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Nic Steenhout
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Eclectic! Keynote speaker and accessibility trainer. But this platform is mostly for chatting about anything and everything. And amateur bird and wildlife photography! All photos my own. Birds ethically photographed. Copyright me. He/Him/His
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Spending $1,500 on vet at a routine visit wasn’t on my weekend’s bingo card and yet here we are. Whether or not the lump is malignant, it probably needs to come out. 10+ YO isn’t a great age for surgery for my service dog 😱
Close up portrait of a big black dog’s head cuddling up on my leg. His chin hair is getting white.
March 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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This Great blue heron is walking on water. Frozen water, that is. And I wish him luck fishing through the thin layer of ice. He was full of confidence though.

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
A great blue heron viewed from the site. He's standing on water. There are a few branches and grasses sticking out of the water. He's lit by the warm light of the setting sun.
March 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Belted kingfisher. They always seem like they are upset at something. This one kept going into the Fraser River and not catching anything!

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A kingfisher on top of an old wood pile that is capped with old aluminum. The sky is uniformly grey behind it.
March 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Much noise resulted when this Great Blue Heron that I was tracking flew over a Canadian Goose nest. The heron CROAKED. The Goose SHRIEKED. I hadn't noticed the Goose there 'till that happened 🤣

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A great blue heron in flight, viewed from the back. He's flying low over frozen waters and a bit of land with long dead grasses. A Canadian goose is partially hidden by the grasses. We can see one wing spread high and wide and her head.
March 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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I caught this coyote out of the corner of my eye as I was driving on an errand. Luckily, there was a place to stop and I had my camera. And the coyote was kind enough to wait for me to take its photo before turning around and taking off :)

#Wildlife #Photography #Canon
A coyote standing up and facing the camera. Its fur blends into the yellow grasses.
March 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A smoochable face! My very cuddly service dog off work.
Close up portrait of a big black dog’s face looking up at the camera while having his head on my leg. His muzzle and chin hair is getting white.
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Black-capped chickadee. I really do love these wee ones.

This one was flitting to and fro, in a light drizzle.

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A Black-capped chickadee standing sideways on a thin upright branch. You can see his black cap really well, with the wide white wedge starting at the beak and going to the back of the head. Very fetching :)
March 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Best I could do photographing the moon tonight. I thought I might have a chance. Took the dog out for his walk and there was a brief break in the clouds. Not to be after all. Cloud *and* fog! I took this one on my phone 🤣🤣🤣

#Moon #LunarEclipse #Photography
The tip of two evergreen trees in the foreground. The moon was in the sky between the tip of those two trees. But so much cloud cover that the moon couldn’t be seen.
March 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Soooo, it stopped raining.

It started SNOWING!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I won't be going out to take photos of the lunar eclipse tonight.

I'd use swear words but that wouldn't be fit for social media consumption.

😱🤣🤦‍♂️
Snow falling in large flakes. some evergreens visible in the foreground. The mountain that you can typically see in the background is simply gone.
March 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I don't like my chances of seeing the lunar eclipse tonight.

Gear is ready, spot has been selected (Bortle 3!)

It's pissing with rain now. Even had hail.

Better luck next year!

#Photography #Moon #LunarEclipse
Screenshot from a weather app showing a 40% to 70% chance of rain between 8pm and 2am, with temperatures ranging from 4C to 2C. Dark clouds over a mountain range. Some evergreens and a power pole in the foreground. The photo is a color photo but everything is grey and hazy.
March 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"Here's what I think of this entire situation", and "I'm outta here", says this Barred owl.

Video.

[No dialog. An emergency vehicle siren in the distance]

Yeah yeah, color grading needs to be improved

#Owls #Wildlife #Birds #Video
March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Oh, but you CAN do it. Anyone can, with a bit of practice :)

I could never photograph a tiger in real life, so here's a watercolor I toyed with :)
Portrait of a tiger in watercolors. The tiger is staring at the viewer. The head/face is well defined, the image fades out from the shoulders.
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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One of those times where you really regret not having your camera with you. As we were driving a back road, wife spotted 2 Turkey vultures in a mating ritual. Best we could do with phone photo.

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #iOS
Two turkey vultures in a freshly mowed green field. Both standing with their wings wide open. They are quite far and we can’t perceive details in either birds.
March 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Here's a Dunlin wading in shallow water, for #WaderWednesday (forgive the annoying branch in the foreground!)

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A dunlin in water up to its belly. He's on the move, one leg lifted. His long beak is just above the water. There are tiny waves around him.
March 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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These Great blue herons make me think they are grumpy old men 🤣

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Four Great blue herons in tall grasses with a lake in the background. Only one is in focus. All their heads are near their shoulders, as if they had no neck.
March 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Found this old CF card while rummaging through my stuff.

A whopping 128 MB! Used it in my old Canon PowerShot G3.

Today, I could do exactly ONE burst on my Canon R5 and it would be filled with 16 photos. Then I'd have to change card 🤣

#Photography
A Kodak CompactFlash card held in an open hand. 128 MB Capacity.
March 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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It's Monday, so it's Great Blue Heron day, right? I mean, it's *always* the right day to post a heron.

So there you go. The water was very low - don't typically see the sandbar there.

Find the heron: Difficulty level 1/10

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Great Blue heron, tiny in the distance, on top of a wooden pile capped with tin. There are several such piles around. The water is low, exposing the base of the piles. There's a sandbar in the midground. The background is made of both evergreen trees and some leafless trees. There's haze in the air.
March 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Dutch baby for Sunday brunch. It’s been a while since we had it. Very luxurious with the berries!

@ok2panic.bsky.social You might enjoy this 😉
A soufflé like large pancake in a cast iron pan. A pile of blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries is in the middle of the Dutch baby.
March 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Toying with photographing the moon.

This was shot handheld. R5+RF200-800 @ 800. f/11 ISO800 1/800. Stacked 20 shots.

#Photography #Moon
A half moon in the night sky. The details are crisp.
March 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Saw this American crow years and years ago when I had no idea what I was doing with bird photography (well, less than I do even now!), and had a potato for a camera. At the lodge on Mt. Olympus, WA

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
A crow standing in a thin wooden rail. The top of a large mountain range is behind him. A bit of blue sky at the top of the photo.
March 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Saw a pair of Short-eared owls hunting a few weeks ago. I remained on the dike, looking at the birds hunting. I wasn't super close. But I was close *enough*.

Other people got waaaay too close to the birds.

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Ethics
A short eared owl in flight low over tall grasses, viewed from profile with its wings down, and its head turned towards the photographer. Not far on the other side of the bird are two photographers, out of focus but too close to the bird.
March 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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American Widgeon "noping" out of there! He'd been quietly swimming, but then a Glaucous-winged gull started dive-bombing the group of Widgeons.

I love the bright patch of green on their wings!

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American Widgeon flying low over the water. His wings are forming an upside down U, wingtips nearly touching the water. There is a bright patch of green on his wing, nearly turquoise, iridescent.
March 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Given my Grey wolves photos was so popular a few days ago, here's an Arctic wolf for #WolfWednesday

Don't you just want to bury your face in that lovely lush fur?

#Photography #Wildlife #Wolves #Canon
Head and shoulder portrait of an Artic wolf. He's all white, but there's some black showing through his fur. His eyes and nose are black. his eyes are squinting nearly closed. His ears are standing up, covered in fur. He has a thin layer of snow on his back and head, and he's standing on snow.
March 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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For #WadersWednesday, I present to you a Dunlin dancing and tip toeing around the small waves coming on shore! He was very cute :)

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A Dunlin in the air close to the water. He's facing the photographer. His wings are spread wide and he has one leg slightly higher than the other, as if he was trying to hop above the small wave. Another dunlin in the background, in water up to his hips, is out of focus.
March 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This American Bittern taking off is looking a bit silly. Look at those legs!!!!

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American bittern in flight, low over the ground. There are tall reeds behind it. Its legs are long and hanging down. Its body is striped beige and brown. Its wings are high, making the whole bird looking like a big T. The whole scene is lit by the warm light of the setting sun.
March 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM