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Janet Hill
@saskajanet.bsky.social
Welcome to the prairies! In my day job I'm a microbiology prof @hilllabsask.bsky.social. Weekends are for the birds (literally). 🇨🇦 Citizen scientist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Volunteer for birds. Photos by me.
Gotta share my video of a loggerhead shrike doin it's thing with a kangaroo rat on a yucca leaf #birds 🌿
Loggerhead Shrike eating Kangaroo Rat impaled on Yucca leaf
YouTube video by Joshua Barraza
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Seeing this little fluff-nugget today inspired a thread about the Loggerhead Shrike #birds 🌿
Surprise on our walk this morning: Bayyy beee Shrike! doo doo dodoo dodoo
Went to the boreal transition zone for a hike today. Loads of great late summer stuff, including zillions of mushrooms busting out 🍄🍄🟫
A big part of the late summer soundtrack around here is the American Goldfinch. They have an amazing repertoire of sounds #birds 🌿
Leaf-cutter bees are busy in the garden today. Just saw one chase off a really BIG Nevada Bumble Bee 😂🐝
Absolutely beautiful. Taken about 25 minutes ago.
Widespread in many flavors across the Palearctic; in North America the White Wagtail only breeds in far western Alaska. No problem finding them around Gambell #Alaska #BirdsSeenIn2026 🪶
Some of our evenings lately have been cool enough to produce some morning fog. Marshes are always magical places but the fog brings such a quiet beauty! As the sun came up, this female Redhead duck greeted it with an exuberant wing flap! #Birds 🪶
For local folks — two thumbs up for the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan production of “Julius Caesar”! 👍👍 There’s nothing like enjoying a classic on the shores of our beautiful river, where storytelling has happened for thousands of years shakespearesask.com
With breeding season winding down and migration starting up, the American Avocet’s bright orange head and neck are starting fade. Soon they’ll have the minimalist black-and-white winter look #birdsE
Greater Yellowlegs and (juvenile?) Willet with reflections for company. I love a gathering of shorebirds! #birds
Greater Yellowlegs and (juvenile?) Willet with reflections for company. I love a gathering of shorebirds! #birds
‘Tis the season for moulting! Hard not to giggle at poor Skeksis Blue Jay but I know that crest will be back in no time and they’ll be back to being fabulous 😂 #birds
#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon where I was distracted by an Osprey flying by at nearly eye level, showing off their morning catch 🐟. Wow!