Phil Tank

2025 Saskatoon Fringe Reviews, Part 1: Shakespeare, space and crows abound – PodSask The Saskatoon Fringe Festival is back! Check out the first round of review from PodSask!

I did some opinion writing this week - a couple of reviews of Fringe plays on a volunteer basis, both of which I recommend!
#saskatoon #fringe #theatre #yxefringe
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An idyllic July evening to watch #beaver behaviour in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

Time to shake …
#saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #beaver #kayak

At the edge of the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#beaver #wildlifephotography #meewasin #urbanwildlife #kayak #sask

A #chipmunk scampers around on the #Meewasin trail in #Saskatoon
#saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #cycling

A #beaver lives in harmony with ducks on the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫 🦆
#sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #kayak

A #squirrel twists around a tree in #Wascana Park in #Regina …
#saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

So much for saving the seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon as the demolition has started despite the buildings’ heritage value
#sask #Lutheran #heritage #uofs #history

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We interrupt your regular #Saskatoon wildlife programming to bring you a rare sighting of a mink scampering around below the Gordie Howe Bridge …
#mink #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #meewasin #sask #saskatchewan #gordiehowebridge #gordiehowe

You get a good look at how this #beaver propels itself from this video taken from the Gordie Howe Bridge above the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #gordiehowe #gordiehowebridge

Pelican-palooza at the weir in #Saskatoon on the South #Saskatchewan River …
#sask #pelican #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #birds #meewasin

Some manic motion as ducklings follow their mom in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#duck #duckling #meewasin #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #meewasin #kayak #southsaskriver

Richardson’s ground squirrels are pretty skittish, but this one mostly ignores the human nearby … and shows why the species is also called flickertail …
#groundsquirrel #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #stand #flickertail

This critter glides through the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#beaver #meewasin #sask #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Time to slip slide away …
#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #meewasin #southsaskriver #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Moving right along …
#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayak #river

#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #meewasin #southsaskriver #monday #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #kayak #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

A #beaver jumps into the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#sask #meewasin #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Here’s a closeup look at our country’s national animal - happy Canada Day!
🍁 🇨🇦 🦫
#beaver #canadaday #happycanadaday #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #river #southsaskriver #kayak #urbanwildlife #canada #wildlifephotography

I believe this is a yellow-bellied marmot - based on some internet research, its colouring … and the way the snivelling coward runs away …
#smallmammals #saskatoon #meewasin #saskatchewan #sask #marmot #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Mandryk: The old, columnist pigeon says good-bye ... and thank you Delivering the news has always mattered. Words matter. Today, they matter more than ever.

After four decades, Leader-Post columnist and #Saskatchewan institution Murray Mandryk signs off …
#newspapers #journalism #cdnmedia #sask #skpoli
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Waiting in the water …
#beaver #saskatoon #sask #saskatchewan #southsaskriver #river #meewasin #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #thewaiting

The grace this #pelican displays in landing close to its mates is evident when seen in #slowmotion
#saskatoon #sask #saskatchewan #southsaskriver #river #meewasin #birds #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #canada

This creature crawls carefully back into the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon - offering a good look at its front and back legs …
#beaver #sask #river #meewasin #canada #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

This critter enjoys its dinner in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon, oblivious to the commotion from the River Landing basketball courts above …
#beaver #sask #canada #meewasin #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #river

Sometimes beavers get freaked by a #kayak - understandable for a species nearly hunted to extinction by humans in self-propelled watercraft - but this critter stays pretty chill …
#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #canada #sask #southsaskatchewanriver #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography 🦫

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CBC: One less voice in the media after PostMedia News eliminates opinion columnist Phil Tank at The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
#news #journalism #newspaper #saskatoon #cdnmedia
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