Ok, Brain Trust. What critter is hanging out in my mom's garden in Edmonton? It clipped all the iris leaves and then made a cozy little impression in the middle.

Tippy tap tippy tap! 🪶

A Plains Spadefoot Toad avoids awkward eye contact with me the best way it knows how - digging itself backwards into the sand. Ok, bye.

Pretty excited to come across some sundew in a fen. Lots in bloom around Churchill right now ❤️

Red Knots returning from the Arctic. I don't usually see them at this spot during fall migration, so these four birds were on a lil adventure.

lots of Wilson's Phalaropes staging in southern Saskatchewan

oh cool, did you see 181 birds?

each click actually represents 50 birds, so the flock was probably ~9000 strong. it's phalarope migration!

I call this one "Retreat of the Shorebird Biologists".

I didn't know that forest fire smoke could block out the sun.

These are pics from yesterday from the train, between Le Pas and Thompson, Manitoba. 1st pic is from 5:30 pm, 2nd pic is 6 pm. For perspective, sundown here is 11 pm.

The lights on the 2nd photo are from the train's headlights.

Nighttime shorebird work! Long, cold night, but great birds and great views

Lots of Sanderlings, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Rex-knecked Phalaropes, and Stilt Sandpipers 🪶

After a week of rain, we finally got out for a few days of shorebird surveys. Don't worry, this isn't an ID challenge.

Anyone have any dictation-to-text apps they like to use to collect data? There are some great paid options, but free would be nice!

Any one know what this barring is on a double-crested cormorant tail and primary feathers? They look like fault bars, but are mostly on the hard feather vane.

Had a great day in the kayak today.

Hi folks, I'm a bird biologist working on raptors, shorebirds, and waterbirds!