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debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

October Loon ☺️ #birds

A Loon beginning an underwater dive. The tip of the bill is under water and the neck is arched. The bird is black and white.

A Loon facing away from the camera looking right. Water is pooled over the wings after a dive.

Loon facing the camera looking left.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Good Fall morning 😊

A small hut on a lakeshore with yellow-leafed trees in the background. There is a long dock on the water.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Jays of the day #birds

a Blue Jay in flight looking at the camera. There are out of focus yellow leaves in the background.

Two Blue Jays on a brown mat with a rock and a pile of peanuts. One bird is about to take off with a peanut and the second is in the background waiting their turn with the wings open.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dark-eyed Junco #birds

A Dark-eyed Junco on a thin branch looking at the camera. There is a thin tree trunk on the right and out of focus green and yellow leaves in the background. The bird is brown and gray with a dark gray head. The beak is pink.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Eastern Phoebe ready to go for a spin for #BirdOfTheDay #Perched

An Eastern Phoebe perched on the handle of an old bicycle. The bird has a white chest and chin and is brown with white bars on the wings.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

there are still some young Robins and Cedar Waxwings hanging around...snacking on Mountain Ash berries and getting ready for their big adventure☺️ #birds

A Robin on a pine bough facing right and looking up. The wings are black and gray and the chest is mottled orange and white. There is a white ring around the eye.

A young Cedar Waxwing on a Mountain Ash branch with many red berries. There is a berry in the beak.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

guess what happened next...🤣 #birds

A Blue Jay on a brown mat with rocks and peanuts. The bird is looking down at the peanuts. There is an out of focus Squirrel on the right. Only the Squirrel's head is visible and he is watching the bird very intently.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Jay of the day #birds

A Blue Jay with their back to the camera looking left. The bird is blue with black lines and white spots on the wings. There are black lines on the tail feathers.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Aurora in Southern Manitoba this evening.

Green aurora reflected on a calm lake. There are boats and rocks on the shore and houses and trees on the far left horizon.

High green aurora with a band of brighter green and pink aurora on the horizon.

Tall pillars of pink and green aurora.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Pine Siskins for today's #BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying they are not so good at sharing😂

A Pine Siskin on a curvy green and pink feeder. The wings are open. The bird is light brown with dark brown streaks and black and yellow on the wings.

A Pine Siskin on a pink and green feeder with the wings and beak open. The bird is chasing a second bird away from the feeder.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Pileated Woodpecker for #BirdOfTheDay #Black&Red

Closeup of a Pileated Woodpecker in a tree surrounded by thick branches. The bird has a red cap and a red bar on the cheek. The face is striped with black and white. The body is black.

Another Pileated Woodpecker closeup. This time the bird is facing the camera looking down.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pelicans for #BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks

Pelicans on a small strip of land surrounded by water. The bird in front has their head tipped back with the beak open and pointing straight up. The birds are white with orange feet and bills.

Pelicans, Gulls and Cormorants on a small island. The Pelican in the centre has the beak wide open revealing the pouch on the bottom of the beak.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jay of the day #birds

A Blue Jay in a tree surrounded by green and yellow fall leaves. The bird is blue and gray with black and white lines and spots on the wings. The bird is looking left.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A Loon surfing the waves for #BirdOfTheDay #BlackandWhite

A Loon standing tall on a wave with the wings raised. The bird is black with white spots and is facing away from the camera.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fall

a pair of yellow leaves joined on a stem about to fall off the edge of a gray metal table. There is out of focus yellow and green foliage in the background.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Owl In The Family

Two Great Horned Owlets on a nest in a tree. They are light gray and mottled brown. Their eyes are yellow. They are looking at the camera.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lonesome Dove

A Mourning Dove on an old weathered fence post with dry grass in the background. The bird is various shades of brown with black spots on the wings.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Blue Jay and Redpoll for #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds

A Blue Jay on a snow covered table with peanuts. The bird has a peanut in the beak. There are white blurry circles of falling hoarfrost in the background. The bird is looking at the camera.

A Redpoll on a tray feeder that is hung by thin chains. The bird is light brown with a red chest and cap and dark brown streaks on the sides. The out of focus background is blue and yellow and kind of flower shaped.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Migration Moon #birds

The full Moon with 5 Canada Geese in silhouette on the bottom right.

mostly Full Moon rising over a lake above the trees. The moonlight is reflecting on the water.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jay of the day...Jazz Wings!😂 #birds

A Blue Jay with their back to the camera landing on a table with a green mat, rocks and peanuts. The wings are wide open and the bird is looking to the left. The bird is many shades of blue with white tips on the tail feather.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Grackle would like to speak to the manager.... #BirdOfTheDay #BirdStare

A Grackle on a green water bowl. The bird is iridescent blue and bronze. The eye is yellow.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jay of the day #birds

A Blue Jay on a grey table with peanuts. The bird's body is low on the table and the tail feathers are raised and flared. The bird is various shads of blue with white spots on the wings and at the ends of the tail feathers. There are black spots on the wings and black lines on the tail feathers.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Squirrel is not a fan of sharing the peanuts with the Crow...absolutely fearless 🤣 #birds

A Crow flying away from a bird seed table. There is a Squirrel in the upper left perched on a bar that is part of the support of the table. The Squirrel is leaning forward and staring at the Crow.

The Squirrel is landing on the table with the front feet just touching down. The Squirrel is visible between the head and wing of the departing Crow and looks a little annoyed.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

spiderverse

various sizes on water droplets on a spider web on the lawn.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

sunset Loon #birds

a resting Loon with their back to the camera on pink and blue sunset coloured water. The bird is looking toward the camera with the just top of the head and eyes visible.

silhouette of a Loon on golden rippled sunset water.

Loon on the water at sunset. The water is rippled in light blue and pink. The bird is mottled black and white and is facing right.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sunset over a lake. There are many clouds against a blue sky and everything is reflecting on the still water. There is a short pier on the right and a clump of reeds on the left.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Long-eared Owlet and parent for #BirdOfTheDay #ODG

A Long-eared Owlet in a spruce tree with a watchful parent in the shadows on the right. The Owlet is light gray and brown with fluffy ear tufts. The eyes are yellow and the beak is slightly open. They are both looking toward the camera.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bohemian Waxwings for #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsWithBerries

Two Bohemian Waxwings. One is perched on a thin branch above the second bird who is hovering in the air biting a red berry.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #Silhouette

A bird on a small branch with sunset sparkles on the water in the background. There are thin leaves and branches around the bird.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Loons and Red-necked Grebes for #BirdOfTheDay #Mamas&Papas

Loon parents watching their kid's dance recital. The young Loon is between the parents and is standing high on the water with the little wings raised.

Red-necked Grebe parents close together with 3 young Grebes nearby.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the other side of the feeder for #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInAbstract

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the other side of the nectar feeder. There are many vertical black lines on either side of the bird with hints of green foliage and a white building with long windows on the right.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

that picture you get when you have a crappy tripod that isn't quite locked into postion🤨😂

a blurry picture of green aurora and trees. The tripod moved during a long exposure which captured vertical star trails.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#Aurora in Southern Manitoba in the wee small hours. Nice to see the stars after days of cloud and rain.☺️

green and red aurora over a lake. There are boats and docks on the shore.

green and red aurora over a field.

Green and red aurora over a field. There are trees on the horizon.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A Baltimore Oriole and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak for #BirdOfTheDay #BirdBuddies

An orange and black Baltimore Oriole on the left and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the right. The Grosbeak has a white chest with a red bib. The head and back are black. The black wings have white spots. They are perched on a curved black garden stake with an orange filled with grape jelly between them.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

it is currently monsooning in Southern Manitoba😖here is a Loon from a sunny day on Clear Lake☺️ #birds

A Loon on rippled blue water. The bird has a white chest and throat and a light grey head. The wings and back are black with white spots.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ring-billed Gull chasing a snack. #birds

A Ring-billed Gull in flight chasing a bug. The bird has their back to the camera. The wings are black, white and grey.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

☺️

a Dragonfly in flight. There is out of focus greenery in the background.

Dragonfly in flight against blue sky.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Great Blue Heron for #BirdOfTheDay #InFlight

A Great Blue Heron in flight over a pond. The wings are pointing down. The bird is various shades of grey with copper patches on the edges of the wings. The face is white and the bill is orange. There is a grey cap on the head.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

went on a family drive to Riding Mountain National Park's Bison enclosure...no luck seeing the Bison, but we had a lovely encounter with this young Sandhill Crane...no sign of the parents but the youngster looks well and was busy foraging. Such a treat! #birds

A juvenile Sandhill Cranes standing in a grassy field. The bird is light gray with light copper on the top of the head, on the back and on the wings. The bird is looking down.

Young Sandhill Crane on a gravel road scratching an itchy neck by rubbing it along it's back.

Young Sandhill Crane walking across a gravel road. The left foot is extended.

Young Sandhill Crane leaving a gravel road and entering a grassy field.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ruddy and Wood Ducks for #BirdOfTheDay #BrightAccents

A Ruddy Duck on the water with a wave of bubbles near the chest. The bird is rusty brown with a bright blue bill and white cheek. The black tail feathers are pointing up.

A Wood Duck leaning back on the water. The bird has a chestnut brown neck and brown chest. The head is black with white stripes. . There is a flowing band of green feathers on the back of the head. There are iridescent blue feathers on the wing. The bill is white with a black tip and red near the face. The eye is red.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

White-breasted Nuthatch #birds

An upside-down White-breasted Nuthatch on an old tree branch. The bird is white on the chest and face and has grey wings with black bands and white spots. There are white and brown feathers under the tail.

now the Nuthatch is right-side up on the same branch.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

and when the face doesn't work...the chase is on!😂

A Hummingbird in flight heading left. The wings are pointing forward. There is an out of focus Hummingbird on the lower right giving chase.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

the face you make when another Hummingbird dares to approach your feeder😡😂 #birds

a Hummingbird on a red nectar feeder. She is looking up and looking cranky as she has spotted another Hummingbird near the feeder.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A gold, orange and blue sunset reflecting on a lake. There are trees on the horizon.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Tennessee Warbler for today's #BirdOfTheDay #FlowerPower

A Tennessee Warbler on a branch surrounded by small white blossoms. The bird is light brown with yellow on the back and wings. There is a white band above the eye. The bird is facing right.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Northern Flicker side-eye....feeling a little judged tbh😬🤣 #birds

A Northern Flicker in a tree surrounded by leaves and branches. The bird has a peachy-brown neck and chest. There are black spots on the chest and a black bib on the upper neck. The wings are brown with black spots. There is a bit of yellow showing on the wing feathers and under the tail. The bird's eye is half open.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the front yard today☺️ #birds

Juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on a tree trunk with leaves in the background. The bird is mottled brown with black and white wings.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

House Sparrows for #BirdOfTheDay #Parenting

A male House Sparrow feeding a youngster. There are branches and leaves all around them.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Stormy and rainy this evening…here is a #sunset from a couple evenings ago😊

Orange, pink and blue clouds reflected on a slightly wavy lake at sunset.

debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

because I'm sure you haven't seen enough #LunarEclipse pics yet😂 from Southern Manitoba...so grateful for a clear sky!

the Moon at the start of the eclipse. A bite is taken out of the lower left side of the Moon.

The Moon during the eclipse. It is mostly red with a small grey band and a bright white top.

The Moon as the eclipse was ending. There is a big bite out of the right side.