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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
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 😱
March 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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
March 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Belted kingfisher. They always seem like they are upset at something. This one kept going into the Fraser River and not catching anything!

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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 🤣

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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
March 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A smoochable face! My very cuddly service dog off work.
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Black-capped chickadee. I really do love these wee ones.

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

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
March 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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.

😱🤣🤦‍♂️
March 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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
March 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"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
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 :)
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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
March 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Here's a Dunlin wading in shallow water, for #WaderWednesday (forgive the annoying branch in the foreground!)

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
These Great blue herons make me think they are grumpy old men 🤣

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife
March 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
March 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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 😉
March 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Toying with photographing the moon.

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

#Photography #Moon
March 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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
March 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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
March 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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!

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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
March 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
For #WadersWednesday, I present to you a Dunlin dancing and tip toeing around the small waves coming on shore! He was very cute :)

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This American Bittern taking off is looking a bit silly. Look at those legs!!!!

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Canon
March 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM