Chris Fisher
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Best-selling Author • Nature • Photo Tours • Podcast • Speaker 🇨🇦 Wings Environmental Solutions 🌎
Plains Bison are long gone from most of the 🇨🇦 grasslands - but their past-presence remains. Glacial erratic scratching rocks and grown-over wallows of sign of their past supremacy. #mammals
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Plains Bison are long gone from most of the 🇨🇦 grasslands - but their past-presence remains. Glacial erratic scratching rocks and grown-over wallows of sign of their past supremacy. #mammals
A little more than a month ago, our group spotted 4-5 River Otters in Spruce River, not far from this very spot!
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A little more than a month ago, our group spotted 4-5 River Otters in Spruce River, not far from this very spot!
Nice to see that the 🇨🇦Western ‘Black’ Widows have not given up on their fall activities as of yet. Still getting above freezing as daytime highs. #bugs
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Nice to see that the 🇨🇦Western ‘Black’ Widows have not given up on their fall activities as of yet. Still getting above freezing as daytime highs. #bugs
in 1929, biologist Dewey Soper successfully completed his 6 year/30,000 mile quest for the nesting grounds of the Blue (Snow) Goose. This area is now a Migratory Bird Sanctuary. #birds
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
in 1929, biologist Dewey Soper successfully completed his 6 year/30,000 mile quest for the nesting grounds of the Blue (Snow) Goose. This area is now a Migratory Bird Sanctuary. #birds
I just spotted our first Bohemian Waxwing of the fall. Waxwings are calendar birds, not only for the pin-up looks, but their annual appearances and disappearances turn the pages of our seasons. #birds
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I just spotted our first Bohemian Waxwing of the fall. Waxwings are calendar birds, not only for the pin-up looks, but their annual appearances and disappearances turn the pages of our seasons. #birds
As wetlands freeze over to the north, waters that remain open will draw in migrating waterbirds. Today, our local river was a magnet for ducks, geese and grebes. #birds
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
As wetlands freeze over to the north, waters that remain open will draw in migrating waterbirds. Today, our local river was a magnet for ducks, geese and grebes. #birds
The easiest visual hint is to look for the yellow tear drop in Tundras - Trumpeters are all-black bills.
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The easiest visual hint is to look for the yellow tear drop in Tundras - Trumpeters are all-black bills.
With early snow now dusting some areas of Alberta, moose are entering into their long season of discontent. With the rut over, it is about stoicism and stagnation. #mammal
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
With early snow now dusting some areas of Alberta, moose are entering into their long season of discontent. With the rut over, it is about stoicism and stagnation. #mammal
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Today I crawled inside this large mammal den and had a peak. Originally I thought it was dug by a black bear, but it could have also been dug by wolves as both species are known from the area.
November 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Today I crawled inside this large mammal den and had a peak. Originally I thought it was dug by a black bear, but it could have also been dug by wolves as both species are known from the area.
Wildlife #Conservation signs are out there altho they are hard to recognize. This photo from the heart of #AB grasslands shows a raised smooth lower wire for pronghorn/deer passage + reflectors to prevent sage grouse collisions. The power poles have deterrents keeping raptors away from the grouse
October 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Wildlife #Conservation signs are out there altho they are hard to recognize. This photo from the heart of #AB grasslands shows a raised smooth lower wire for pronghorn/deer passage + reflectors to prevent sage grouse collisions. The power poles have deterrents keeping raptors away from the grouse
I thought there was a chance that this cat skull that I found might be a Bobcat and a good record for S #AB. But see that tiny premolar- that makes this an unlucky House Cat that must have wandered far from the farm.
October 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I thought there was a chance that this cat skull that I found might be a Bobcat and a good record for S #AB. But see that tiny premolar- that makes this an unlucky House Cat that must have wandered far from the farm.
Legendary 🇨🇦 naturalist and self-taught PhD - Dick Dekker has just released yet another book that only he could write: "Stories of Predation: 60 Years of Watching Wildlife"
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October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Legendary 🇨🇦 naturalist and self-taught PhD - Dick Dekker has just released yet another book that only he could write: "Stories of Predation: 60 Years of Watching Wildlife"
www.hancockhouse.com/products/sto...
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This week, I watched a Red Fox trot through a pasture where the endangered Swift Fox are known to den. Red Foxes are a bit bigger than Swifts and can outcompete. Fortunately Swifts in 🇨🇦 are on the rise so these interactions will continue.
October 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This week, I watched a Red Fox trot through a pasture where the endangered Swift Fox are known to den. Red Foxes are a bit bigger than Swifts and can outcompete. Fortunately Swifts in 🇨🇦 are on the rise so these interactions will continue.
Cattail bombs going off in the autumn winds.
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Cattail bombs going off in the autumn winds.