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I'm a ... Paddler•birder•shutterbug• traveller•coffeeholic•parront•nature nut•sports fan•movie buff•bibliophile ...and I've written about all of these topics on the radio, in print, online.
Today is #NationalWildlifeDay.
A day to focus on the ongoing efforts to conserve endangered wild animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, marine mammals, insects.
I took the images featured here in #BC, #Alberta, & %Ontario.
#GrizzlyBear #MerlinFalcon #Moose #CommonLoon
#NationalWildlifeDay2025
Happy #NationalAviationDay.
Celebrate being able to “make like a bird” - in #planes, #helicopters, & gliders. Do you remember your first flight? Mine was in a bush plane in Northern Ontario.
#biplanes #bushplanes #propplanes #jets #helicopters
#AviationDay #NationalAviationDay2025 #Aviation
Happy #NationalAcadianDay!
A day when #Acadians celebrate their heritage and history. I’ve travelled through various parts of #Acadia in both #NB & #NS. Photos here including #Edmunston, #GrandFalls, & #NovaScotia’s #AcadianVillage. #AcadianDay2025 #AcadianVillage #NewBrunswick
Another interesting collection of writing about trees, forests, and their importance to the world.
#TreeTomeTuesday #TreeTomeTuesdays #TreeTome #TreeTomes #BooksAboutTrees #TreeBooks #LanguageOfTrees
Happy #NationalLighthouseDay! Mark the day by visiting a local #lighthouse or getting involved with a group trying to preserve a lighthouse as a #HistoricSite. Featured here: pix of #lighthouses in #Newfoundland #Quebec #NewBrunswick & #NovaScotia
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Arrived in yesterday‘s mail: my certificate for finishing second overall in the “Other Feature“ category of the #POMAC #awards.
Ran in the Nov-Dec issue of #CanadianWildlife mag.
#Award #POMACAwards #CanadianWildlifeFederation #CWF #CWFMagazine #ProfessionalOutdoorMediaAssociationOfCanada
Today is #WorldRangerDay: a day to celebrate #parkrangers, #forestrangers, #bushrangers, or whatever you want to call them, worldwide, whether in #Africa, #Asia, or #NorthAmerica. Their jobs range from guiding tourists to stopping poachers. #RangerDay #Rangers #KahuziBiega
#Borneo #Algonquin
Driving the #Irishloop in #Newfoundland’s #Avalon peninsula. #Birding #Hiking #Golfing #History #Archaeology #Paleontology
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Happy #WorldNatureConservation!
#WorldConservationDay #Conservation #GivesBackToNature
Here’s an article I recently wrote for #Asparagus magazine about giving back to #nature.
www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/enj...
It’s #WorldBeeDay!
Ways to help bees include:
* Planting native vegetation
* Leaving natural debris in your yard
* Leaving weeds like dandelions alone
* Refrain from spraying your grass with chemicals #WorldBeeDay2025 #Bees #SaveTheBees #BeesAreGood #Pollinators #BeeDay
Happy #NationalTourismDay! I’ve been lucky to have travelled to all but 2 of the 7 continents, & I’ll say there are some amazing places right in #Canada, so you don’t have to go too far to be a #tourist or #traveller.
#NationalTourismDay2025 #Tourism #Travel #BeATouristInYourOwnCountry #SeeTheWorld
It’s #WoodcraftWednesday! This post helps me recall that time I made my own canoe paddle at the The #CanadianCanoeMuseum in #Peterborough, Ontario.
Spent three days there, working on the paddle, lots of fun!
#WoodcraftWednesdays #PaddleMaking #Paddle #Paddles #CanoePaddles #CanoeMuseum
It’s #WetlandWednesday!
if you want to see a lot of birds like I do, wetlands are one of the best places to go. They're also biodiversity hotspots.
This photo was taken at #CheamLake, near #Chilliwack, #BC.
Do you have a favourite wetland nearby where you can visit?
#WetlandWednesdays #Wetlands
#Northerngannets at Cape St. Mary's.
This "beaking" is called "mutual fencing."
#Easter -ish fact about their #eggs: they lay 1 egg & keep it warm with their webbed feet. This incubation technique is unique to gannets, boobies, pelicans & cormorants. #Gannets #BirdsOfNewfounfland #AvalonPeninsula
It’s #GoodFriday– but it’s also #WorldHeritageDay - 2 reasons to celebrate! A few photos from some of the #UNESCO sites I’ve visited.
#MachuPicchu #VictoriaFalls #Lunenburg #RideauCanal
It’s #WoodpeckerWednesday! Cool trivia fact: Flicker nestlings, sensing danger in a cavity nest, will often emit a buzzing sound that sounds bees to deter predatory intruders.
#WoodpeckerWednesday #WoodpeckerWednesdays #Woodpecker #WoodPeckers #Flicker #NorthernFlicker #Flickers #NorthernFlickers
Today is #NationalPuffinDay.
Half the #Atlanticpuffins in North America breed in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, just off the coast of Newfoundland’s #AvalonPeninsula – where this pic was taken. It’s Their official provincial bird.
#PuffinDay #BirdingNewfoundland #Puffins #WitlessBay
As #NationalWildlifeWeek winds down, this #explore article includes info about some charitable organizations that can help #wildlife.
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It’s a #ThirstyThursday! Since it’s also #NationalWildlifeWeek, I thought I’d post images of various #beer mugs I have with #wildlife on them: #birds, #bears, & #lobster. Cheers!
#ThirstyThursdays #wildlifebeermugs #BeerMugs #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #CheersForBeers #WildlifeMugs
Turtles & seals & bears – oh my!
It’s #WildlifeWednesday! Pix of Canadian wildlife I’ve taken through the years, since it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#WildlifeWednesdays #WildlifeWeek #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #Turtles #Seals #Bears #Deer #Moose #Pronghorns #Eagles #Minks #Rabbits #Raccoons
#Mug of the Month: received this mug as a Xmas present. It sports the logo of the Department of Inland Fisheries and #Wildlife for Maine. Because it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#MugOfTheMonth #MonthlyMug #MondaysMug #MondayMug #MugMonday #MugMondays #CoffeeCup #CoffeeCups
Today marks the start of #DiscoverNationalParksFortnight.
For the next 2 weeks, visit a #nationalpark, or plan a visit to one.
These are a few pix I’ve taken over the years at #parkscanada parks. #DiscoverNationalParks #CanadianParks #CapeBretonHighlands #PrinceAlbertNP #Kootenay
Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalDay! A day to celebrate all those animals that live in the water. That includes #dolphins, #whales, #turtles, #seals, #birds, & #alligators. I’ve had the privilege of taking photos of many different #aquaticanimals. A quick online search will tell you more about this day.
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Businessman who filed for bankruptcy SIX times thinks #tariffs are a good thing! Enjoy the recession ! Its coming! 🪶😡🇨🇦🇺🇸 www.cbc.ca/9.6708337
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CP NewsAlert: Trump's tariffs will fundamentally change global trading system: Carney
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If you're getting your #java fix #outdoors, try one of these methods. While you're at it, try one of these amazing #Canadian roasters that give back to the #environment. explore-mag.com/5-ways-to-en...
28.03.2025 15:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I can't disagree with this.
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I signed.
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