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Wendy Anthony
@wendyanthony.bsky.social
Mapper, Open-source Code Geek, Nature Nut ... Remote Sensing, Climate, Weather, Native Plants, Phenology, Data Viz, RStats, Photography, Old-Time Music ...
I was able to observe one of my biodiversity life-highlights ... a tiny purple Fairy-Slipper orchid (Calypso bulbosa), while participating in
www.inaturalist.org/projects/gre... ... so far I've visited natural areas of 11 regional parks, with plans to visit about 7 more over next 2 days ...
April 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Following a flash of red through the forest, I find a Red-breasted Sapsucker checking a perfectly round hole #VancouverIsland #bird
April 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pussy willow blossoms in the rain is a sure sign of Spring on the way ...
March 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Pacific herring are spawning, as can be seen by the turquoise colour swirling in the ocean water bays off NE Vancouver Island 2025-02-17 - courtesy Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A satellite imagery
February 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new year means a full past-year of climate data, so I decided to revisit using #Rstats to create a Climate Stripes image for Victoria BC Int'l Airport 1941-2024 ... based on idea from @edhawkins.org | R script from @drxeo.eu | & data from climate.weather.gc.ca ...
February 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Yellow blossoms are starting to form on Footsteps of Spring / Bear's-foot Sanicle (Sanicula arctopoides), a rare, threatened Garry oak ecosystem plant species on SE Vancouver Island, becoming endangered at this location due to erosion caused by storm surges undercutting coastal bluff rock supports
February 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM