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Margaret Hill

@polresmuse.bsky.social

Policy research geek. Voice for accessibility. Feline lover and friend of the birds. Views my own.

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Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 2w ago

Where's Betelgeuse? Where's Atlas? We keep looking... Happy #Caturday to our cuzes @davepalmerusask.bsky.social @saskajanet.bsky.social

Hawk, a black kitty with a white cravate, and his sister, Evie-Boots, a small, cutie tuxedo, are atop a bookshelf with their ears and eyes waiting for a Caturday signal from their cousins.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

They're England fans. #Caturday ⚽️🇬🇧🐈‍⬛️🐾

A black cat and his tuxedo sister are sitting together watching the England v Norway soccer game.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sounds like another great job opportunity ⬇️. This time for data scientists, including those in the GC looking at their options. There's lots of ways to take action in the public interest, have positive impact for Canada and protect the #Birds. Think #OutsideTheBox.

Janet Hill@saskajanet.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨Job Alert🚨 Birds Canada is recruiting a Data Mobilization Specialist! Their Data Science and Technology branch supports hundreds of research and monitoring projects through two conservation technology platforms NatureCounts (naturecounts.ca) and the Motus Wildlife Tracking System (motus.org) #birds

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My special @birdscanada.bsky.social Evening Grosbeak sticker has arrived! Has yours? Mon autocollant spécial du Gros-bec errant est arrivé grâce à @birdscanada.bsky.social ! Le vôtre ? #Birds #Oiseaux

English: A sticker with a blue background and an Evening grosbeak sitting on branches at the centre and an orange moon behind the bird.
Français : Un autocollant avec un fond bleu et un gros-bec errant assis sur des branches au centre et une lune orange derrière l'oiseau.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Big day. Evie-Boots, my beautiful teeny tiny tuxi girl, is 5. Happy birthday, Evie-Boots! 🙀5️⃣🥳😍🐈‍⬛️🤍🖤5️⃣

Evie-Boots is sitting atop a pouf from my great-grandmother, eyes forward and tail curled up on her front left boot. She's five today.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Evie-Boots and Hawk are taking their #GotchaDay to new levels this #CaturdayEve.

Hawk is hanging out on a favourite spot atop a bookcase, and Evie-Boots is looking up at him from atop a chair two shelves below him and a few shelves above her preference for being ground level.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's our #GotchaDay today - the third anniversary of the three of us getting adopted!! The kitties are celebrating kitty-style.

Two kitty cats are lying beside each other on a red blanket atop a sofa. Both are looking right at the camera. The one on the left, Evie-Boots, is a tiny black and white tuxi who's 4. The one on the right, Hawk, is much larger and is black, with a white cravate on the top of his chest. He's 3.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This cute guy is enjoying winter in #YOW and ready for the Canada v. US Olympic hockey game tomorrow. ☃️🏒🥅🍁 www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Snowman on Ottawa’s Queen Elizabeth Driveway shows Canadian pride with 2 Canadian flags

A giant snowman is showing off its Canadian pride along Ottawa’s Rideau Canal, waving Canadian flags to drivers and pedestrians.

ctvnews.ca

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit

three rabbits are dancing in the grass and one is white

Alt: Three rabbits are dancing upright in the grass. Two are brown and one is white.

media.tenor.com

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Well, at least it's gloriously sunny...

Screenshot of weather forecast for Ottawa. It shows it's -24 degrees, on and upward trend to -20. It also shows it's beautifully sunny and 14 cms of snow is expected tomorrow.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hawk has rediscovered 3 springs over the past few days that haven't been seen for months. How does that happen, @michaeljklein.bsky.social and Whiskers?

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hey Whiskers and @michaeljklein.bsky.social. I have a new toy! ~ Hawk

A piece of ribbon left over from Christmas is lying on a kitchen floor. It's still knotted.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It snowed.

A bright red doubled-side birdfeeder, which is hanging from a pergola and has at least 10 cms of snow on top of it, is centre stage in an image looking out to the garden, which is all white.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My #Cats like playing soccer with chocolate chip cookies they breakout of a box in the kitchen, which seems to be mainly a seasonal thing. Yours?

A random chocolate chip cookie lying on the hardwood floor next to a rug...if you look closely, there's kitty bite marks on the cookie.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Late to the party, but #WhiskersWednesday vibes from my beauty Evie-Boots

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I feel like I'm being watched. What are your kitties doing? #Cats #Cat #CatsOfBluesky #PreCaturdayDay

Two kitties staring forward. A black one with a white cravate is on top of a legal bookcase. A tuxi is sitting on a footstool to the right. There's an upholstered chair and a bright floor lamp between them.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hawk is super ready for Halloween. #Cats #BlackCats #Halloween🎃

Side view of a midnight black cat sitting atop a beige sofa. His tail is snuggled up alongside him. The backlighting on the wall behind makes him look extra spooky.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 12mo ago

#Birds

Margaret Hill@polresmuse.bsky.social · 12mo ago

And they use #Alt-Text to remove barriers so everyone can enjoy their work. #Win-Win #Accessibility #Accessibilité

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 12mo ago

@saskajanet.bsky.social @davepalmerusask.bsky.social Ah, it's #Caturday and no pics yet of our cuzes? Please send!

Hawk, a black kitty, and Evie-Boots, a tuxi, are facing the camera and looking longingly for their cousins to make an appearance on #Caturday.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Found this one on the screen door this aft. Stink bug? Front right leg looks a bid odd?

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

#BirdsOfBlueSky #FriendsOfTheBirds #Birds

Janet Hill@saskajanet.bsky.social · last yr.

Got a great idea to help #birds in your community and need some funding to get started? Check out the Birds Canada Community Grant. There’s still time to apply this year

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

Great example of science communication designed to motivate postive change @birdscanada.bsky.social #ForTheBirds

Birds Canada@birdscanada.bsky.social · last yr.

In early June, Birds Canada Board Member and long-time supporter Janet Hill (@saskajanet.bsky.social) joined our team on a grasslands conservation tour across southern Saskatchewan. Learn how science, innovation, and partnerships are making a difference for grassland birds: tinyurl.com/2j92txnt

A Western Meadowlark sings from sagebrush. Overlay text reads "Field Trip Report: On the Ground in the Grasslands with Birds Canada"

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

Em dash - discuss: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...

Why the em dash is attracting unfair suspicion

A punctuation debate is taking shape around authorship and artificial intelligence

theglobeandmail.com

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

The kitties are taking getting ready for #Caturday very seriously.

Two kitties are lounging atop a beige sofa and a red blanket, with sunshine coming through the windows behind them. The black cat on the left is stretched out facing left and one of his rear legs and tail hanging forward. The tuxi kitty on the right is doing more of a loaf, with her head closeby her brother.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

@michaeljklein.bsky.social Boots and Hawk have been chasing real or imagined bugs for the past long while. Total craziness! How's Whiskers doing? How's his head? His stripes and beans?

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

@saskajanet.bsky.social who cleanses with birds - and uses #Alt-Text to ensure everyone can cleanse

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

Big news to share: Hawk is 3 today! The most handsome boy.

Hawk, a long black cat with a white cravate (which he isn't showing) and bright green eyes (which he is showing) is lounging in a sunbeam on the top of a deep fuzzy blanket and a beige sofa. He's three today!

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy #CanadaDay and #ElbowsUp

A red and white Canada flag is proudly showing it's strong and free, against a green and white garden background, on July 1, 2025.

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

'Tis a tad hot. What's it like where you are? If you're experiencing this crazy heat and humidity, be sure to take extra super duper care of your kitties and other pets and check in on elderly neighbours. #HeatWave

Thermometer showing it's 36.5 degrees outside and 22.9 inside (thank you to air con).

Margaret Hill @polresmuse.bsky.social · last yr.

My father loved peonies. Thinking of you especially today, Dad. I miss you. #FathersDay #Fathers #Dads #Father #Dad #Flowers

Three deep magenta coloured peonies in full bloom.