Glen Grambo 🇨🇦
@glengrambo.bsky.social
Lapsed geologist and avid nature photographer - especially birds!
Located in Saskatchewan, Canada
Located in Saskatchewan, Canada
Leopards are one of the apex predators in Africa and we were thrilled to have a couple encounters.
Unlike lions, they are solitary animals and can drag a prey that’s twice their body weight up into a tree.
This male had just finished a large meal of zebra and was resting in the shade.
#mammal
Unlike lions, they are solitary animals and can drag a prey that’s twice their body weight up into a tree.
This male had just finished a large meal of zebra and was resting in the shade.
#mammal
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Leopards are one of the apex predators in Africa and we were thrilled to have a couple encounters.
Unlike lions, they are solitary animals and can drag a prey that’s twice their body weight up into a tree.
This male had just finished a large meal of zebra and was resting in the shade.
#mammal
Unlike lions, they are solitary animals and can drag a prey that’s twice their body weight up into a tree.
This male had just finished a large meal of zebra and was resting in the shade.
#mammal
I’m used to photographing a lot of small birds where we live, so I was hoping to see some bigger ones on our trip to South Africa. This one qualifies! Ostriches can be 9 feet tall, and this male seemed to be well aware of how impressive he looked!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
#Birds #photography #wildlife
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m used to photographing a lot of small birds where we live, so I was hoping to see some bigger ones on our trip to South Africa. This one qualifies! Ostriches can be 9 feet tall, and this male seemed to be well aware of how impressive he looked!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Dung beetles know where they want to go. They roll, push or shove their dung ball & every few seconds they stop pushing to climb on top of the ball to make sure they are going in the right direction. This dung beetle male is just climbing down after a look around.
More info in alt text
#insects
More info in alt text
#insects
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Dung beetles know where they want to go. They roll, push or shove their dung ball & every few seconds they stop pushing to climb on top of the ball to make sure they are going in the right direction. This dung beetle male is just climbing down after a look around.
More info in alt text
#insects
More info in alt text
#insects
We’re on our way home after an incredible safari in South Africa! One of the highlights was definitely all the dung beetles! This male has formed a dung ball and is rolling it off away from other males that will try and steal it!
More info in the alt text.
#insects #photography #wildlife
More info in the alt text.
#insects #photography #wildlife
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
We’re on our way home after an incredible safari in South Africa! One of the highlights was definitely all the dung beetles! This male has formed a dung ball and is rolling it off away from other males that will try and steal it!
More info in the alt text.
#insects #photography #wildlife
More info in the alt text.
#insects #photography #wildlife
It was a rainy day and it was amazing. So many cool things, but this I will never forget.
The matriarch of this African elephant herd leads them across the river and up the hill in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
#Mammal #photography #wildlife
The matriarch of this African elephant herd leads them across the river and up the hill in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
#Mammal #photography #wildlife
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It was a rainy day and it was amazing. So many cool things, but this I will never forget.
The matriarch of this African elephant herd leads them across the river and up the hill in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
#Mammal #photography #wildlife
The matriarch of this African elephant herd leads them across the river and up the hill in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
#Mammal #photography #wildlife
We are on a South African adventure and had the privilege of spending a bit of time with some very well dressed friends. This African Penguin was returning from a quick swim in the ocean and seemed quite happy about it!
Listed as a critically endangered species.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Listed as a critically endangered species.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We are on a South African adventure and had the privilege of spending a bit of time with some very well dressed friends. This African Penguin was returning from a quick swim in the ocean and seemed quite happy about it!
Listed as a critically endangered species.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Listed as a critically endangered species.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
It’s been such a warm Fall here, but apparently that’s changing tonight!
But for now, we still have a few of the fancy sparrows visiting while they rest up before continuing their journey.
One of my favourites is the Harris’s Sparrow and this one was having a good drink!
#Birds 🪶
But for now, we still have a few of the fancy sparrows visiting while they rest up before continuing their journey.
One of my favourites is the Harris’s Sparrow and this one was having a good drink!
#Birds 🪶
October 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It’s been such a warm Fall here, but apparently that’s changing tonight!
But for now, we still have a few of the fancy sparrows visiting while they rest up before continuing their journey.
One of my favourites is the Harris’s Sparrow and this one was having a good drink!
#Birds 🪶
But for now, we still have a few of the fancy sparrows visiting while they rest up before continuing their journey.
One of my favourites is the Harris’s Sparrow and this one was having a good drink!
#Birds 🪶
They are almost instantly recognizable, mostly due to having a 9 foot wingspan and being the size of a small car🤣
This white pelican was hanging out with a bunch of cormorants, when it decided it was time to go for a cruise around the lake!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
This white pelican was hanging out with a bunch of cormorants, when it decided it was time to go for a cruise around the lake!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
They are almost instantly recognizable, mostly due to having a 9 foot wingspan and being the size of a small car🤣
This white pelican was hanging out with a bunch of cormorants, when it decided it was time to go for a cruise around the lake!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
This white pelican was hanging out with a bunch of cormorants, when it decided it was time to go for a cruise around the lake!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Blue jays live year round here … kind of.
They do, but they also take extended vacations through the year to who knows where! We hadn’t seen them in weeks, but they’re back now and making sure everyone heard about it!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
They do, but they also take extended vacations through the year to who knows where! We hadn’t seen them in weeks, but they’re back now and making sure everyone heard about it!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
October 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Blue jays live year round here … kind of.
They do, but they also take extended vacations through the year to who knows where! We hadn’t seen them in weeks, but they’re back now and making sure everyone heard about it!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
They do, but they also take extended vacations through the year to who knows where! We hadn’t seen them in weeks, but they’re back now and making sure everyone heard about it!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
It was a foggy morning, but the sun was starting to peek through.
Out of nowhere a large bird appeared, flew low over the marsh grasses, and was gone.
This Short-eared Owl was hunting the marsh … a perfect match for the silence of the fog!
Out of nowhere a large bird appeared, flew low over the marsh grasses, and was gone.
This Short-eared Owl was hunting the marsh … a perfect match for the silence of the fog!
September 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It was a foggy morning, but the sun was starting to peek through.
Out of nowhere a large bird appeared, flew low over the marsh grasses, and was gone.
This Short-eared Owl was hunting the marsh … a perfect match for the silence of the fog!
Out of nowhere a large bird appeared, flew low over the marsh grasses, and was gone.
This Short-eared Owl was hunting the marsh … a perfect match for the silence of the fog!
It’s back to gracklepalooza! A lot of the grackles have left on their migration, but there are still quite a few hanging around.
With his feathers fresh from the summer moult, this male Common Grackle, was foraging in the trees and decided to fly down to the creek for a drink!
#Birds 🪶
With his feathers fresh from the summer moult, this male Common Grackle, was foraging in the trees and decided to fly down to the creek for a drink!
#Birds 🪶
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It’s back to gracklepalooza! A lot of the grackles have left on their migration, but there are still quite a few hanging around.
With his feathers fresh from the summer moult, this male Common Grackle, was foraging in the trees and decided to fly down to the creek for a drink!
#Birds 🪶
With his feathers fresh from the summer moult, this male Common Grackle, was foraging in the trees and decided to fly down to the creek for a drink!
#Birds 🪶
The fancy sparrows are stopping by on their big trek south, and this morning these two showed up.
White-crowned sparrows can winter in the southern U.S. down into Central America. These two decided the creek was for bathing and drinking!
Adult in the creek and juvenile on the rock!
#Birds 🪶
White-crowned sparrows can winter in the southern U.S. down into Central America. These two decided the creek was for bathing and drinking!
Adult in the creek and juvenile on the rock!
#Birds 🪶
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The fancy sparrows are stopping by on their big trek south, and this morning these two showed up.
White-crowned sparrows can winter in the southern U.S. down into Central America. These two decided the creek was for bathing and drinking!
Adult in the creek and juvenile on the rock!
#Birds 🪶
White-crowned sparrows can winter in the southern U.S. down into Central America. These two decided the creek was for bathing and drinking!
Adult in the creek and juvenile on the rock!
#Birds 🪶
I can’t help it. The grackles are still here, and need to be photographed 🤣
The male Common Grackles usually take every opportunity to display, especially in the spring! But it’s Fall, and this male was displaying a lot! Apparently, he knows what he looks like🤣
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
The male Common Grackles usually take every opportunity to display, especially in the spring! But it’s Fall, and this male was displaying a lot! Apparently, he knows what he looks like🤣
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I can’t help it. The grackles are still here, and need to be photographed 🤣
The male Common Grackles usually take every opportunity to display, especially in the spring! But it’s Fall, and this male was displaying a lot! Apparently, he knows what he looks like🤣
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
The male Common Grackles usually take every opportunity to display, especially in the spring! But it’s Fall, and this male was displaying a lot! Apparently, he knows what he looks like🤣
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Gracklepalooza continues with no signs of slowing!
This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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September 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Gracklepalooza continues with no signs of slowing!
This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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I visited a marsh that I’m familiar with, but hadn’t been to yet this year. The grasses are quite tall and and when this duck took off from a bit of open water, it “disappeared”.
But this female mallard soon reappeared, seemingly breaching out of the sea of grasses!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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But this female mallard soon reappeared, seemingly breaching out of the sea of grasses!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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September 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I visited a marsh that I’m familiar with, but hadn’t been to yet this year. The grasses are quite tall and and when this duck took off from a bit of open water, it “disappeared”.
But this female mallard soon reappeared, seemingly breaching out of the sea of grasses!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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But this female mallard soon reappeared, seemingly breaching out of the sea of grasses!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
It hasn’t yet developed the distinctive candy corn yellow beak, but its penchant for hiding in the reeds is well established!
This juvenile Sora was foraging, and finally popped out of the reeds for a short look around before zipping back in!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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This juvenile Sora was foraging, and finally popped out of the reeds for a short look around before zipping back in!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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September 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It hasn’t yet developed the distinctive candy corn yellow beak, but its penchant for hiding in the reeds is well established!
This juvenile Sora was foraging, and finally popped out of the reeds for a short look around before zipping back in!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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This juvenile Sora was foraging, and finally popped out of the reeds for a short look around before zipping back in!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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They are generally lurking in the reeds, and when they are out foraging, they are often wading in the shallows of a marsh.
But swimming is an option and this Sora decided it was the fastest and most direct way to get to the next clump of reeds!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
But swimming is an option and this Sora decided it was the fastest and most direct way to get to the next clump of reeds!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
September 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
They are generally lurking in the reeds, and when they are out foraging, they are often wading in the shallows of a marsh.
But swimming is an option and this Sora decided it was the fastest and most direct way to get to the next clump of reeds!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
But swimming is an option and this Sora decided it was the fastest and most direct way to get to the next clump of reeds!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
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I’ve finished the Midas Touch quilt top and will take it to be quilted this coming week. I’m working on a small space so I can’t spread it all out for you. It’s richer in person! I’m thinking I’ll go with some spirals for the quilting.
September 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Gracklepalooza continues with a lot of chaos and chatter. We love it, and we’re not the only ones.
Our neighbourhood Merlins are keeping a close eye on things and frequently come through hunting runs.
This Merlin was unsuccessful this time around.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Our neighbourhood Merlins are keeping a close eye on things and frequently come through hunting runs.
This Merlin was unsuccessful this time around.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
September 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Gracklepalooza continues with a lot of chaos and chatter. We love it, and we’re not the only ones.
Our neighbourhood Merlins are keeping a close eye on things and frequently come through hunting runs.
This Merlin was unsuccessful this time around.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Our neighbourhood Merlins are keeping a close eye on things and frequently come through hunting runs.
This Merlin was unsuccessful this time around.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
It’s GRACKLEPALOOZA time again!
We have a few in the yard throughout the summer, but as migration approaches, they multiply! There are probably at least 100 here at times and it will increase!
This male Common Grackle is almost done his moult and thinks he shouldn’t be named “common”!
#Birds 🪶
We have a few in the yard throughout the summer, but as migration approaches, they multiply! There are probably at least 100 here at times and it will increase!
This male Common Grackle is almost done his moult and thinks he shouldn’t be named “common”!
#Birds 🪶
August 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It’s GRACKLEPALOOZA time again!
We have a few in the yard throughout the summer, but as migration approaches, they multiply! There are probably at least 100 here at times and it will increase!
This male Common Grackle is almost done his moult and thinks he shouldn’t be named “common”!
#Birds 🪶
We have a few in the yard throughout the summer, but as migration approaches, they multiply! There are probably at least 100 here at times and it will increase!
This male Common Grackle is almost done his moult and thinks he shouldn’t be named “common”!
#Birds 🪶
I was quite far away when I first spotted it swimming, and wasn’t sure what it was. But it kept swimming closer!
Soras are good swimmers, but when it came to a partially submerged log, it climbed right up.
Swimming is ok, but these big feet were made for walking!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Soras are good swimmers, but when it came to a partially submerged log, it climbed right up.
Swimming is ok, but these big feet were made for walking!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
August 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I was quite far away when I first spotted it swimming, and wasn’t sure what it was. But it kept swimming closer!
Soras are good swimmers, but when it came to a partially submerged log, it climbed right up.
Swimming is ok, but these big feet were made for walking!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Soras are good swimmers, but when it came to a partially submerged log, it climbed right up.
Swimming is ok, but these big feet were made for walking!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Mallards are very common ducks and I think we sometimes take them for granted.
This female mallard has just taken off from a marsh and is showing us her beautiful feathers!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
This female mallard has just taken off from a marsh and is showing us her beautiful feathers!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Mallards are very common ducks and I think we sometimes take them for granted.
This female mallard has just taken off from a marsh and is showing us her beautiful feathers!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
This female mallard has just taken off from a marsh and is showing us her beautiful feathers!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
We’ve had a couple of spotted sandpipers hanging around one of the local marshes this year. They are usually bop bop bopping along with their funky dance. But this time, one decide to fly to the next foraging spot!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
August 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We’ve had a couple of spotted sandpipers hanging around one of the local marshes this year. They are usually bop bop bopping along with their funky dance. But this time, one decide to fly to the next foraging spot!
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Cedar Waxwings are named after the little waxy red tips, called astaxanthin, on their secondary feathers.
This Cedar Waxwing was pulling off some fancy aerial manoeuvres while hunting bugs, and showed off these tiny red tips!
The astaxanthin are now thought to be involved with social status.
This Cedar Waxwing was pulling off some fancy aerial manoeuvres while hunting bugs, and showed off these tiny red tips!
The astaxanthin are now thought to be involved with social status.
August 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Cedar Waxwings are named after the little waxy red tips, called astaxanthin, on their secondary feathers.
This Cedar Waxwing was pulling off some fancy aerial manoeuvres while hunting bugs, and showed off these tiny red tips!
The astaxanthin are now thought to be involved with social status.
This Cedar Waxwing was pulling off some fancy aerial manoeuvres while hunting bugs, and showed off these tiny red tips!
The astaxanthin are now thought to be involved with social status.