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Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

The Northern Lights put on a show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan …
#northernlights #auroraborealis #saskatoon #saskatchewan #landoflivingskies #sask

November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

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November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Found this mink’s hiding place in the rocks near the University Bridge in #Saskatoon on a summer-like day last week …
#mink #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #cuteanimals

October 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

I’ve never got this close to a #mink, which usually scamper away, but maybe last week’s unusually warm weather in #Saskatoon kept this critter in the chill zone near the University Bridge …
#saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

October 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

This juvenile black-crowned night heron looks like it’s practising dance moves in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#heron #birds #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

October 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Holding out for a heron … came across this juvenile black-crowned night heron last week …
#saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #birds #heron #nightheron

October 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

🎵 Gulls just wanna have fun 🎶
#gull #seagull #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay

October 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

More video of a #beaver swimming in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

September 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

A #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River and sends ripples through the reflection of the University Bridge this weekend in #Saskatoon
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #fall #kayaking

September 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

The demolition of the historic Lutheran seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon continues …
#heritage #history #lutheran

September 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

I’ve been informed by people who know more about identifying birds than I do - which is I’m sure a long list - that this is actually a young black-crowned night heron …
#saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #birds #nightheron #heron #kayaking

September 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

So here’s a bird I’ve never seen before - a brown thrasher, I think - calmly observing a human getting closer … and then …
#birds #thrasher #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #sask #kayaking #replay #slowmotion

September 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

As summer winds down, this #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#sask #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #kayaking

September 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

This critter spins around in the South #Saskatchewan River just south of #Saskatoon recently …
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #beaver #kayaking

September 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

My latest gig in journalism started this week at the CBC with some pretty intense training in Regina. My expression here is trying to capture the intensity … 🤷🏻‍♂️

September 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

This critter moves calmly through the South #Saskatchewan River near the Gordie Howe Bridge in #Saskatoon …
#beaver #sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #gordiehowe

September 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

One last clip of a pelican soaring to a landing before the majestic birds head south … and I also landed (far less gracefully) at the next stop in my journalism journey this week at #CBC in #Saskatoon
#pelican #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #journalism #news #canadianmedia

September 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Time to take flight on a new chapter … starting this week
#pelican #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

September 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Entering the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #meewasin #beaver #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #beavertails

September 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

A mouse made a temporary home in the engine of my vehicle - and stayed there during the three-hour-plus drive from Val Marie to Regina.
#mouse #mice #saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

August 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Visitors to Grasslands National Park are advised to stay 100 metres from the Western Hemisphere’s largest land animal - but nobody told the bison, which number in the hundreds in the park.
#bison #grasslands #grasslandsnationalpark #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #canada #canadiantourism

August 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Grasslands National Park features several communities of black-tailed prairie dogs in their natural habitat. Most are skittish, but this one cares little about the presence of humans.
#prairiedog #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #grasslandsnationalpark #canada #canadianparks #canadiantourism

August 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Phil Tank

@thinktanksk.bsky.social

Nothing like a prairie thunderstorm … there was even a tornado alert on my phone earlier …
#prairie #thunderstorm #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask 🌪️ ⚡️