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.

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 🪶

A female redhead duck flaps its wings on a foggy morning at the marsh. The image is backlit so the rising sun is lighting up the fog orange. The duck is flapping her wings in this orange misty glow!

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

Poster for “Julius Caesar” at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, directed by Joshua Beaudry. The tag line is “The Ides Will Come” and the poster shows Caesar and Brutus in profile staring at each other from either side of the poster.

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

Elegant bird with black and white body, fading orange wash on its head and neck, pale blue lets and a long, upturned beak. Bird is leaning down as it looks for food in the shallow, glassy water. There is a sharp reflection of the bird in the water.