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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 02/10/2026

Highly recommended! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/cal...

The book cover: The Call of the Honeyguide: What science teaches us about how to live well with the rest of life by Rob Dunn.

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Syd Cannings @sydcannings1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hello October! It actually seems that the fall colours and leaf drop are late this year in the Yukon. I would have thought most leaves would normally be down by now...

Golden aspens and willows in front of a line of dark green spruce. Dark blue backdrop is a distant slope of spruce forest

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 01/10/2026

Always grateful for a thirsty bumble bee gyne sighting this late in the year. May she overwinter successfully! #bees #yvrbees

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sunburst rising 🌅 #MarineLife 🦑🌊

The upper half of the oral disc of this sunburst anemone, *Anthopleura sola*, is olive green with radiating brown lines extending from the dual-purpose opening.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you're in my GP's office any time soon, prepare yourself for what many are calling the greatest mnemonic of all time. Come for E and P, but sit down and clap for I.

A screen in my GP's office advertising a mnemonic of signs to spot SEPSIS.

S slurred speech of confusion
E extreme shivering or muscle pain
P passing no urine all day
S severe breathlessness
I ot feels like you are going to die
S skin mottled or discoloured

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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Behold the face of a Raccoon caught in the act of raiding my birdfeeder. Remorseful? You be the judge. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #mammals #raccoon #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A brownish grey critter with a grey and white face and black mask around her eyes and a black nose is standing on her back legs and peeking out from behind a grey and brown tree trunk as she looks directly at the camera with what appears to be a mischievous smile on her face.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sunrise over Weenipagamiksaguygun on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Reflecting, as a settler, on how much better things would be if more people adopted an Indigenous World View and treated the lake and all around us as our relatives.

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

While Pronghorn are not thought of some of the great overland migrants - they actually are pretty impressive movers. Here at their northern edge, they are moving south in raggedy herds, 100s of kms in a quest to find great, snow free areas to winter. #mammals

A male Pronghorn gallops over a grain field.

A herd of Pronghorn lay down in a harvested grain field.

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 27/09/2026

We had a wonderful time at the Harvest Festival in Slocan Park yesterday. Special thanks to this little male eastern bumble bee that hung out on my hand for half an hour, charming the throngs of people. #bees @bcnativebees.bsky.social

male bumble bee on my palm with yellow flowers

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SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today’s post for Sea otter awareness week. This one is wrapping in kelp preparing for sleep. The kelp stabilizes and anchors them in place so they don’t drift away. 🦑🌿🦦

Sea otter wrapping himself in kelp in preparation for sleep. 💤

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

Longhorn #bees (probably Melissodes druriellus) are back at Legacy Park for the fall. Males (like this one) seem to emerge a little earlier than females. These were on goldenrod but as more of the little white asters (symphyotrichum) comes into bloom they will shift over there. #bugsky

Bee on yellow goldenrod flowers with very long orange antennae pointed down, greenish (celadon is the word that comes to mind) marbled eyes, lower face white, lite golden hair on thorax and face.

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Kris Gates @krismgates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Bird of the Day: Hudsonian Whimbrel (WHIM) The other day on Bluesky, bird fan @lorichirp.bsky.social used a word that was new to me: rhynchokinesis. Of course I had to dive in & learn more about this ability of some birds, particularly shorebirds with long bills. I learned about cranial kinesis,

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 21/09/2026

Hmmm. Yes it would seem so.

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TARA SMITHSON -Wildlife & Nature Photographer 📸 @tarasmithson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The white-faced heron has specialised oil droplets in their retinal cones that act like natural sunglasses, filtering out scattered blue-light glare. It also enhances contrast so it can spot a darting fish or a tadpole beneath the surface. 🪞🌞😎🐟 #Birds #BirdPhotography #ECK #Heron #Wildlife

A vertical, close-up shot of a white-faced heron (a head neck and chest in shot with beak pointing to the left) looking into a shallow pond near water in warm, golden hour light. The bird's sleek neck and head curve downward, stacking above its striking mirror reflection in the glassy, blue-toned water below, where the mirrored head is slightly distorted by gentle ripples.

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 20/09/2026

Hmmm, there is a different number on the observations page from the overview page. www.inaturalist.ca/observations...

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 19/09/2026

Haha! Could bee! I'll have to see who it was!

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 18/09/2026

I love the way she is tucking into that fuzzy mealy sage blossom! #megachile #victoriabc #bees

female leafcutter bee drinking nectar from a purple mealy sage blossom

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 18/09/2026

Throwing down the challenge: Get outside and iNat some bee butts! If you are in BC you could have the honour of uploading our 112, 000th observation in our BC Native Bee Tracker Project! @bcnativebees.bsky.social

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The 12yo has declared it Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Awareness Day! The beetle, Cicindela patruela in lovely metallic green with cream spots, is endangered here in Ontario & Quebec and vulnerable in several northern US states. It lives in openings in sandy oak-pine woodlands and savannah.

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Cicindela patruela - Wikipedia

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 17/09/2026

So grateful to be with the beautiful gary oaks on a September blue sky day. #victoriabc

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

Female leafcutter #bee, Megachile mendica, on ironweed (Vernonia) at Hawk Hollow this past weekend. Her abdominal scopal hairs are not yet caked with white pollen so you can see their yellow color. #bugsky #nativeplants

Black bee with some white hairs in face and thorax, white hair bands on back of abdomen, thick yellow-orange hairs on belly, on a small purple flower.

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Eleanor @eleanorlanewriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mamas&Papas, so here is a bluebird couple with a large cricket to feed their babies, in the birdhouse beneath them. #birds #ECK

A male and female eastern bluebird perched atop a wooden birdhouse. The female has just been given a cricket by the male, and she is holding it, looking away from him.

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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“The items with the lowest environmental impacts are the ones we already own … Keeping our products in play for as long as possible is the most responsible thing we can do and significantly reduces the impact any one product has over the course of its life”

atmos.earth

The Right To Repair Your Wardrobe | Atmos

After gaining traction in tech, repair is finding a foothold in fashion as brands and communities embrace mending to extend clothing life.

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

May there be good things waiting for you down the path of this week 🌿

A dirt path leading into the very green, very lush woods.

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 13/09/2026

We bought a lovely bouquet from Petal and Pollen Flowers based in Crossfield, AB. I perched a little B. ternarius hitchhiker on my finger and she gave me a wee sting to remember her by. #cochranefarmersmarket #bees

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Carmen Moise @lightcatcher.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

After sunset on the Salish Sea. Cosmic Love is timeless.

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Alex Sauerbrunn @birdsbyalex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A Pygmy Nuthatch with a pine seed and the cutest little tongue. #Mouthful #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A small buffy and gray bird perched on a weathered log with a seed held in its beak, photographed at Mount San Jacinto, California.

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Christina Evans @christinae.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

White-footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile albitarsis), waiting for rain to come, on the seed head of button rattlesnakemaster (Eryngium yuccifolium). #InsectThursday #invertebrates #Florida #yard #nativeplants #macro

A square image featuring a White-footed Leafcutter Bee hanging upside down on the right side of a prickly brown seed head of button rattlesnakemaster. The bee has a black abdomen and white fuzzy stripes created by white hairs which are also on his thorax and legs. He has yellow hairs on top of the head area and a light greenish eye and two black antennae. The background is very pale greenish tan colors.

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good morning! 🪶

Three burrowing owls perched on sandy ground near a burrow, alert with bright yellow eyes—one facing the camera, one turned sideways, and one partially crouched.

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdBuddies different species hanging together. Mr. Black-headed Grosbeak, "Why, yes, the mate and I are building a nest. Why do you ask?" (with Brown-headed Cowbird) #birds #becurious🪶

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 09/09/2026

I was thrilled to see them!!!!

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 09/09/2026

Thanks Dan. Fingers crossed!

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 08/09/2026

Leafcutter bee interventions on fireweed leaves. #cochranealberta

Evidence of leafcutter bees gathering nesting material from fireweed leaves turning red in the fall sunlight.

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 08/09/2026

I was pretty shocked to see ducklings today in Cochrane, Alberta! Does anyone know what species they are?

Mother duck and four wee ducklings in a pond.

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 08/09/2026

Thank you, Rose. Yes, it was special.❤️

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beespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 08/09/2026

We lost our beautiful Aunt Florence yesterday. So grateful mom was able to hold her hand one last time as we sang to her. She has been released. Saw this butterfly today and thought of her.

a mourning cloak sunning its wings on the forest edge

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Kwiaht @kwiaht.org · 07/09/2026

The first day of our seasonal fruitstand at LeMaister Farm is tomorrow, Labor Day. We'll have unique Eastsound Rose seedling apples (they taste like roses!) and Gravensteins from the farm's orchard. Heritage apples (like Gravenstein) are pay-what-you-wish, unique new varieties are $1 an apple.

A milk crate full of greenish yellow apples, some with a pink blush.

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