a curious chickadee borb checking me out #branchingout #birdoftheday

a green heron zoop composite #waders #birdoftheday

Here’s to 2026

it made the big time! advent? or drunk passed out raccoon day?

the poor little guys bring their best sad dog faces in winter. remember to bring some extra nuts for squirrels when out enjoying the birds #squirrels #getoutside

the pond mallards are well used to mooning the locals but the one time i was Trying for a bird butt photo (to get shot of the textured underfeathers) they wouldn't deliver 🙄 #birdbutts #birdoftheday

Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥

morning mood as the rain turns into a foggy snow fall

a nuthatch searches for food as they do, but upwards #favorite #birdoftheday (spelled #favourite for the rest of us)

a sparrow at the park from warmer days #sparrowsunday

a group of egrets fish quietly in the morning mist, with a night heron on the near shore. #serenity #birdoftheday

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains. canadian edition (because portishead dummy was already taken)

the suns getting ready to set and the night is about to begin merry christmas

gravelings

not sure if this counts for #contrast #birdoftheday

it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set

"Barki was invited to travel to the [US] where it hung in the set designer's house, to confirm its identity. Barki met the set designer in a park in Washington, D.C., and, after unscrewing the frame with a screwdriver borrowed from a hotdog vendor, was able to confirm the painting was genuine"

Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.

macisaac always takes on the big fights, and wins

double-crested cormorants and an egret at the suburban drainage pond for #sideprofiles #birdoftheday

this little gal came up to me and did #grounded things while i was photographing/watching some hooded merganser along the far shore. bless the unphased park ducks. #birdoftheday

Please sign this petition: No approval without testing. No permanent approval without regular review. The EU is preparing a gift for #pesticide giants: toxic pesticides could stay on the market forever, with no safety tests at all. Yes, forever approvals. Sign now. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...

"We have a lot of concerned citizens and actually a lot of them, funny enough, are calling 311 themselves and putting the employees in a little bit of a difficult question, having to answer questions about their own jobs being contracted out," she said. now investing in non-human resources

We time-traveled today 🦖

make it make sense

Happy axial tilt is the reason for the season day.

Amazing how many global conglomerates have become 'Canadian' all of a sudden

apparently this place still exists. added to the #bucketlist

keeping it recent this cardinal is about as colourful as it gets in the burbs this time of year. this one obligingly sat near the ornaments for a photo shoot. #ColourfulCaptures for alt #birdoftheday

some canada geese enjoy a floating siesta. they have been audible at 2am for migration all week now. stay warm fairly large guys #quietmoments #birdoftheday

Great letter to #Niagara Dailies by David Thomas Sr. and Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association (CCFA) Niagara about #Venezuela www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/opinion/lett...

Althia Raj on the U.S. under the second Trump administration.

not sure the context of this but. ughghghghghghghg

god's taking a piss tonight, make sure to wear appropriate gear

GO TREATY 9!!

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go... the Canadian Edition

It's officially Christmas.

WTF, why wasn't an election held? Our local Councillor passed way during COVID and they managed to hold elections for his replacement during the lock down.

Holy wilds. This is the second shootout in one week. They have the whole area locked out. The Bhutan guy appears to have melted down.

Former Bay Street person here (whose work colleagues are now flowers) saying this sounds like one hell of a mess -- for many reasons.

“Just 1 of these new ...facilities can generate climate emissions equivalent to several international airports. & in the UK alone, there are an estimated 100-200 of them in the planning system. ... the largest AI-focused datacentres being ...will each consume as much electricity as 2m households."

"a building retrofitted with MOCHI windows could boost its energy efficiency from around 6% (a typical value in current buildings) to over 30%, while reducing the heat energy passing through by around 50%."

A juvenile ring-billed gull in manic panic pink, flying out over the lake (I had hoped it was a herring but alas). Wonder how it ded itself? #Birdoftheday #OpenWings

When taking photo's elsewhere I looked over and this little white-throated sparrow was quietly watching. #QuietObservers #BirdoftheDay #

it's that time again 🔔

We’re so focused on the negative impacts of capitalist tech platforms on young people, but not nearly concerned enough about the screen dependence of older people.

We already have this covered in Australia youtu.be/qrPM1WSGpIw?...

It's disorienting living in the Wile E. Coyote portion of a country's life cycle. We ran off the cliff but haven't plummeted down yet. We're just now starting to hold up the big YIKES sign