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Autumn always brings some melancholy. The symphony of buzzing and chirping grows quiet; the light is thinner. Made me happy today to see one of my favourite trees - a big old Aspen on the other riverbank. Tough to pick out in summer, conspicuous white trunks in winter, and now... look at her glow!

View across a smooth river to the opposite shore, which has a slope covered in low shrubs in fall colours. Near the edge of the river is a large, very vibrant yellow tree.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 23h

YES. A thousand times YES 😂🤣

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 23h

It's like trying to photograph a... OK I got nothin'

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Nature’s Edge @edge-nature.bsky.social · 23h

I had the joy today of running into an Abert’s Squirrel. Intimately tied to Ponderosa Pines, it eats the cambium of the new spring growth at the tips of branches. The trees counter using bitter terpenes to reduce squirrel herbivory. Thus the squirrels have favorite trees that have less terpenes.

A black furred squirrel with long ears, the ears are tufted with black fur.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 23h

This is SO COOL. I had not heard of these critters until today. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 23h

In this photo you definitely NOT appreciate the eye ring, short beak and tail of the Ruby Crowned Kinglet, or how it constantly flicks its wings while foraging almost frantically through shrubs and trees #PlacesWhereBirdsWereJustASecondAgo #worstbirdpic #birds

A blurry photo of twigs with brown and yellow leaves. Definitely no bird in this photo.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Wish I had an underwater (undermud?) view

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thanks. They are such cool birds

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

😂 so much fun is being had

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Wilson's Snipe! TIL that their bills are so flexible they can open the tip and swallow invertebrate prey without having to pull out from the mud #birds

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I am always impressed when I see them - such beautiful birds

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also, that back half looks like its several weeks ahead of the front half. Must be an amazing jumper with those springs!

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Busted 🤣. Glad the Flicker guide was helpful

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Looks like there's still a grey cat inside that's trying to get out 😹

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