Happy Solstice! Not a fan of the dark, so always happy to reach the point where days start getting longer. Spring is just around the corner for those of us in the Northern hemisphere, so here's a happy chickadee for today's #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Sitting Pretty" This Grizzly Bear cub took a break to sit and check me out as I was taking her photograph. #wildlife

Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "The Count" #birds #owls

Frosted wonderland! #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "The Busy Beaver" #wildlife #beaver

For Day 18 #artAdventCalendar morning. Storm Glow 28x48in 71x122cm Oil on Canvas 2020

Day 18 of #ArtAdventCalendar: One of the fluffiest Grizzly Bear cubs I've ever come across. #wildlife

Throwback to the most peaceful sunrise

Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "A Fresh Perspective" It's always a good idea to look at things from a new perspective from time to time! #birds #owls

@cangeo.bsky.social photo of the year contest closes on Dec 31. I encourage all Canadian photographers to enter there is no cost and my last year entries although I didn’t win lead to my cover photo of a lynx in the Mar/Apr 2025 edition. This is one of my entries for this year #americanbasger

Day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Just a porcupine taking a quick peek through the branches. #wildlife

Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar I spotted this lovely Great Horned Owl while driving, pulled over & used the railing on a bridge to steady my camera. You can see the sunrise in its eyes… 🪶 1/80, f/6.3, ISO 1000

For #ArtAdventCalendar day 13, one from my 2018 Turbulent Skies Project. I Can See It…With My Imagination 44x60 112×152cm Oil on Canvas 2018

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec. 13 A male common grackle in mid display trying to impress the females. I think he may have achieved peak iridescence! #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶

Day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Went out for a walk in the woods yesterday. Stumbled across this lovely chickadee digging through the snow on this tree stump. #birds

Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Snowy Owl on a Mini Wheat."

Day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "The Barn Swallow Choir." #birds

#ArtAdventCalendar no12 The little panda version, similarly cute, same human connected. <3 Wie immer gilt: mit Finger auf Smartphone gezeichnet, kein AI.

For Day 12 (half way?!?) #ArtAdventCalendar, my largest project (size wise) See It Live 17x40ft 5x12m Mural on Dibond panels, liquid spray acrylic & polyurethane clear coat 2015

Day 12 of #ArtAdventCalendar: The light on this day was just wonderful in the way that it illuminated the water rolling off of this Humpback Whale's tail. #wildlife

Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar: One of the wildlife highlights of my year was discovering this Great Horned Owl nest early in the spring. I kept an eye on Mom sitting on the nest for weeks and was starting to think she had been unsuccessful. I couldn't have been more wrong! #birds #owls

Walking in a winter wonderland #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #watercolor

"The Road Not Taken"... a poplar grove (cultivated) near Andrew, AB. i captured this in the fall when most of the leaves had fallen but there were still leaves on the trees in the background and the soft late afternoon light was filtering through them #ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca

For Day 9 #ArtAdventCalendar evening. Some anamorphic chalk art of the Mars Curiosity rover (the 3d doesn't translate as well in an image) It's about 30 feet long #sciart

Day 10 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Just a big pile of cuteness! #wildlife

The real Costanza Marmot

It never ceases to amaze me how gentle animals and tolerant wildlife can be with their young. This cub enjoyed some play time with its very patient and attentive mom. #bear #brownbear #bearcub #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #grizzly #grizzlybear

Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar: The Costanza Marmot #wildlife

Day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Took this photo of a wet Grizzly Bear a few years back in the Khutzeymateen in British Columbia, Canada. It's Canada's lone sanctuary for Grizzlies, and I hope one day, it will be the first of many. #wildlife

On Day 7 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I offer up a Porcupine in a Tree. #wildlife

How about my largest commission piece ever for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 6 morning. Bison Valley 84x46 in 213x117cm Oil on Canvas 2024

Day 6. Titled “Paddling Bear” this photo taken by the collector. #ArtAdventCalendar

Day six of #ArtAdventCalendar The Lads Had Dressed Fo Dinner

Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: I was watching this Grizzly Bear and her cub when she stopped for a moment, sat up, and seemed to just take in the view as the sun began to set. #wildlife

Day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "The Bashful Beaver." #wildlife #beaver

Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar: One of my favourite wildlife encounters of the year was watching this Black Bear nursing her cub in Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada. #wildlife

I love the studying face of this forest raised Raccoon "oh, weird... A human! I wonder what those things eat. It doesn't seem to be eating from my hazelnut plants below" #Mammals #ArtAdventCalendar #Wildlifephotography #Canada #SonyAlpha

Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar: It's always hard to find the perfect tree-topper, but I think I've done it! #wildlife

Harris mornings

Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Came across this impressive Bighorn Sheep while out one afternoon on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. #wildlife

Wait, what's this I see? Could it be the beginning of another year of #ArtAdventCalendar? #owls

Anyone else feeling a bit sleepy this morning? #wildlife #fox

We're getting so close! This thread and the link can help you decide if you want to participate (the answer is yes) It's an all skill levels, unthemed, relaxed, fun & easy to spend the dark days of winter.

Caught a distant glance at a Short-Eared Owl the other day. Sadly, wasn't able to get any closer for a better shot, but always a good day when you see an owl. #wildlife #birds #owls

The Alberta Government is normalizing the use of the notwithstanding clause in an attempt to ignore the rule of law. Use your voice. Protect the Charter. Stand up for human rights. Democracy depends on it.

Let's tell the truth about bear encounters and coexistence. If you've had a bear encounter this year, it was amazing and nothing happened, tell me about it. Email your story (3 sentences or less) and 1 photo to [email protected]. post it on your socials too and tag me and the Minister.

Happy Caturday! Here's a beautiful lioness I had the opportunity to photograph a number of years ago. #Caturday #wildlife

Our latest piece, ‘Rewilding the Economy: Can Ecotourism Reconnect People and Planet?’, discusses how shifting even a fraction of public funding away from extraction and toward ecosystem protection would yield enormous social and economic returns. www.exposedwildlifeconservancy.org/news/rewildi...

Here is another picture of an owl I photographed on this post. So many good ones from that day. When photographing these owls this past summer they were not afraid of me, but other birds dive bombing them. #BirdOfTheDay #posts #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs