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ChArtuso

@chartuso.bsky.social

student of Anishinaabemowin, environmentalist, author (https://www.vidacom.ca/product-page/our-feathered-friends-a-bird-s-eye-view-of-canada), supporter of Indigenous-led conservation. I’ve photographed 4400 species of birds (167 species of owls).

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ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last wk.

long time in the making, beautiful example of migratory birds as environmental connectors & cultural messengers: www.childrenofthesky.org 2 special events: * KIN Collective Gathering in Whanganui November 29- December 2 & * Children of the Sky Summit in Wellington from December 3-5 -who are we?

long time in the making, beautiful example of power of migratory birds as environmental connectors & cultural messengers: www.childrenofthesky.org two special events: ** KIN Collective Gathering in Whanganui November 29- December 2 & ** Children of the Sky Summit in Wellington from December 3-5
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hi friends, so the long wait is finally over - my boo is now available at www.vidacom.ca/product-page...   & will be available in other distributors after a few months #birdbooks

Our Feathered Friends : A Bird’s-Eye View of Canada | vidacom

Book Sample From coast to coast to coast, birds fill every habitat of every part of Canada. Most are small and lightweight; however, like other small beings, they are an integral and intricate aspect ...

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ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · 7mo ago

gaakaabishiinh / Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), gichi-ziibiing, adaawaang, anishinaabewakiing This red Eastern Screech-owl apparently moulted body feathers July - September & was comical in appearance in peak moult. All photos heavily cropped & lighting conditions vary #owls #owlsoftheworld

gaakaabishiinh / Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), gichi-ziibiing, adaawaang, anishinaabewakiing, C. Artuso. This red Eastern Screech-owl apparently moulted most body feathers from July to early September, & was comical in appearance when in peak moult in late July. I made somewhat regular, super quick dawn checks of one of their regular roost sites to observe this. All photos are heavily cropped & lighting conditions vary.gaakaabishiinh / Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), gichi-ziibiing, adaawaang, anishinaabewakiing, C. Artuso. This red Eastern Screech-owl apparently moulted most body feathers from July to early September, & was comical in appearance when in peak moult in late July. I made somewhat regular, super quick dawn checks of one of their regular roost sites to observe this. All photos are heavily cropped & lighting conditions vary.gaakaabishiinh / Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), gichi-ziibiing, adaawaang, anishinaabewakiing, C. Artuso. This red Eastern Screech-owl apparently moulted most body feathers from July to early September, & was comical in appearance when in peak moult in late July. I made somewhat regular, super quick dawn checks of one of their regular roost sites to observe this. All photos are heavily cropped & lighting conditions vary.gaakaabishiinh / Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), gichi-ziibiing, adaawaang, anishinaabewakiing, C. Artuso. This red Eastern Screech-owl apparently moulted most body feathers from July to early September, & was comical in appearance when in peak moult in late July. I made somewhat regular, super quick dawn checks of one of their regular roost sites to observe this. All photos are heavily cropped & lighting conditions vary.
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Ingichi-apiitenimaag sa go gakina awiya gidinawemaaganinaanig e-wiiji-giiwitaagaabawiyang omaa, gakina ezhichigeyang I am so very proud of the amazing work of the Indigenous Kinship Circle: https:/indigenouskinshipcircle.com www.culturalsurvival.org/publications...

Reviving Ancestral Kinships Across Turtle Island Grasslands for Sustainable Community Futures

Indigenous Peoples, our other-than-human relatives, and grassland ecosystems have lived together in harmony and mutual flourishing for thousands of years. Grasslands evolved through interconnected soc...

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ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Always inspired by this truly awesome language champion in nsyilxcən (one of the Interior Salishan languages), lax̌lax̌tkʷ (Dr. Jeanette Armstrong), whom i have the great honour to work with on Species At Risk conservation: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/18/u...

UBC Okanagan welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency students - UBC's Okanagan News

UBCO is the first Canadian university to offer degrees in all four Interior Salish languages

news.ok.ubc.ca

ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Gaakaabishiinh dash wiin gaa-kaa-gaa-kaa inwe. Miish iinzan mwinaans ezhinaagozigwen (onzaam mawikaazo enwed), gonimaa “waagbinwenh” (waagibiN /waag-/+/-we/?), “niningbinwenh” (niningibinigo /nining-/+/-we/?) gaye. Gichi-nitaa gaazonaadizo a’aw gaa-izhi-waabameg omaa nimazinaakizoning #birds #owls

Gaakaabishiinh dash wiin “gaa-kaa-gaa-kaa-gaa-kaa” inwe (@Charles Grolla). Miish iinzan “mawinaans” ezhinaagozigwen (onzaam mawikaazo enwed), gonimaa iidog “waagobinwenh” (waagibiN: /waag-/ + /-we/?), “niningbinwenh” (niningibinigo: /nining-/ + /-we/?) igaye. Gichi-nitaa gaazonaadizo a’aw gaakaabishiinh, gaa-izhi-waabameg omaa nimazinaakizoning. gaakaabishiinh; gaakaabshiish (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu; pers. comm.) waagbinwenh (https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) mwinaans (https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) niningibin'wenh (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary); Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Boodawidoombe owiinizowin iinzan ezhi-dazhimigodogwen gaa-nitaa-gwiishkoshid geshkii-dibikak. Miish gaakaabishiinh dash wiin i’iw ikidowin ezhi-aabajitoong ji-wiinigowaad anooj dinowa egaashiinyijig e-dadaataba'amaazowaad geshkii-dibikak. Miish giiwenh gaakaa-gaakaa-gaakaa enwewaagwen agiw. #birds

boodawidoombe (https://ojibwe.net, Maya Chacby & students) yooyoosha'sew (Maya chacby & students) gaakaabishiinh (https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) kakabé (https://potawatomidictionary.com) American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad Boodawidoombe owiinizowin iinzan ezhi-dazhimigodogwen gaa-nitaa-gwiishkoshid geshkii-dibikak (dabishkoo “boodaadan” i’iw ikidowin). Miish “gaakaabishiinh” dash wiin, i’iw ikidowin, ezhi-aabajitoong ji-wiinigowaad anooj dinowa egaashiinyijig e-dadaataba'amaazowaad geshkii-dibikak. Miish giiwenh “gaakaa, gaakaa, gaakaa” enwewaagwen agiw.
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

East Asian Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso I'll get back to birds in Anishinaabemowin soon after these East Asian Finless #Porpoises. They reminded me of baby beluga, but more muscular and much faster – a very cool #cetacean indeed!

East Asian Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso I would like to get back to my posts on birds in Anishinaabemowin, so I will end this series with one of the mammalian highlights, a small pod of East Asian Finless Porpoises seen from the ferry. When their back came out of the water they reminded me of a baby beluga, although much more muscular and a lot faster – a very cool cetacean indeed! East Asian Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso I would like to get back to my posts on birds in Anishinaabemowin, so I will end this series with one of the mammalian highlights, a small pod of East Asian Finless Porpoises seen from the ferry. When their back came out of the water they reminded me of a baby beluga, although much more muscular and a lot faster – a very cool cetacean indeed! East Asian Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso I would like to get back to my posts on birds in Anishinaabemowin, so I will end this series with one of the mammalian highlights, a small pod of East Asian Finless Porpoises seen from the ferry. When their back came out of the water they reminded me of a baby beluga, although much more muscular and a lot faster – a very cool cetacean indeed!
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) & Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), South Korea, © C. Artuso The 2 finch species in East Asian genus Eophona (Greek εως dawn + φωνη sound, for their dawn song) are stunners. Yellow-billed nests in Korea, Japanese is a passage migrant. #birds

Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) & Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), South Korea, © C. Artuso The 2 finch species in East Asian genus Eophona (Greek εως dawn + φωνη sound, for their dawn song) are stunners. Yellow-billed nests in Korea, Japanese is a passage migrant. #birds Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) & Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), South Korea, © C. Artuso The 2 finch species in East Asian genus Eophona (Greek εως dawn + φωνη sound, for their dawn song) are stunners. Yellow-billed nests in Korea, Japanese is a passage migrant. #birds Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) & Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), South Korea, © C. Artuso The 2 finch species in East Asian genus Eophona (Greek εως dawn + φωνη sound, for their dawn song) are stunners. Yellow-billed nests in Korea, Japanese is a passage migrant. #birds Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) & Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), South Korea, © C. Artuso The 2 finch species in East Asian genus Eophona (Greek εως dawn + φωνη sound, for their dawn song) are stunners. Yellow-billed nests in Korea, Japanese is a passage migrant. #birds
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso We used to think the beautiful Azure-winged Magpie had a VERY disjunct distribution (in far east & far west Eurasia), but now Iberian Magpie is separate species, the two species remaining in their own genus #birds

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso The Azure-winged Magpie is one of many beautiful corvids of East Asia. We used to think this species had a VERY disjunct distribution (in the far east and far west of Eurasia), but now the Iberian Magpie has been separated from the Azure-winged Magpie, the two species remaining in a genus of their own. In South Korea, this species seems to have quite a patchy distribution, at least to me. #birds #jay #jays #Corviidae #corvids #KoreanBirds #AsianBirds
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Pacific Swift (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Photographing swifts is always a challenge with old equipment. The Pacific Swift has a northern distribution, including Siberia, & overwinters as far south as Macquarie I. in subantarctic. #birds #swifts #Apodidae

Pacific Swift (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Photographing swifts is always a challenge with old equipment. The Pacific Swift has a northern distribution, including Siberia, & overwinters as far south as Macquarie I. in subantarctic. #birds #swifts #Apodidae Pacific Swift (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Photographing swifts is always a challenge with old equipment. The Pacific Swift has a northern distribution, including Siberia, & overwinters as far south as Macquarie I. in subantarctic. #birds #swifts #Apodidae Pacific Swift (Neophocaena sunameri), 욕지섬 Yokji Island, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Photographing swifts is always a challenge with old equipment. The Pacific Swift has a northern distribution, including Siberia, & overwinters as far south as Macquarie I. in subantarctic. #birds #swifts #Apodidae
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso A male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher gives the “flycatchers” a different vibe by robbing a spiderweb. The 35 Ficedula flycatchers are varied, some brightly coloured, others strikingly pied, some cryptic. #birds

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso A male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher gives the “flycatchers” a different vibe by robbing a spiderweb. The 35 Ficedula flycatchers are varied, some brightly coloured, others strikingly pied, some cryptic. #birds
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), Busan, South Korea, © C. Artuso Scotocercidae (bush-warbler family), secretive family from Afro-Asiatic tropics, Asian Stubtail being one of northernmost. Some nearly tailless (Urosphena, Tesia, Neumann’s Warbler) move thru dense understorey with ease. #birds

Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps), Busan, South Korea, © C. Artuso Sharing a few more beautiful South Korean birds, this being the skulking Asian Stubtail from the Scotocercidae (bush-warbler family). The whole family is generally secretive but with a lot of character. They are found across the Afro-Asiatic tropics, extending a little into the termperate zones, with the Asian Stubtail being one of the northernmost family members. There are several nearly tailless family members (e.g. generera Urosphena, Tesia and the Neumann’s Warbler) who move through the dense understorey with impressive ease.
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

팔색조, ヤイロチョウ, 仙八色鸫, Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), 경상남도 Gyeongsangnam-do, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Despite their radiance, pittas (Pittidae) are skulkers & drive birders crazy. Fairy Pitta is migratory & considered globally Vulnerable. I heard their distinctive song before dawn & found 3. #birds

팔색조, ヤイロチョウ, 仙八色鸫, Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), 경상남도 Gyeongsangnam-do, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Despite their radiance, pittas (Pittidae) are skulkers & drive birders crazy. Fairy Pitta is migratory & considered globally Vulnerable. I heard their distinctive song before dawn & found 3. 팔색조, ヤイロチョウ, 仙八色鸫, Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), 경상남도 Gyeongsangnam-do, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso Despite their radiance, pittas (Pittidae) are skulkers & drive birders crazy. Fairy Pitta is migratory & considered globally Vulnerable. I heard their distinctive song before dawn & found 3.
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

따오기,  トキ,  朱鹮, Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso I'll return to Anishinaabemowin soon, but here post on the Endangered Crested Ibis, once thought extinct, featured in art, poetry, song, in Korean called 따오기 (ttaogi) for their haunting call. so happy to see

따오기, トキ, 朱鹮, Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso따오기, トキ, 朱鹮, Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso따오기, トキ, 朱鹮, Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon), 우포늪 Upo neup, 한국 South Korea, © C. Artuso
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Giniw dash wiin makadewigwane, ozaawaandibezo. Michaakonawii a’aw, aanawi go dakogwed. Migiziwan dash, nawaj igo ginwaabiigigwewan apiich idash giniw. Naasaab izhinikaazo giniw godag inwewining, dibishkoo gëno (boodawaadamiimowin); kihew / kihîw (omashkiigoomowin), glu (miijimaawisimowin) #birds

giniw (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, many sources) ginew (Zach Rempel thesis, Wabaseemong Independent Nations) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad The spectacular Golden Eagle is usually called “giniw” (though sometimes other names might be used). This magnificent bird is also the surname of Manitoba’s current premier. Giniw is likely an old word and similar words occur in related languages, e.g. gëno in Boodawaadamii (Potawatomi), kihew or kihîw in Nêhiyawêwin, glu in Mi’gmawi’simk (Mi’gmaq language) and so on. #Anishinaabemowin giniw (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, many sources) ginew (Zach Rempel thesis, Wabaseemong Independent Nations) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad The spectacular Golden Eagle is usually called “giniw” (though sometimes other names might be used). This magnificent bird is also the surname of Manitoba’s current premier. Giniw is likely an old word and similar words occur in related languages, e.g. gëno in Boodawaadamii (Potawatomi), kihew or kihîw in Nêhiyawêwin, glu in Mi’gmawi’simk (Mi’gmaq language) and so on. #Anishinaabemowin
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Baatayiinadoon owiinzowinan a’aw miijigwane, dibishkoo eshkimegwe, biijigwane, giigoonyikeshiinh, ikidomagadoon e-amwaan giigoonyan. Nizaagi’aa e-ganawaabamag gaagoonyiked, niibideshimaad giigoonyan (niibide-owiiyaaw). Miish wenji-wenipanizid e-bimiwinaad aniw giigoonyan. #Anishinaabemowin #birds

miijigwane / michiigigwane (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan by @Charles Grolla, Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) eshkimegwe / eshkmegwenh (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan, https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) biijigigwane / biijigigaane / biijigigoone (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, Zach Rempel thesis, Nibinamik bilingual checklist, others) onooji-ginoozhewesi / noojiigiigoonweshi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) giigoonyikeshiinh / giigoonigekek (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, others) ogiishkimanisii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon, also means kingfisher) migizi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, commonly means Bald Eagle) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad #Anishinaabemowin #birds miijigwane / michiigigwane (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan by @Charles Grolla, Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) eshkimegwe / eshkmegwenh (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan, https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) biijigigwane / biijigigaane / biijigigoone (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, Zach Rempel thesis, Nibinamik bilingual checklist, others) onooji-ginoozhewesi / noojiigiigoonweshi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) giigoonyikeshiinh / giigoonigekek (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, others) ogiishkimanisii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon, also means kingfisher) migizi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, commonly means Bald Eagle) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad #Anishinaabemowin #birds miijigwane / michiigigwane (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan by @Charles Grolla, Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) eshkimegwe / eshkmegwenh (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan, https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) biijigigwane / biijigigaane / biijigigoone (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, Zach Rempel thesis, Nibinamik bilingual checklist, others) onooji-ginoozhewesi / noojiigiigoonweshi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) giigoonyikeshiinh / giigoonigekek (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, others) ogiishkimanisii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon, also means kingfisher) migizi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, commonly means Bald Eagle) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad #Anishinaabemowin #birds miijigwane / michiigigwane (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan by @Charles Grolla, Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) eshkimegwe / eshkmegwenh (Binesi-Dibaajimowinan, https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) biijigigwane / biijigigaane / biijigigoone (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, Zach Rempel thesis, Nibinamik bilingual checklist, others) onooji-ginoozhewesi / noojiigiigoonweshi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) giigoonyikeshiinh / giigoonigekek (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, others) ogiishkimanisii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon, also means kingfisher) migizi (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, commonly means Bald Eagle) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad #Anishinaabemowin #birds
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Wiinaange gaawiin awi-nitaagesiishkidog, aanawi zhiigozhiganan indawaa ezhi-miijid. Waasa onitaa-ako-naajimaandan begishkanimaagwak. Amanj owiinzowin gii-onjiimagadigoban wiinanichige, goni “wiinizi” edang. Wiinaange gii-izhigozi giiwedinong noomaya gaa-izhi- waabamind Anishinaabewakiing giiwedinong

wiinaange (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, many sources) wiinaangesii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon) misaanzii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon) midadigidigwado (Nibinamik bilingual checklist) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad wiinaange (https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu, many sources) wiinaangesii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon) misaanzii (Ernest McGregor Algonquin Lexicon) midadigidigwado (Nibinamik bilingual checklist) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), photo © Christian Artuso mezinaakizwaad
ChArtuso@chartuso.bsky.social · last yr.

Ganawaabamogiizisweshiinh nawaj agaashiinyi epiich dash mooshka’osiwan. Ganawaabamogiizisweshiinh dash owiinzowin ikidomagad gaa-waabamaad giizisoon. Miish owiinzowin edang ezhiwebizishkid ezhikoozhemaad giizisoon, dibishkoo mooshka’osiwan gaa-izhi-gaandizod onzaam anaakanashkong izhi-bepeshizi a’aw

ganawaabamogiizisweshiinh (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) waabnigiishwesiins (https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) ganawaʼbimogiʼzissisweshʼin (Maya Chacby and students) Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis), photo © Christian Artuso #Anishinaabemowin #Anishinaabe, #birds names series ganawaabamogiizisweshiinh (Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary) waabnigiishwesiins (https://dictionary.nishnaabemwin.atlas-ling.ca) ganawaʼbimogiʼzissisweshʼin (Maya Chacby and students) Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis), photo © Christian Artuso #Anishinaabemowin #Anishinaabe, #birds names series