John Geary
@birdpaddler.bsky.social
I'm a ...
Paddler•birder•shutterbug• traveller•coffeeholic•parront•nature nut•sports fan•movie buff•bibliophile
...and I've written about all of these topics on the radio, in print, online.
Paddler•birder•shutterbug• traveller•coffeeholic•parront•nature nut•sports fan•movie buff•bibliophile
...and I've written about all of these topics on the radio, in print, online.
Today is #NationalWildlifeDay.
A day to focus on the ongoing efforts to conserve endangered wild animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, marine mammals, insects.
I took the images featured here in #BC, #Alberta, & %Ontario.
#GrizzlyBear #MerlinFalcon #Moose #CommonLoon
#NationalWildlifeDay2025
A day to focus on the ongoing efforts to conserve endangered wild animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, marine mammals, insects.
I took the images featured here in #BC, #Alberta, & %Ontario.
#GrizzlyBear #MerlinFalcon #Moose #CommonLoon
#NationalWildlifeDay2025
September 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today is #NationalWildlifeDay.
A day to focus on the ongoing efforts to conserve endangered wild animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, marine mammals, insects.
I took the images featured here in #BC, #Alberta, & %Ontario.
#GrizzlyBear #MerlinFalcon #Moose #CommonLoon
#NationalWildlifeDay2025
A day to focus on the ongoing efforts to conserve endangered wild animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, marine mammals, insects.
I took the images featured here in #BC, #Alberta, & %Ontario.
#GrizzlyBear #MerlinFalcon #Moose #CommonLoon
#NationalWildlifeDay2025
Happy #NationalAviationDay.
Celebrate being able to “make like a bird” - in #planes, #helicopters, & gliders. Do you remember your first flight? Mine was in a bush plane in Northern Ontario.
#biplanes #bushplanes #propplanes #jets #helicopters
#AviationDay #NationalAviationDay2025 #Aviation
Celebrate being able to “make like a bird” - in #planes, #helicopters, & gliders. Do you remember your first flight? Mine was in a bush plane in Northern Ontario.
#biplanes #bushplanes #propplanes #jets #helicopters
#AviationDay #NationalAviationDay2025 #Aviation
August 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy #NationalAviationDay.
Celebrate being able to “make like a bird” - in #planes, #helicopters, & gliders. Do you remember your first flight? Mine was in a bush plane in Northern Ontario.
#biplanes #bushplanes #propplanes #jets #helicopters
#AviationDay #NationalAviationDay2025 #Aviation
Celebrate being able to “make like a bird” - in #planes, #helicopters, & gliders. Do you remember your first flight? Mine was in a bush plane in Northern Ontario.
#biplanes #bushplanes #propplanes #jets #helicopters
#AviationDay #NationalAviationDay2025 #Aviation
Happy #NationalAcadianDay!
A day when #Acadians celebrate their heritage and history. I’ve travelled through various parts of #Acadia in both #NB & #NS. Photos here including #Edmunston, #GrandFalls, & #NovaScotia’s #AcadianVillage. #AcadianDay2025 #AcadianVillage #NewBrunswick
A day when #Acadians celebrate their heritage and history. I’ve travelled through various parts of #Acadia in both #NB & #NS. Photos here including #Edmunston, #GrandFalls, & #NovaScotia’s #AcadianVillage. #AcadianDay2025 #AcadianVillage #NewBrunswick
August 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Happy #NationalAcadianDay!
A day when #Acadians celebrate their heritage and history. I’ve travelled through various parts of #Acadia in both #NB & #NS. Photos here including #Edmunston, #GrandFalls, & #NovaScotia’s #AcadianVillage. #AcadianDay2025 #AcadianVillage #NewBrunswick
A day when #Acadians celebrate their heritage and history. I’ve travelled through various parts of #Acadia in both #NB & #NS. Photos here including #Edmunston, #GrandFalls, & #NovaScotia’s #AcadianVillage. #AcadianDay2025 #AcadianVillage #NewBrunswick
Another interesting collection of writing about trees, forests, and their importance to the world.
#TreeTomeTuesday #TreeTomeTuesdays #TreeTome #TreeTomes #BooksAboutTrees #TreeBooks #LanguageOfTrees
#TreeTomeTuesday #TreeTomeTuesdays #TreeTome #TreeTomes #BooksAboutTrees #TreeBooks #LanguageOfTrees
August 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Another interesting collection of writing about trees, forests, and their importance to the world.
#TreeTomeTuesday #TreeTomeTuesdays #TreeTome #TreeTomes #BooksAboutTrees #TreeBooks #LanguageOfTrees
#TreeTomeTuesday #TreeTomeTuesdays #TreeTome #TreeTomes #BooksAboutTrees #TreeBooks #LanguageOfTrees
Happy #NationalLighthouseDay! Mark the day by visiting a local #lighthouse or getting involved with a group trying to preserve a lighthouse as a #HistoricSite. Featured here: pix of #lighthouses in #Newfoundland #Quebec #NewBrunswick & #NovaScotia
August 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Happy #NationalLighthouseDay! Mark the day by visiting a local #lighthouse or getting involved with a group trying to preserve a lighthouse as a #HistoricSite. Featured here: pix of #lighthouses in #Newfoundland #Quebec #NewBrunswick & #NovaScotia
Arrived in yesterday‘s mail: my certificate for finishing second overall in the “Other Feature“ category of the #POMAC #awards.
Ran in the Nov-Dec issue of #CanadianWildlife mag.
#Award #POMACAwards #CanadianWildlifeFederation #CWF #CWFMagazine #ProfessionalOutdoorMediaAssociationOfCanada
Ran in the Nov-Dec issue of #CanadianWildlife mag.
#Award #POMACAwards #CanadianWildlifeFederation #CWF #CWFMagazine #ProfessionalOutdoorMediaAssociationOfCanada
August 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Arrived in yesterday‘s mail: my certificate for finishing second overall in the “Other Feature“ category of the #POMAC #awards.
Ran in the Nov-Dec issue of #CanadianWildlife mag.
#Award #POMACAwards #CanadianWildlifeFederation #CWF #CWFMagazine #ProfessionalOutdoorMediaAssociationOfCanada
Ran in the Nov-Dec issue of #CanadianWildlife mag.
#Award #POMACAwards #CanadianWildlifeFederation #CWF #CWFMagazine #ProfessionalOutdoorMediaAssociationOfCanada
Today is #WorldRangerDay: a day to celebrate #parkrangers, #forestrangers, #bushrangers, or whatever you want to call them, worldwide, whether in #Africa, #Asia, or #NorthAmerica. Their jobs range from guiding tourists to stopping poachers. #RangerDay #Rangers #KahuziBiega
#Borneo #Algonquin
#Borneo #Algonquin
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Today is #WorldRangerDay: a day to celebrate #parkrangers, #forestrangers, #bushrangers, or whatever you want to call them, worldwide, whether in #Africa, #Asia, or #NorthAmerica. Their jobs range from guiding tourists to stopping poachers. #RangerDay #Rangers #KahuziBiega
#Borneo #Algonquin
#Borneo #Algonquin
Driving the #Irishloop in #Newfoundland’s #Avalon peninsula. #Birding #Hiking #Golfing #History #Archaeology #Paleontology
5 Adventures on Newfoundland’s Irish Loop
Located on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula, the Irish Loop is a 312-kilometre drive that provides travel adventures for all tastes.
nuvomagazine.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Driving the #Irishloop in #Newfoundland’s #Avalon peninsula. #Birding #Hiking #Golfing #History #Archaeology #Paleontology
Happy #WorldNatureConservation!
#WorldConservationDay #Conservation #GivesBackToNature
Here’s an article I recently wrote for #Asparagus magazine about giving back to #nature.
www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/enj...
#WorldConservationDay #Conservation #GivesBackToNature
Here’s an article I recently wrote for #Asparagus magazine about giving back to #nature.
www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/enj...
Enjoy Nature While Giving Back - Asparagus Magazine
If you love getting outside, why not help preserve and protect the environment while you’re out there?
www.asparagusmagazine.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy #WorldNatureConservation!
#WorldConservationDay #Conservation #GivesBackToNature
Here’s an article I recently wrote for #Asparagus magazine about giving back to #nature.
www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/enj...
#WorldConservationDay #Conservation #GivesBackToNature
Here’s an article I recently wrote for #Asparagus magazine about giving back to #nature.
www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/enj...
It’s #WorldBeeDay!
Ways to help bees include:
* Planting native vegetation
* Leaving natural debris in your yard
* Leaving weeds like dandelions alone
* Refrain from spraying your grass with chemicals #WorldBeeDay2025 #Bees #SaveTheBees #BeesAreGood #Pollinators #BeeDay
Ways to help bees include:
* Planting native vegetation
* Leaving natural debris in your yard
* Leaving weeds like dandelions alone
* Refrain from spraying your grass with chemicals #WorldBeeDay2025 #Bees #SaveTheBees #BeesAreGood #Pollinators #BeeDay
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s #WorldBeeDay!
Ways to help bees include:
* Planting native vegetation
* Leaving natural debris in your yard
* Leaving weeds like dandelions alone
* Refrain from spraying your grass with chemicals #WorldBeeDay2025 #Bees #SaveTheBees #BeesAreGood #Pollinators #BeeDay
Ways to help bees include:
* Planting native vegetation
* Leaving natural debris in your yard
* Leaving weeds like dandelions alone
* Refrain from spraying your grass with chemicals #WorldBeeDay2025 #Bees #SaveTheBees #BeesAreGood #Pollinators #BeeDay
Happy #NationalTourismDay! I’ve been lucky to have travelled to all but 2 of the 7 continents, & I’ll say there are some amazing places right in #Canada, so you don’t have to go too far to be a #tourist or #traveller.
#NationalTourismDay2025 #Tourism #Travel #BeATouristInYourOwnCountry #SeeTheWorld
#NationalTourismDay2025 #Tourism #Travel #BeATouristInYourOwnCountry #SeeTheWorld
May 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy #NationalTourismDay! I’ve been lucky to have travelled to all but 2 of the 7 continents, & I’ll say there are some amazing places right in #Canada, so you don’t have to go too far to be a #tourist or #traveller.
#NationalTourismDay2025 #Tourism #Travel #BeATouristInYourOwnCountry #SeeTheWorld
#NationalTourismDay2025 #Tourism #Travel #BeATouristInYourOwnCountry #SeeTheWorld
It’s #WoodcraftWednesday! This post helps me recall that time I made my own canoe paddle at the The #CanadianCanoeMuseum in #Peterborough, Ontario.
Spent three days there, working on the paddle, lots of fun!
#WoodcraftWednesdays #PaddleMaking #Paddle #Paddles #CanoePaddles #CanoeMuseum
Spent three days there, working on the paddle, lots of fun!
#WoodcraftWednesdays #PaddleMaking #Paddle #Paddles #CanoePaddles #CanoeMuseum
May 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It’s #WoodcraftWednesday! This post helps me recall that time I made my own canoe paddle at the The #CanadianCanoeMuseum in #Peterborough, Ontario.
Spent three days there, working on the paddle, lots of fun!
#WoodcraftWednesdays #PaddleMaking #Paddle #Paddles #CanoePaddles #CanoeMuseum
Spent three days there, working on the paddle, lots of fun!
#WoodcraftWednesdays #PaddleMaking #Paddle #Paddles #CanoePaddles #CanoeMuseum
It’s #WetlandWednesday!
if you want to see a lot of birds like I do, wetlands are one of the best places to go. They're also biodiversity hotspots.
This photo was taken at #CheamLake, near #Chilliwack, #BC.
Do you have a favourite wetland nearby where you can visit?
#WetlandWednesdays #Wetlands
if you want to see a lot of birds like I do, wetlands are one of the best places to go. They're also biodiversity hotspots.
This photo was taken at #CheamLake, near #Chilliwack, #BC.
Do you have a favourite wetland nearby where you can visit?
#WetlandWednesdays #Wetlands
April 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s #WetlandWednesday!
if you want to see a lot of birds like I do, wetlands are one of the best places to go. They're also biodiversity hotspots.
This photo was taken at #CheamLake, near #Chilliwack, #BC.
Do you have a favourite wetland nearby where you can visit?
#WetlandWednesdays #Wetlands
if you want to see a lot of birds like I do, wetlands are one of the best places to go. They're also biodiversity hotspots.
This photo was taken at #CheamLake, near #Chilliwack, #BC.
Do you have a favourite wetland nearby where you can visit?
#WetlandWednesdays #Wetlands
#Northerngannets at Cape St. Mary's.
This "beaking" is called "mutual fencing."
#Easter -ish fact about their #eggs: they lay 1 egg & keep it warm with their webbed feet. This incubation technique is unique to gannets, boobies, pelicans & cormorants. #Gannets #BirdsOfNewfounfland #AvalonPeninsula
This "beaking" is called "mutual fencing."
#Easter -ish fact about their #eggs: they lay 1 egg & keep it warm with their webbed feet. This incubation technique is unique to gannets, boobies, pelicans & cormorants. #Gannets #BirdsOfNewfounfland #AvalonPeninsula
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#Northerngannets at Cape St. Mary's.
This "beaking" is called "mutual fencing."
#Easter -ish fact about their #eggs: they lay 1 egg & keep it warm with their webbed feet. This incubation technique is unique to gannets, boobies, pelicans & cormorants. #Gannets #BirdsOfNewfounfland #AvalonPeninsula
This "beaking" is called "mutual fencing."
#Easter -ish fact about their #eggs: they lay 1 egg & keep it warm with their webbed feet. This incubation technique is unique to gannets, boobies, pelicans & cormorants. #Gannets #BirdsOfNewfounfland #AvalonPeninsula
It’s #GoodFriday– but it’s also #WorldHeritageDay - 2 reasons to celebrate! A few photos from some of the #UNESCO sites I’ve visited.
#MachuPicchu #VictoriaFalls #Lunenburg #RideauCanal
#MachuPicchu #VictoriaFalls #Lunenburg #RideauCanal
April 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It’s #GoodFriday– but it’s also #WorldHeritageDay - 2 reasons to celebrate! A few photos from some of the #UNESCO sites I’ve visited.
#MachuPicchu #VictoriaFalls #Lunenburg #RideauCanal
#MachuPicchu #VictoriaFalls #Lunenburg #RideauCanal
It’s #WoodpeckerWednesday! Cool trivia fact: Flicker nestlings, sensing danger in a cavity nest, will often emit a buzzing sound that sounds bees to deter predatory intruders.
#WoodpeckerWednesday #WoodpeckerWednesdays #Woodpecker #WoodPeckers #Flicker #NorthernFlicker #Flickers #NorthernFlickers
#WoodpeckerWednesday #WoodpeckerWednesdays #Woodpecker #WoodPeckers #Flicker #NorthernFlicker #Flickers #NorthernFlickers
April 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It’s #WoodpeckerWednesday! Cool trivia fact: Flicker nestlings, sensing danger in a cavity nest, will often emit a buzzing sound that sounds bees to deter predatory intruders.
#WoodpeckerWednesday #WoodpeckerWednesdays #Woodpecker #WoodPeckers #Flicker #NorthernFlicker #Flickers #NorthernFlickers
#WoodpeckerWednesday #WoodpeckerWednesdays #Woodpecker #WoodPeckers #Flicker #NorthernFlicker #Flickers #NorthernFlickers
Today is #NationalPuffinDay.
Half the #Atlanticpuffins in North America breed in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, just off the coast of Newfoundland’s #AvalonPeninsula – where this pic was taken. It’s Their official provincial bird.
#PuffinDay #BirdingNewfoundland #Puffins #WitlessBay
Half the #Atlanticpuffins in North America breed in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, just off the coast of Newfoundland’s #AvalonPeninsula – where this pic was taken. It’s Their official provincial bird.
#PuffinDay #BirdingNewfoundland #Puffins #WitlessBay
April 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Today is #NationalPuffinDay.
Half the #Atlanticpuffins in North America breed in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, just off the coast of Newfoundland’s #AvalonPeninsula – where this pic was taken. It’s Their official provincial bird.
#PuffinDay #BirdingNewfoundland #Puffins #WitlessBay
Half the #Atlanticpuffins in North America breed in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, just off the coast of Newfoundland’s #AvalonPeninsula – where this pic was taken. It’s Their official provincial bird.
#PuffinDay #BirdingNewfoundland #Puffins #WitlessBay
As #NationalWildlifeWeek winds down, this #explore article includes info about some charitable organizations that can help #wildlife.
10 Powerful Canadian Charities that Support the Outdoors and Adventure – Explore Magazine
It's time to think about what charities you might want to donate to to support Canada's outdoors.
explore-mag.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
As #NationalWildlifeWeek winds down, this #explore article includes info about some charitable organizations that can help #wildlife.
It’s a #ThirstyThursday! Since it’s also #NationalWildlifeWeek, I thought I’d post images of various #beer mugs I have with #wildlife on them: #birds, #bears, & #lobster. Cheers!
#ThirstyThursdays #wildlifebeermugs #BeerMugs #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #CheersForBeers #WildlifeMugs
#ThirstyThursdays #wildlifebeermugs #BeerMugs #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #CheersForBeers #WildlifeMugs
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s a #ThirstyThursday! Since it’s also #NationalWildlifeWeek, I thought I’d post images of various #beer mugs I have with #wildlife on them: #birds, #bears, & #lobster. Cheers!
#ThirstyThursdays #wildlifebeermugs #BeerMugs #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #CheersForBeers #WildlifeMugs
#ThirstyThursdays #wildlifebeermugs #BeerMugs #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #CheersForBeers #WildlifeMugs
Turtles & seals & bears – oh my!
It’s #WildlifeWednesday! Pix of Canadian wildlife I’ve taken through the years, since it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#WildlifeWednesdays #WildlifeWeek #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #Turtles #Seals #Bears #Deer #Moose #Pronghorns #Eagles #Minks #Rabbits #Raccoons
It’s #WildlifeWednesday! Pix of Canadian wildlife I’ve taken through the years, since it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#WildlifeWednesdays #WildlifeWeek #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #Turtles #Seals #Bears #Deer #Moose #Pronghorns #Eagles #Minks #Rabbits #Raccoons
April 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Turtles & seals & bears – oh my!
It’s #WildlifeWednesday! Pix of Canadian wildlife I’ve taken through the years, since it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#WildlifeWednesdays #WildlifeWeek #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #Turtles #Seals #Bears #Deer #Moose #Pronghorns #Eagles #Minks #Rabbits #Raccoons
It’s #WildlifeWednesday! Pix of Canadian wildlife I’ve taken through the years, since it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#WildlifeWednesdays #WildlifeWeek #NationalWildlifeWeek2025 #Turtles #Seals #Bears #Deer #Moose #Pronghorns #Eagles #Minks #Rabbits #Raccoons
#Mug of the Month: received this mug as a Xmas present. It sports the logo of the Department of Inland Fisheries and #Wildlife for Maine. Because it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#MugOfTheMonth #MonthlyMug #MondaysMug #MondayMug #MugMonday #MugMondays #CoffeeCup #CoffeeCups
#MugOfTheMonth #MonthlyMug #MondaysMug #MondayMug #MugMonday #MugMondays #CoffeeCup #CoffeeCups
April 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#Mug of the Month: received this mug as a Xmas present. It sports the logo of the Department of Inland Fisheries and #Wildlife for Maine. Because it is #NationalWildlifeWeek.
#MugOfTheMonth #MonthlyMug #MondaysMug #MondayMug #MugMonday #MugMondays #CoffeeCup #CoffeeCups
#MugOfTheMonth #MonthlyMug #MondaysMug #MondayMug #MugMonday #MugMondays #CoffeeCup #CoffeeCups
Today marks the start of #DiscoverNationalParksFortnight.
For the next 2 weeks, visit a #nationalpark, or plan a visit to one.
These are a few pix I’ve taken over the years at #parkscanada parks. #DiscoverNationalParks #CanadianParks #CapeBretonHighlands #PrinceAlbertNP #Kootenay
For the next 2 weeks, visit a #nationalpark, or plan a visit to one.
These are a few pix I’ve taken over the years at #parkscanada parks. #DiscoverNationalParks #CanadianParks #CapeBretonHighlands #PrinceAlbertNP #Kootenay
April 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Today marks the start of #DiscoverNationalParksFortnight.
For the next 2 weeks, visit a #nationalpark, or plan a visit to one.
These are a few pix I’ve taken over the years at #parkscanada parks. #DiscoverNationalParks #CanadianParks #CapeBretonHighlands #PrinceAlbertNP #Kootenay
For the next 2 weeks, visit a #nationalpark, or plan a visit to one.
These are a few pix I’ve taken over the years at #parkscanada parks. #DiscoverNationalParks #CanadianParks #CapeBretonHighlands #PrinceAlbertNP #Kootenay
Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalDay! A day to celebrate all those animals that live in the water. That includes #dolphins, #whales, #turtles, #seals, #birds, & #alligators. I’ve had the privilege of taking photos of many different #aquaticanimals. A quick online search will tell you more about this day.
April 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalDay! A day to celebrate all those animals that live in the water. That includes #dolphins, #whales, #turtles, #seals, #birds, & #alligators. I’ve had the privilege of taking photos of many different #aquaticanimals. A quick online search will tell you more about this day.