Hobbitstee’s bosslady
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AWC at Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge. Opinions are my own. Nature-nerd, animal lover, defender of trees
Holy bat wing repair.
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Holy bat wing repair.
Best ever reason to always take multiple views when doing X-rays!
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Best ever reason to always take multiple views when doing X-rays!
Got to love the cute face of this ferocious mustelid .
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Got to love the cute face of this ferocious mustelid .
A whole flock of Eastern Bluebirds showed up during migration checking out the newly restored meadow. So excited!!
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A whole flock of Eastern Bluebirds showed up during migration checking out the newly restored meadow. So excited!!
Portrait of a raven. Love watching this clever guy who hangs out around our place.
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Portrait of a raven. Love watching this clever guy who hangs out around our place.
It is fall…gotta love fall flowers…
September 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It is fall…gotta love fall flowers…
Humbly submitted an abstract to the #WDA. Hoping to highlight boots on the ground perspective to the scientific wildlife disease community. 🤞
March 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Humbly submitted an abstract to the #WDA. Hoping to highlight boots on the ground perspective to the scientific wildlife disease community. 🤞
Name the parasite…
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Name the parasite…
Love our new wildlife building! Today I set up and introduced the beaver in care to the new indoor beaver pen. Shallow pool for now until he is stronger.
February 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Love our new wildlife building! Today I set up and introduced the beaver in care to the new indoor beaver pen. Shallow pool for now until he is stronger.
New podcast!! About native plants for your garden and why you should jump on that bandwagon.
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
February 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New podcast!! About native plants for your garden and why you should jump on that bandwagon.
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
Random things found on X-ray…why shoot a vixen in the head with a pellet gun?
February 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Random things found on X-ray…why shoot a vixen in the head with a pellet gun?
Loving our new tech…name the oocyte
February 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Loving our new tech…name the oocyte
Just because this is common doesn’t make it OK. The method we use for waterfowl hunting is flawed. I’d love to see research how many geese are maimed for every goose that is killed.
February 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Just because this is common doesn’t make it OK. The method we use for waterfowl hunting is flawed. I’d love to see research how many geese are maimed for every goose that is killed.
If you are having a rough day…let’s celebrate this little lad who managed to gain a much needed full 1000 gr in weight!
February 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
If you are having a rough day…let’s celebrate this little lad who managed to gain a much needed full 1000 gr in weight!
New podcast alert! Scott Gillingwater his work with Spiny Softshells and other species at risk.
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
Southern Ontario's at risk reptiles with Scott Gillingwater - Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge Podcast on Nature and Things
In this episode we chat with Scott Gillingwater from SOARR (Southern Ontario's at risk reptiles). Scott is a Species at Risk Biologist and is most famous for his work with Spiny Softshell Turtles, but...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New podcast alert! Scott Gillingwater his work with Spiny Softshells and other species at risk.
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
Our new podcast! Brian Steven’s from Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative speak with me about wildlife diseases. www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
Wildlife Disease Surveillance with Brian Stevens from CWHC - Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge Podcast on Nature and Things
This episode we chat with Brian Stevens who is the pathologist for the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC). CWCH is the agency responsible for wildlife disease surveillance in our country. Thi...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Our new podcast! Brian Steven’s from Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative speak with me about wildlife diseases. www.buzzsprout.com/2426011/epis...
There is something about porcupines…they are so darn cute.
January 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There is something about porcupines…they are so darn cute.
New podcast now available for those interested: www.hobbitstee.com/podcast.php
All about trees with Forest Tehchnician Eric Shepherd who talk about Carolinian Forest and seed collecting.
All about trees with Forest Tehchnician Eric Shepherd who talk about Carolinian Forest and seed collecting.
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January 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
New podcast now available for those interested: www.hobbitstee.com/podcast.php
All about trees with Forest Tehchnician Eric Shepherd who talk about Carolinian Forest and seed collecting.
All about trees with Forest Tehchnician Eric Shepherd who talk about Carolinian Forest and seed collecting.
I love that despite all the current trash-talking by Agent Orange our Canadian water bombers are helping out in California. It is the Canadian way!
January 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I love that despite all the current trash-talking by Agent Orange our Canadian water bombers are helping out in California. It is the Canadian way!
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next episode in our podcast series just dropped.
If you are an aspiring bird nerd (or if you just like birds) this is the episode for you.
Join us as we have a chat with Hugh and Julia our resident bird-nerds on the ins and outs of birding.
next episode in our podcast series just dropped.
If you are an aspiring bird nerd (or if you just like birds) this is the episode for you.
Join us as we have a chat with Hugh and Julia our resident bird-nerds on the ins and outs of birding.
All about birding with Hugh and Julia - Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge Podcast on Nature and Things
Fun episode with our resident bird nerds Hugh and Julia.
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December 28, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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next episode in our podcast series just dropped.
If you are an aspiring bird nerd (or if you just like birds) this is the episode for you.
Join us as we have a chat with Hugh and Julia our resident bird-nerds on the ins and outs of birding.
next episode in our podcast series just dropped.
If you are an aspiring bird nerd (or if you just like birds) this is the episode for you.
Join us as we have a chat with Hugh and Julia our resident bird-nerds on the ins and outs of birding.
We have a raven in care with a broken wing. In an effort to keep him entertained we put his food in food puzzles…
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Raven figures out food puzzle
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December 26, 2024 at 4:29 PM
We have a raven in care with a broken wing. In an effort to keep him entertained we put his food in food puzzles…
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Happy this surgery seems to be a success! The next morning the swan is standing on the fractured leg!
December 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Happy this surgery seems to be a success! The next morning the swan is standing on the fractured leg!
Watching bats eat or drink never gets old. This little lad was disturbed during hibernation due to construction. Sleeping always makes them thirsty.
December 16, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Watching bats eat or drink never gets old. This little lad was disturbed during hibernation due to construction. Sleeping always makes them thirsty.
Learned that Napoleon had a nephew who was an ornithologist. Charles Lucien Bonaparte circa 1820 discovered this gull species. The Bonaparte Gull. Who knew!
December 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Learned that Napoleon had a nephew who was an ornithologist. Charles Lucien Bonaparte circa 1820 discovered this gull species. The Bonaparte Gull. Who knew!
Good News Story: Wisdom returns to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge bringing more Thanksgiving joy to the Midway Atoll staff who celebrate witnessing Wisdom reaching at least 74 years old this coming winter. Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross), is the world's oldest known, banded bird.
November 28, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Good News Story: Wisdom returns to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge bringing more Thanksgiving joy to the Midway Atoll staff who celebrate witnessing Wisdom reaching at least 74 years old this coming winter. Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross), is the world's oldest known, banded bird.