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Derek Ryder

@ryderda.bsky.social

Skier, hiker, traveler, Former Director - Friends of Kananaskis, K-Country Bear Team member, Sunshine SnowHost, Wildlife Ambassador, and retired.

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Derek Ryder@ryderda.bsky.social · 4w ago

Today's lunch view while out volunteering. My volunteering today was heavily impacted by bears. I was NOT on bear duty, but doing other stuff. However, I saw 9 bears in total. Two of them (technically, 5 of them) required me to adjust my volunteering plans on the fly.

Large rocks in the foreground lead down to a green-blue alpine lake. On the far side of the lake, mountains tower.
Derek Ryder@ryderda.bsky.social · last mo.

Today's lunch view while out volunteering. But I was NOT volunteering on bear work (where I am not allowed to share pics). On my way to my second (not bear) volunteering gig, look who blocked the road. Meet 139 & the 3 cubs. My second volunteering stint involved Pika, so here's one of them, too.

Across a green-blue alpine lake, mountains tower, some still with snow patches, all under a sky filled with dark cumulus clouds.One grizzly bear crosses a road, blocking traffic, to meet up with 3 other Grizzly Bears on the other side of the road.A rock coloured Pika – the world's cutest animal, with perky round ears and a grey potato for a body – sits in some rocks.
Derek Ryder@ryderda.bsky.social · last mo.

On Monday, the Robins (that have been nesting on my shelf attached to my house) fledged. There were 4 of them. Their first landings were miserable crashes (could have something to do with a lack of tail feathers). There are now only 3 as a pair of Crows got one despite the best efforts of mom & dad.

A tail-less fledgling Robin sits still (and somewhat dazed) after their first flight, which would have been better described as a "plummet".A second, tail-less, fledgling Robin sits still (and equally dazed) after their first flight, which would have been better described as a "plummet" to a "crash landing".
Derek Ryder@ryderda.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today's lunch while out volunteering was inside because the weather was... cold and snowy. Here's an example snow squall from later in the afternoon. A little blown away by the people in this pic having a 3:30 pm BBQ by an icy lake.

Looking down over a greenish alpine lake, partially covered in ice. In the foreground: a family at a picnic table with a fire and a BBQ. In the background, snow squalls swirl over the lake which is backed by towering, snow covered peaks.