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Barbara R

@grannybmatey.bsky.social

Fitness nut , glamper, bird watcher, & duolingo fan in my spare time

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Northern flicker at the bird feeder camera making some humming β€œcomments” 🎢

05.02.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First time a starling has visited my bird feeder camera!

22.01.2026 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinglet visiting the suet feeder today. Could be the ruby crowned kinglet I’ve seen before, but he didn’t show off his crown this time.

10.01.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The neighbourhood downie woodpecker stopped by for elevenses

28.11.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Five finches feasting …. And a nuthatch in the right corner 🎢

07.11.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A spotted towhee in my neighbourhood visiting the bird feeder

25.10.2025 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The goldfinch is back!

14.10.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to see this golden crowned sparrow foraging in my garden. Photo through (needs cleaning 🫣) living room window

04.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First time seeing an American goldfinch (this one in non breeding plumage) at my feeder today! However I’ve seen many of them at our LHOP in Saskatchewan with much brighter yellow breeding plumage

09.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BC’s provincial bird the Steller’s Jay stopped by for a snack

23.08.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoy a well deserved break!

23.08.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feisty finches!

22.08.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home from away & the backyard birds seemed very glad to see their feeder back in action!

17.08.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flowers at our Little House on the Prairie, RM of Orkney, SK

07.08.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Native wildflowers along the Valley Trail near our campsite in Whistler

28.06.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, this feeder is reserved for finches!

22.06.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to see (for the first time) this rufous hummingbird at my feeder this afternoon!

11.06.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gardens & their gardeners during my bus&bike excursion to Second Beach Pool via the Arbutus Greenway, Vancouver BC

10.06.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great blue heron fishing successfully in our neighbourhood duck ponds in Alderwood Park

04.06.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lady’s slipper blooming again this year in the lane between the LHOP & Reunion Farm 😍
Rural Municipality of Orkney, SK

02.06.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abundance of flowers for these busy bees: western honey bee harvesting the white rose, orange rumped bumblebee at the pink rose. McCartney Creek Park

02.06.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rufous hummingbird posing for photos near twinberry honeysuckle in Pacific Rim Nationsl Park

12.05.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Camas blooming along the Galloping Goose Trail

04.05.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Damp day for this spotted towhee’s visit to the bird feeder camera

29.04.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pacific dogwood & apple blossoms on the Fort to Fort Trail / Brae Island Regional Park

24.04.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bike ride to Hi Knoll park where the fawn lilies were in bloom - lucky to catch a glimpse of the white ones which were almost finished blooming. Trilliums & wild bleeding heart also showing off

19.04.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hellebores in my garden

16.04.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A red breasted nuthatch drops in on the pine siskins

14.04.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest, South Surrey

10.04.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s trillium time again (trillium ovatum or pacific trillium)!!

10.04.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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