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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 23/03/2025

Spending $1,500 on vet at a routine visit wasn’t on my weekend’s bingo card and yet here we are. Whether or not the lump is malignant, it probably needs to come out. 10+ YO isn’t a great age for surgery for my service dog 😱

Close up portrait of a big black dog’s head cuddling up on my leg. His chin hair is getting white.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/03/2025

This Great blue heron is walking on water. Frozen water, that is. And I wish him luck fishing through the thin layer of ice. He was full of confidence though. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A great blue heron viewed from the site. He's standing on water. There are a few branches and grasses sticking out of the water. He's lit by the warm light of the setting sun.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 18/03/2025

Belted kingfisher. They always seem like they are upset at something. This one kept going into the Fraser River and not catching anything! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A kingfisher on top of an old wood pile that is capped with old aluminum. The sky is uniformly grey behind it.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

Much noise resulted when this Great Blue Heron that I was tracking flew over a Canadian Goose nest. The heron CROAKED. The Goose SHRIEKED. I hadn't noticed the Goose there 'till that happened 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A great blue heron in flight, viewed from the back. He's flying low over frozen waters and a bit of land with long dead grasses. A Canadian goose is partially hidden by the grasses. We can see one wing spread high and wide and her head.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

I caught this coyote out of the corner of my eye as I was driving on an errand. Luckily, there was a place to stop and I had my camera. And the coyote was kind enough to wait for me to take its photo before turning around and taking off :) #Wildlife #Photography #Canon

A coyote standing up and facing the camera. Its fur blends into the yellow grasses.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 17/03/2025

A smoochable face! My very cuddly service dog off work.

Close up portrait of a big black dog’s face looking up at the camera while having his head on my leg. His muzzle and chin hair is getting white.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Black-capped chickadee. I really do love these wee ones. This one was flitting to and fro, in a light drizzle. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A Black-capped chickadee standing sideways on a thin upright branch. You can see his black cap really well, with the wide white wedge starting at the beak and going to the back of the head. Very fetching :)

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Best I could do photographing the moon tonight. I thought I might have a chance. Took the dog out for his walk and there was a brief break in the clouds. Not to be after all. Cloud *and* fog! I took this one on my phone 🤣🤣🤣 #Moon #LunarEclipse #Photography

The tip of two evergreen trees in the foreground. The moon was in the sky between the tip of those two trees. But so much cloud cover that the moon couldn’t be seen.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 14/03/2025

Soooo, it stopped raining. It started SNOWING!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I won't be going out to take photos of the lunar eclipse tonight. I'd use swear words but that wouldn't be fit for social media consumption. 😱🤣🤦‍♂️

Snow falling in large flakes. some evergreens visible in the foreground. The mountain that you can typically see in the background is simply gone.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

I don't like my chances of seeing the lunar eclipse tonight. Gear is ready, spot has been selected (Bortle 3!) It's pissing with rain now. Even had hail. Better luck next year! #Photography #Moon #LunarEclipse

Screenshot from a weather app showing a 40% to 70% chance of rain between 8pm and 2am, with temperatures ranging from 4C to 2C.

Dark clouds over a mountain range. Some evergreens and a power pole in the foreground. The photo is a color photo but everything is grey and hazy.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

"Here's what I think of this entire situation", and "I'm outta here", says this Barred owl. Video. [No dialog. An emergency vehicle siren in the distance] Yeah yeah, color grading needs to be improved #Owls #Wildlife #Birds #Video

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

Oh, but you CAN do it. Anyone can, with a bit of practice :) I could never photograph a tiger in real life, so here's a watercolor I toyed with :)

Portrait of a tiger in watercolors. The tiger is staring at the viewer. The head/face is well defined, the image fades out from the shoulders.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 13/03/2025

One of those times where you really regret not having your camera with you. As we were driving a back road, wife spotted 2 Turkey vultures in a mating ritual. Best we could do with phone photo. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #iOS

Two turkey vultures in a freshly mowed green field. Both standing with their wings wide open. They are quite far and we can’t perceive details in either birds.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 12/03/2025

Here's a Dunlin wading in shallow water, for #WaderWednesday (forgive the annoying branch in the foreground!) #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A dunlin in water up to its belly. He's on the move, one leg lifted. His long beak is just above the water. There are tiny waves around him.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 11/03/2025

These Great blue herons make me think they are grumpy old men 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife

Four Great blue herons in tall grasses with a lake in the background. Only one is in focus. All their heads are near their shoulders, as if they had no neck.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 10/03/2025

Found this old CF card while rummaging through my stuff. A whopping 128 MB! Used it in my old Canon PowerShot G3. Today, I could do exactly ONE burst on my Canon R5 and it would be filled with 16 photos. Then I'd have to change card 🤣 #Photography

A Kodak CompactFlash card held in an open hand. 128 MB Capacity.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 10/03/2025

It's Monday, so it's Great Blue Heron day, right? I mean, it's *always* the right day to post a heron. So there you go. The water was very low - don't typically see the sandbar there. Find the heron: Difficulty level 1/10 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

Great Blue heron, tiny in the distance, on top of a wooden pile capped with tin. There are several such piles around. The water is low, exposing the base of the piles. There's a sandbar in the midground. The background is made of both evergreen trees and some leafless trees. There's haze in the air.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 09/03/2025

Dutch baby for Sunday brunch. It’s been a while since we had it. Very luxurious with the berries! @ok2panic.bsky.social You might enjoy this 😉

A soufflé like large pancake in a cast iron pan. A pile of blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries is in the middle of the Dutch baby.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 07/03/2025

Toying with photographing the moon. This was shot handheld. R5+RF200-800 @ 800. f/11 ISO800 1/800. Stacked 20 shots. #Photography #Moon

A half moon in the night sky. The details are crisp.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 07/03/2025

Saw this American crow years and years ago when I had no idea what I was doing with bird photography (well, less than I do even now!), and had a potato for a camera. At the lodge on Mt. Olympus, WA #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A crow standing in a thin wooden rail. The top of a large mountain range is behind him. A bit of blue sky at the top of the photo.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 06/03/2025

Saw a pair of Short-eared owls hunting a few weeks ago. I remained on the dike, looking at the birds hunting. I wasn't super close. But I was close *enough*. Other people got waaaay too close to the birds. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Ethics

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 06/03/2025

American Widgeon "noping" out of there! He'd been quietly swimming, but then a Glaucous-winged gull started dive-bombing the group of Widgeons. I love the bright patch of green on their wings! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

American Widgeon flying low over the water. His wings are forming an upside down U, wingtips nearly touching the water. There is a bright patch of green on his wing, nearly turquoise, iridescent.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 05/03/2025

Given my Grey wolves photos was so popular a few days ago, here's an Arctic wolf for #WolfWednesday Don't you just want to bury your face in that lovely lush fur? #Photography #Wildlife #Wolves #Canon

Head and shoulder portrait of an Artic wolf. He's all white, but there's some black showing through his fur. His eyes and nose are black. his eyes are squinting nearly closed. His ears are standing up, covered in fur. He has a thin layer of snow on his back and head, and he's standing on snow.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 05/03/2025

For #WadersWednesday, I present to you a Dunlin dancing and tip toeing around the small waves coming on shore! He was very cute :) #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A Dunlin in the air close to the water. He's facing the photographer. His wings are spread wide and he has one leg slightly higher than the other, as if he was trying to hop above the small wave. Another dunlin in the background, in water up to his hips, is out of focus.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 05/03/2025

This American Bittern taking off is looking a bit silly. Look at those legs!!!! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

American bittern in flight, low over the ground. There are tall reeds behind it. Its legs are long and hanging down. Its body is striped beige and brown. Its wings are high, making the whole bird looking like a big T. The whole scene is lit by the warm light of the setting sun.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 03/03/2025

Joyeux anniversaire! Happy Birthday. Have a wonderful day.

Grey wolf upside down in the snow, twisted around, with his front paws curled up.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 03/03/2025

Today is #WorldWildLifeDay. It should be World Wildlife Day every day. We ought to protect nature, not destroy it. Here are some Grey wolves I was very privileged to see in the woods in the snow a few years ago. #Wildlife #Photography #Wolves #Canon

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 03/03/2025

Landscape from a few days ago when it got unusually nice and warm. #Landscape #Photography #River #Mountain #Canon

A mountain top, chiselled with snow and rock faces in the background. A tall wood pile stands in the midground, and multiple wood plank stick out of the river's edge at a 45 degree angle.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 02/03/2025

Tell me you don’t understand disability parking spaces without telling me you don’t understand disability parking spaces.

A parking space with the blue wheelchair man accessibility symbol painted on the ground. The space is wide enough, and long enough. But there are two pallets of stuff on the side of the parking space. Making it impossible for a car to park there, let alone a car that needs extra space to unload the wheelchair.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 02/03/2025

Double-crested cormorants on the other side of the river. They were just standing there doing nothing. And yet, it was lovely to watch. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

Nine double crested cormorant lined up on a sand bar on the side of the river. Their feet are in the water. To their left is a lone glaucous-winged gull.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 28/02/2025

Every once in a while I go for comfort food, like Kraft Mac n’ cheese. I like the original - that’s what I grew up with. Obviously my fault here, I saw the box and saw “original”. But it’s gluten free! Ain’t original. Misleading package.

Box of KD macaroni and cheese that says “original”, but also says “gluten free”.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 28/02/2025

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well, yes! This Common goldeneye was drifting closer and closer to me when this plane decided to fly low to the river and skip. Didn't get a great bird pix, but got an unusual one of a plane! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A small red and white plane with big balloon wheels is flying so low over the river that one of his wheels is lifting a large spray of water.

Common goldeneye drake on the water. His head is dark green, with a striking golden eye. His body is white. He wings are black and streaked with white. The water has slight undulations around him.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 27/02/2025

I hear it's #ThursJay so here's a fluffed up Steller's Jay. It was cold, and his mates had emptied the peanut feeder. It was all very noisy until I refilled it! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Corvid #Canon

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 27/02/2025

Double-crested cormorant enjoying the sun on his wooden pile! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

Cormorant standing on top of an old worn out wooden pile, with water behind him. A taller wooden pile is to his left.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 26/02/2025

This Red-breasted sapsucker was a bit silly, trying to peck at a concrete post. It had been raising, so he looks a bit disheveled, to boot 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon #WoodpeckerWednesday

A red-breasted sapsucker on the side of a concrete post. His entire head is red, part of his chest is red, his wing is mostly black with a white stripe.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 25/02/2025

I always love me a Great blue heron. Can't get tired of 'em. This one appeared "out of nowhere", when I turned around and looked at the farmer's field instead of the marshes - I was looking for owls, found a heron first :D #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A great blue heron standing in a field. He's not super obvious. The field isn't growing anything but old grasses.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 24/02/2025

Dunlins. Lots and lots of Dunlins in flight. They were chased by a Glaucous-winged gull (not in the shot). It was my first time seeing Dunlins, and what a time 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon #Shorebird

Several dozens Dunlins in flight, in a tight group, wings in all positions.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 24/02/2025

I do love this furry beast that is my aging service dog. Here he is chilling on an old sleeping bag. #ServiceDog

Portrait of a big black dog, head resting on a brown sleeping bag.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 24/02/2025

Please do. I see a LOT of Great blue herons around here and yours ain’t it. I made a similar mistake with White-faced herons in Aotearoa/New Zealand 🤣

White-faced heron walking on a muddy flat, surrounded by plant stalks. His face is completely white, unlike that of a Great blue heron.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 23/02/2025

Barred owl seems to be asking “who you?” I had the great privilege of spending a bit over an hour with a pair of them a few weeks ago. It was wonderful! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon #owls

Barred owl on a branch. He’s 3/4 with his back to the camera, with his head turned around and fully facing the camera. There is a tangle of branches behind him.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 21/02/2025

It’s bucketing with rain outside so here’s a grumpy and wet Pine Siskin impersonating a tree topper. Taken a few years ago now. Time flies! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A pine Siskin at the very top of a small fir tree. He’s viewed from the side. His feathers are wet. You can clearly see the bright yellow patches on his wings.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 21/02/2025

Oooh, new bird-related hashtag! #FootUpFriday Here's an American bittern to join the fray of this Friday hashtag! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

American bittern standing with one foot on a dead branch. Its other foot is in the air, and you can see the very long toes spread out. The branch is on the edge of a small stream, and you can see the water moving.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 21/02/2025

This Great blue heron kept jumping up in the air, rising a few feet, then landing back on the same spot! Loudly croaking while doing it! They are LOUD 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

Great blue heron with his feet barely touching the ground under long yellow grasses, with his wings spread out and up like a fancy car door. Flat water behind him.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 20/02/2025

This juvenile Bald Eagle very kindly showed me his underside when he took off from the tree. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon #Raptors

Juvenile bald eagle, head and tail still brown, in flight, next to a tree he was just in. He’s flying sideways in a position that looks awkward.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 19/02/2025

Older Bald eagle chick in the nest. They are so ugly they are cute 🤣 No activity in the nest now, but this was taken mid June, a couple years ago. So I'll keep an eye in the coming weeks. #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon #Raptors One for @raymondbarlow.bsky.social

A very young bald eagle in a nest. His feathers haven't grown beyond a grey fluff. His eyes seem disproportionately big in his head, and his beak already looks sharp and dangerous. The nest is a mess of small branches, against a large tree trunk. There are some green leaves from a vine.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 19/02/2025

Saw this Common merganser female while looking at thousands of Snow geese. Glad I saw it taking off! #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A female common merganser taking flight. She has one foot in the water and her wings are spread out in a high V. Her head is a dark brown. There’s a splash of water behind her, where her other foot just was.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 18/02/2025

Old, abandoned and derelict homestead, somewhere in Saskatchewan. #Photography #Landscape #Canon

An old wooden house, falling apart. You can see through parts of it. It is on the horizon line between pale blue sky and green fields.

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Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com · 18/02/2025

Wish we could just shake it all off like this Trumpeter swan! Might be miraculous, like walking on water. Except this bird is using a life hack to stand on water: The water’s frozen 🤣 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon

A Trumpeter swan standing on a thin layer of ice on a river. He’s viewed from the side, wings raised in the air, neck curved. All his feathers are going every which way, ruffled.

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