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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Found this mink’s hiding place in the rocks near the University Bridge in #Saskatoon on a summer-like day last week … #mink #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #cuteanimals

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I’ve never got this close to a #mink, which usually scamper away, but maybe last week’s unusually warm weather in #Saskatoon kept this critter in the chill zone near the University Bridge … #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This juvenile black-crowned night heron looks like it’s practising dance moves in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #heron #birds #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

A #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River and sends ripples through the reflection of the University Bridge this weekend in #Saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #fall #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The demolition of the historic Lutheran seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon continues … #heritage #history #lutheran

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I’ve been informed by people who know more about identifying birds than I do - which is I’m sure a long list - that this is actually a young black-crowned night heron … #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #birds #nightheron #heron #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

So here’s a bird I’ve never seen before - a brown thrasher, I think - calmly observing a human getting closer … and then … #birds #thrasher #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #sask #kayaking #replay #slowmotion

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

My latest gig in journalism started this week at the CBC with some pretty intense training in Regina. My expression here is trying to capture the intensity … 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This critter moves calmly through the South #Saskatchewan River near the Gordie Howe Bridge in #Saskatoon … #beaver #sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #gordiehowe

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

One last clip of a pelican soaring to a landing before the majestic birds head south … and I also landed (far less gracefully) at the next stop in my journalism journey this week at #CBC in #Saskatoon #pelican #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #journalism #news #canadianmedia

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

A mouse made a temporary home in the engine of my vehicle - and stayed there during the three-hour-plus drive from Val Marie to Regina. #mouse #mice #saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Visitors to Grasslands National Park are advised to stay 100 metres from the Western Hemisphere’s largest land animal - but nobody told the bison, which number in the hundreds in the park. #bison #grasslands #grasslandsnationalpark #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #canada #canadiantourism

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Grasslands National Park features several communities of black-tailed prairie dogs in their natural habitat. Most are skittish, but this one cares little about the presence of humans. #prairiedog #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #grasslandsnationalpark #canada #canadianparks #canadiantourism

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Nothing like a prairie thunderstorm … there was even a tornado alert on my phone earlier … #prairie #thunderstorm #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask 🌪️ ⚡️

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I did some opinion writing this week - a couple of reviews of Fringe plays on a volunteer basis, both of which I recommend! #saskatoon #fringe #theatre #yxefringe pods ask.ca/2025-saskatoon-fringe-reviews-part-1-shakespeare-space-and-crows-abound/

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2025 Saskatoon Fringe Reviews, Part 1: Shakespeare, space and crows abound – PodSask

The Saskatoon Fringe Festival is back! Check out the first round of review from PodSask!

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

So much for saving the seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon as the demolition has started despite the buildings’ heritage value #sask #Lutheran #heritage #uofs #history

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We interrupt your regular #Saskatoon wildlife programming to bring you a rare sighting of a mink scampering around below the Gordie Howe Bridge … #mink #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #meewasin #sask #saskatchewan #gordiehowebridge #gordiehowe

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

You get a good look at how this #beaver propels itself from this video taken from the Gordie Howe Bridge above the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #gordiehowe #gordiehowebridge

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Richardson’s ground squirrels are pretty skittish, but this one mostly ignores the human nearby … and shows why the species is also called flickertail … #groundsquirrel #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #stand #flickertail

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I believe this is a yellow-bellied marmot - based on some internet research, its colouring … and the way the snivelling coward runs away … #smallmammals #saskatoon #meewasin #saskatchewan #sask #marmot #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

This creature crawls carefully back into the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon - offering a good look at its front and back legs … #beaver #sask #river #meewasin #canada #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This critter enjoys its dinner in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon, oblivious to the commotion from the River Landing basketball courts above … #beaver #sask #canada #meewasin #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #river

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Sometimes beavers get freaked by a #kayak - understandable for a species nearly hunted to extinction by humans in self-propelled watercraft - but this critter stays pretty chill … #beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #canada #sask #southsaskatchewanriver #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography 🦫

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