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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You may think you're cool, but you'll never be as cool as Lithuanian folk art St Francis doing stigmata kung fu (via limis.lt)

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Really annoyed that the BBC now has a paywall.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Where does the time go? Twenty five years married to my best friend, the father of our children, and the love of my life. I love you @michaeldemoor.bsky.social . Im so grateful for you and the life we’ve created together. Happy Anniversary!!

A middle aged man with a salt and pepper beard, glasses, and Tilly hat poses with a Middle Ages woman with red glasses and Tilly hat in front of Waterton Lake.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My youngest child and I went on a quick trip around d Southern Alberta, taking in Writing on Stone provincial park, Waterton National Park, and Heads Smashed in Buffalo Jump. This province is pretty beautiful. #alberta

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It’s always good to have someone overseeing your work, especially when they’re this cute. Getting ready for Strathearn Artwalk in September. #cats #pottery

And orange and white tabby cat sits in loaf position on a work table. A bone dry clay mug is being decorated in the right hand corner. Kitty is monitoring quality control.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My 15 year old and I drove 2.5 hours one way to see this whooping crane. He insists he’s not a birder but I told him spending over six hours with your mom to maybe or maybe not see a specific bird makes you a birder. #birds

A whooping crane walking along the shore of a pond.

A whooping crane walks along the shore of a pond.

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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Some folks from elsewhere are surprised and amused to find out that there really is a place called “Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump”. There is, and you really must visit.

A silly man walks down a path on a scrubby hillside on the edge of the prairies sloping away to the right. The sky is blue with white wispy clouds.

A woman walks over crest of a grassy hillside on the with a large teepee to the right.

A silly man stands on a trail under a blue sky. There is a cliff in the background

Two nerds in Tilly hats squint at the camera with the prairies sloping away behind them and the Rocky Mountains visible in the right of the shot.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Made some tester mugs with owl sprigs and a chickadee. I glazed them in a rush so they’re a bit messy. I think I need to rework the great horned owl. Time to make some more. #birds

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

One of the “joys” of having a connective tissue disorder is unstable joints prone to strains and sprains. This is the second time I’ve sprained my ankle while birding. Fortunately it doesn’t seem as bad this time. #birding

Photo of a white woman’s leg and foot elevated with an ice pack after a sprain.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Just spent two days with a physical geography class from my husband’s university in Jasper National Park. Las time I was here was four months after the 2024 fire that devastated the park. It’s fascinating and humbling seeing life regenerate after such devastation. @michaeldemoor.bsky.social

A middle aged white man and woman smile in front of a mountain covered with snow.

Mosses, grasses, and blooming wildflowers sprout among the charred remains of trees after a forest fire.

Charred remnants of thousands of trees litter the landscape with a back drop of snow covered mountains.

A middle aged white man stands on a path among the charred trunks of trees burned by a wildfire. Bright green gasses are sprouting among the white and black tree trunks.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Long Tailed Ducks are considered rare around here but this spring they seem to be popping up all over the place. We saw these two this morning on Astotin Lake at Elk Island National Park. #birds

A pair of Long Tailed Ducks, male and female, on a still lake.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

@michaeldemoor.bsky.social: What do you call a group of birders trying to identify a rare bird? Answer: A consternation. (Rare bird in question was an Arctic tern.) #birds

A line of birders looking through birding scopes including a scruffy, middle aged white man in a flat cap.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The pics aren’t great as it was far away but @michaeldemoor.bsky.social and I found a Red Knot yesterday. They’re usually coastal and Arctic birds so we were excited by this rarity. Got to love nerd dates. #birds

A blurry photo of a red knot, a rare shorebird for Edmonton, walking along the shore of Hastings Lake.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Surf Scoters on the river this morning! #birds

Four surf scoter, two male and two female swim down a river.

Six surf scoters, three males and three females on the North Saskatchewan River.

Four surf scoters, two male and two females.

Two surf scoter, one male and one female.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This Mother’s Day, get your mom what she really wants: 1) Four or five uninterrupted hours for birding 2) New migrants at the feeder 3) A map to where that weird owl hangs out

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A great birding day. Thousands of Sandhill cranes flew over my house and I saw 4 Long Tailed Ducks at the gravel pits. A lifer for me.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Based on a discussion @michaeldemoor.bsky.social had on the way home from birding at the Fort Saskatchewan gravel pits where we saw all three species.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

My chickadee ornaments are on the kiln now just in time for this weekend’s snow goose festival in Tofield Alberta. I’ll be selling pottery and leading a couple of tours with @michaeldemoor.bsky.social. #bird #chickadee #pottery

Ceramic chickadee ornaments placed on a kiln shelf.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I appreciate @michaeldemoor.bsky.social humouring me and ducking out of work early to go twitching for a Brant spotted near Fort Saskatchewan this afternoon. That’s love.

A line of enthusiastic birders watching a rare bird in a field.

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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Gus is right! Y’all should read (and buy).

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I’m always stunned by the size of flocks of northern pintails. There were easily a thousand in this farmer’s field this afternoon.

Hundreds of Northern pintails taking off from a farmer’s field.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

There’s nothing like seeing the awe of Christmas than through the eyes of your cat. Baby’s first Christmas tree.

A twelve week old kitten watches with rapt attention and awe as a middle aged man in toque, plaid shirt, and cords puts up the Christmas tree.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We got a new baby. He’s 8 weeks old and named Trinculo. Frodo needs reassurance that despite the new sibling I still love him.

Middle aged white woman holding very wee orange and white kitten up to her face

Very wee orange and white kitten wearing a dapper top hat looks at the camera.

Very wee orange and white kitten having a nap after a very busy day.

Gray mackerel tabby sleeping g with arm outstretched on a middle aged white woman

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Voted in my first Canadian election today as a new Canadian citizen and got interviewed by the Edmonton Journal. Scroll down to the story posted at 4:20. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

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Edmonton Election 2025 live updates: Long lines reported at some polling stations | Cartmell, Walters call out 'concerning' wait times

Edmonton Election 2025 live updates: Voters head to the polls

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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Oh my goodness! A truly great actor who could turn in a great performance in the most serious epic or artiest stage play and the silliest public tv show (Edgar Montrose was a great comic creation). Rest in peace!

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The world feels like it’s falling apart but this man and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary two days ago and for that I am grateful.

A cute, middle aged, scruffy man with glasses and a Tilly hat smiles while enjoying his chicken satay.

A middle aged, male birder with a Tilly hat looks through his birding scope.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

North: Haines Junction Yukon Territory East: Quebec City, Quebec West:Nanaimo British Columbia South: Windsor Ontario

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

We decided not to go to the US this year and I’m an American citizen. We have a non binary kid, and my husband is an outspoken academic against the current US administration. I miss visiting my family and friends in Michigan but it just wasn’t safe for us.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Just got home after a month away. Drove 8,000km to Eastern Ontario and back.

Fyodor Dunklesvky the Dunkleosteous gazing out the window. Photo credit to my 16 year old son.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

We spent a few days I. Ottawa. My nerdy, politically aware teenagers loved it.

Three teenagers posing in front of the Spider sculpture in front of the National Gallery in Ottawa Ontario.

The Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, laying a wreath in front of the cenotaph in Ottawa Ontario.

A middle aged man posing with three teenagers in front of centre Block of the parliament buildings in Ottawa Ontario.

Three teenagers posing in front of the eternal flame on Parliament hill in Ottawa Ontario.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 22/06/2025

June 21st. First day of summer, last day of world peace.

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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Look at all those far left radicals!

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

My very first rattlesnake. On the road at Grasslands National Park.

A Prairie Rattlesnake camouflaging so well while sunning itself on a gravel road it nearly got run over.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

We have a family of great horned owls in the neighbourhood and it’s been fun watching the three owlets grow up. My kids affectionately call them murder muppets.

Mum and dad great horned owls keeping an eye on some crows.

Two great horned owlets peering down at the photographer.

Great horned owlet peering out from conifer branch.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I understand why some people refuse to love. The pain of losing them is too great. Goodbye sweet boy. I love you Tardis.

An orange tabby cat sleeping up against a bookshelf

An orange tabby cat with a polka dot nose snuggling his human.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Was delighted to see this mama bear and three cubs this morning at Elk Island National Park.

American Black Bear standing in tall grass.

American Black Bear walking to the right.

American Black bear with cubs romping through tall grass and shrubs.

American Black bear with three cubs romping through tall grass and shrubs.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Bison calf in the early morning yesterday as Elk Island National Park.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

While I’m sad for Jagmeet Singh and thought he conducted himself with class he really didn’t have a chance against his opponent. (Photoshop done my my 13 year old son.)

Screenshot of CBC election results for Burnaby Central with a picture of a mackerel tabby photoshopped over the win I g Liberal candidate labelled A”Frodo Nyhof”.

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Stephanie Nyhof @nyhofs.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I’m leading a birding tour tomorrow at the Tofield Snow goose festival. Hope we have flocks like this one I photographed yesterday for the people tomorrow.