4 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0