Naturalist, writer, artist, and educator with a Ph.D. in Ecology. I make interpretive signs, illustrations, murals, and books. Sometimes, I chase polar bears and belugas. #scicomm #sciart http://www.discoversecondnature.ca
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There's not a lot of information about red-backed vole vocalizations except when they're stressed. However, watching these guys go about their lives, I've learned some are chatty, emitting a sound like a mini Geiger counter that gets louder when they are talking to each other. #mammals
How I normally see boreal chickadees except for the one that landed on my feeder the other morning when I didn't have my camera! #birds 🌿
This is amazing!
I have the coolest rarity in my yard! I kept seeing one chickadee at the feeder that looked wrong - not quite black-capped, but not boreal either. I'm pretty sure it's a hybrid!
It's rare, but it can happen and I have both species in my yard. You can see the blend of traits #birds #LiferPie 🌿
This bald eagle is giving me a bombastic side-eye :) I'm so glad they're back. #birds 🌿
A few more looks at my furry little friends. I have at least three red-backed voles who have made a home in the giant snowbank next to my back deck. They come out at dawn and dusk. Taken while sitting on the deck with my big lens balanced on my knee so I could manually focus. #mammals 🌿
I'm sorry if you're getting sick of the vole photos. There's going to be a few more. I spent a half an hour on the floor of the deck with my back up against the wall and my good camera perched on my knee so I could get some close-ups of my little friends. It was worth the pins and needles #mammals 🌿
I have the best plow driver. Winter is relentless this year and I’ve had to do a lot of shoveling, but I rarely have to shovel much of a windrow because the plow operator lifts his blade whenever he goes by my driveway. You can see just how little he left behind in this photo after 6 inches of snow.
Winter just keeps on keeping on here. I sat outside in the falling snow for a few minutes last night to watch Gidget and their friend foraging in the fresh snow. #mammals 🌿
I enjoyed Heather’s wildflower drawing class. Easy going teaching style and some helpful tool tips.
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦
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Started a stumpwork luna moth a month ago or so. Finally got around to finishing it! The tutorial followed is by @crewelghoul.bsky.social ! I added in the birch painting myself.
Onto the next!
#embroidery #stumpwork #LunaMoth #art #StitchSky #painting
There are still spaces available in my course starting next week on how to draw a raccoon in coloured pencil. I think it’s going to be a super fun class, so why don’t you join me? It starts April 1. www.mcnallyrobinson.com/classes
