Pete
@peterwelsh.bsky.social
Be kind, be curious, be playful, be better.
Photographer and designer of wildlife habitats.
www.instagram.com/pete_witnesses_nature
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More photos - "Pete Meanders" & "Pete Witnesses Nature" FB & IG
Photographer and designer of wildlife habitats.
www.instagram.com/pete_witnesses_nature
www.instagram.com/pete.meanders
More photos - "Pete Meanders" & "Pete Witnesses Nature" FB & IG
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
February 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Here's Peter... and it looks like she's recovered very nicely from that skin affliction. 💚
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Here's Peter... and it looks like she's recovered very nicely from that skin affliction. 💚
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Parkdale today...
"Trust grassroots planning. Not developer bullshit"
#parkdale #parkdaletoronto #streetphotography #doubleexposure #toronto
"Trust grassroots planning. Not developer bullshit"
#parkdale #parkdaletoronto #streetphotography #doubleexposure #toronto
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Parkdale today...
"Trust grassroots planning. Not developer bullshit"
#parkdale #parkdaletoronto #streetphotography #doubleexposure #toronto
"Trust grassroots planning. Not developer bullshit"
#parkdale #parkdaletoronto #streetphotography #doubleexposure #toronto
I hear them every day but I have't seen the local pair of Northern Cardinals in the wildlife gardens for a few weeks.
I took these through my dirty back door window. If I had stepped outside they surely would have left.
#birds #northerncardinal
I took these through my dirty back door window. If I had stepped outside they surely would have left.
#birds #northerncardinal
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I hear them every day but I have't seen the local pair of Northern Cardinals in the wildlife gardens for a few weeks.
I took these through my dirty back door window. If I had stepped outside they surely would have left.
#birds #northerncardinal
I took these through my dirty back door window. If I had stepped outside they surely would have left.
#birds #northerncardinal
I'm not sure if the Cooper's Hawk left because the local pair of Red-tailed Hawks came in or the RTHs waited until the Coop left. But the departure of one and the arrival of the others was nearly instantaneous.
#birds #redtailedhawk
#birds #redtailedhawk
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I'm not sure if the Cooper's Hawk left because the local pair of Red-tailed Hawks came in or the RTHs waited until the Coop left. But the departure of one and the arrival of the others was nearly instantaneous.
#birds #redtailedhawk
#birds #redtailedhawk
A few more photos of one of the local Cooper's Hawks sailing around above my house. Seemingly effortlessly but very fast - it barely flapped its wings.
#birds #coopershawk
#birds #coopershawk
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
A few more photos of one of the local Cooper's Hawks sailing around above my house. Seemingly effortlessly but very fast - it barely flapped its wings.
#birds #coopershawk
#birds #coopershawk
One of the local Cooper's Hawks hunting pigeons. I didn't see it get one... but it didn't look like it was trying very hard.
#birds #coopershawk
#birds #coopershawk
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
One of the local Cooper's Hawks hunting pigeons. I didn't see it get one... but it didn't look like it was trying very hard.
#birds #coopershawk
#birds #coopershawk
Today is the first day I've gone outside for a while. It's been super cold and I've been dealing with a bad flu. Then I came back from the dead and the weather warmed up on the same day. It was nice to be outside with my wildlife friends again 💚
#birds #housesparrow
#birds #housesparrow
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Today is the first day I've gone outside for a while. It's been super cold and I've been dealing with a bad flu. Then I came back from the dead and the weather warmed up on the same day. It was nice to be outside with my wildlife friends again 💚
#birds #housesparrow
#birds #housesparrow
Spot the... Dark-eyed Junco
Difficulty: hard
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Sometimes there were a dozen of them...but quite often there was just a single bird.
I see them regularly in this sheltered spot.
#birds #darkeyedjunco
Difficulty: hard
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Sometimes there were a dozen of them...but quite often there was just a single bird.
I see them regularly in this sheltered spot.
#birds #darkeyedjunco
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Spot the... Dark-eyed Junco
Difficulty: hard
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Sometimes there were a dozen of them...but quite often there was just a single bird.
I see them regularly in this sheltered spot.
#birds #darkeyedjunco
Difficulty: hard
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Sometimes there were a dozen of them...but quite often there was just a single bird.
I see them regularly in this sheltered spot.
#birds #darkeyedjunco
Spot the... Cooper's Hawk
Difficulty: easy
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Pete caught the flu or maybe Covid so I stayed indoors in my pajamas all day... 😂
So all of my bird watching was through the windows.
#birds #coopershawk
Difficulty: easy
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Pete caught the flu or maybe Covid so I stayed indoors in my pajamas all day... 😂
So all of my bird watching was through the windows.
#birds #coopershawk
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Spot the... Cooper's Hawk
Difficulty: easy
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Pete caught the flu or maybe Covid so I stayed indoors in my pajamas all day... 😂
So all of my bird watching was through the windows.
#birds #coopershawk
Difficulty: easy
Seen through my very dirty kitchen window.
Pete caught the flu or maybe Covid so I stayed indoors in my pajamas all day... 😂
So all of my bird watching was through the windows.
#birds #coopershawk
When it's -20C outside I thought I would make a print to remind me of warmer days...
Monarch Butterfly in the Parkdale Urban Wildlife Refuge
September 4, 2025
#pollinators #monarchbutterfly
Monarch Butterfly in the Parkdale Urban Wildlife Refuge
September 4, 2025
#pollinators #monarchbutterfly
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
When it's -20C outside I thought I would make a print to remind me of warmer days...
Monarch Butterfly in the Parkdale Urban Wildlife Refuge
September 4, 2025
#pollinators #monarchbutterfly
Monarch Butterfly in the Parkdale Urban Wildlife Refuge
September 4, 2025
#pollinators #monarchbutterfly
It's super cold outside today... so it's a good opportunity to do some printing and framing. This is my favourite photo of the recent big snow storm.
With a peak of me in the reflection.
"Big Snow in Parkdale - January 25, 2027"
With a peak of me in the reflection.
"Big Snow in Parkdale - January 25, 2027"
February 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It's super cold outside today... so it's a good opportunity to do some printing and framing. This is my favourite photo of the recent big snow storm.
With a peak of me in the reflection.
"Big Snow in Parkdale - January 25, 2027"
With a peak of me in the reflection.
"Big Snow in Parkdale - January 25, 2027"
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Reposted by Pete
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
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Petition e-7133 - Petitions
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February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Another Squirrel has that affliction (not mange) that Peter had. I've been feeding this Squirrel lots of hazelnuts to make sure the energy level is high and she has lots of body fat.
Peter has recovered nicely so I'm hoping this squirrel does too. She doesn't seem bothered by it.
Peter has recovered nicely so I'm hoping this squirrel does too. She doesn't seem bothered by it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Another Squirrel has that affliction (not mange) that Peter had. I've been feeding this Squirrel lots of hazelnuts to make sure the energy level is high and she has lots of body fat.
Peter has recovered nicely so I'm hoping this squirrel does too. She doesn't seem bothered by it.
Peter has recovered nicely so I'm hoping this squirrel does too. She doesn't seem bothered by it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 AM