Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

I would absolutely love to have a Raven friend. There's just one little problem - I can't have one following me around and spooking the other bird critters while I'm on woodland photowalks.

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As long as Canadian articles like this aren't stuffed behind a paywall - we good. 😏🤙🍁

I often wonder, for those on large screens like laptops, and computers - how many view photographs at full size? There are always details not visible on smaller scale screens like on phones.

A fine feathered friend. 🐦🌿🪶🦉🦅 #Birds #OhMyDouglas

… It's a knock-em-down storm See the tin roof shake, ha, ha, ha Wild dog howls and the long grass whistles And the tall trees break … Na, na, na, na Midnight Oil: James Moginie / Martin Rotsey / Peter Garrett / Robert Hirst Bullroarer lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

One can almost hear the internal monologue: "Are these feathers dry yet? I just had a bath, and frankly, this humidity is doing me no favors." 🌿🪶🦉🦅 #Birds #OhMyDouglas

I do think I can easily make these parts well enough on my own. I've a rotary tool I can use to shape the handle on the tolliker piece (for rounding the break line on a hat & brim.) A little Canadian elbow & some maple grease outta do it. 😏🤙✨ #HattersTools

Great tit flying from the nest 📷 OM-1ii, 12-24mm f/2.8 Pro Capture - OI Share app remote trigger This image is part of my OM System Pro Capture Course 📗 A comprehensive guide to gear, settings and technique for using Pro Capture for wildlife photography. #omsystem #birds 🪶

He's not being yellow-bellied, that's just his natural plumage. An abundant and widespread species in Canada, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) range spans the country from Yukon to Newfoundland. #Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Art 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿

Do I live in the right city or what? “Find someone who looks at you like Forestry staff look at bark. Join Forestry staff to learn about Toronto's urban forest… one of the largest in the world. We'll talk about what makes the urban forest so special…” www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?E...

A couple of star-lings having a tweet conversation. #Tweethearts #Starlings #Art #Birds 🐦🐦‍⬛🌿🦉🦅 #SaugaLife #BranchingOut #OhMyDouglas #BlueSkyThinkers #Wildlife

When a hawk puffs up and shakes out his wet feathers, it’s called "rousing"—and he’s making it a rousing success. #Hawknado #ShakeItOff #Birds 🪶🦅🌿🦉 #FluffnSlay #SoakedButSpicy #BirdBathAndBeyond #Art #Photography #ButeoAndTheBath #OhMyDouglas

A window to grab groceries? Before another clipper socks us all in again.

Canadians should place a green maple leaf on the top, and letter the sides Ca-Civ (Canadian Civilian). And maybe city-province on the back? I dunno, just letting my ND brain run rampant brain storming sessions.

Ballistic helmets & vests Should be on civilian shopping lists. We should all be preparing SHTF bug out kits. If we never have to use them, that would be great. Right now though, we've got time to prepare. Let's not waste it. 😒🍁

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Checkin' it out. I've still got the coffee table books and the Fjällräven cap that @birdscanada.bsky.social sent me back in 2019 I think it was.

Juvenile red tailed hawk keeping a watchful eye over the west ravine near the Grenadier Pond in High Park - Toronto.🌿🦉 He's not just a bird, he's a raptor!🪶 🦅 #GoingOnAHawkWalk #Birds #HawkingMyFeed #Art #TalkBirdyToMe #GrenadierPond #FeatherYouLikeItOrNot #OhMyDouglas

It's hard not to have a fabulous day when you look this good. Rock the hair, own the look. 🐦🍁🌿🪶🦉 #Birds #RedBird #Cardinal #EyeSpy #BranchManager #Photography #OhMyDouglas #RedAlert #Art #GoodCrestDay #Wildlife #ElvisCardinal #KingOfTheBranch #CrestUpright #HoundDogCardinal #JailhouseRockinBranch

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"I'm junco-ing to find it!" declared the dark-eyed junco, as it meticulously searched the forest floor for the legendary worm of destiny. #Birds 🌿🪶🦉🦅🍁 #OhMyDouglas #Flaberghasted #FullScreenFeature #HunterOfTheWorm

#Birds 🌿🪶🦉🦅 Wow that's some amazing wild bird photography right there! Kick arse, and top notch work @ Robert Cook !

Oddly, I've watched less 'news' on the telly than I ever have. Most of what I pick up generally is smaller digestible bits online. Side stepping I hope, the majority of misinformation. Oddly, because I've been a news junkie for decades.

Because of the winter snow, rain, ice mix ... ... I've got my storm chips ready. And all my power banks, phones charged up ( including my camera batteries). Plus my crampons, & snow shoes, ready at the door as well.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

A battle ready black grouse on the lek. One of those mornings with dark moody skies and the sun shining through for a brief moment 📷 Dates for April 2026 available on my website. OM-1, 40-150mm f/2.8 @omsystem.bsky.social #omsystem #blackgrouse #lek #birds #birdphotography

Coal tit with the new 50-200mm f/2.8 📷 Join the OM Club 📷 Get access to: - OM System for Wildlife Photography Course - Pro Capture for Wildlife Photography Course - OM Guides (Beginner Macro OM System) - Let’s Shoot - Behind the Image Stories - Recorded OM System Talks - OM-3 Guides #birds 🪶

If asked, I'll probably turn down a wedding shoot. Mostly because I'm neurospicy, and being around a lot of people isn't a fun time for me. I might see may way to do an engagement shoot outdoors someplace, nature, porch portraits, head shots, and social media, and select special event shoots.

Feeling six-tra special today. Thanks for the 6,666 follows & comments🤟❤️ My next target is 9999 --- and growth is slower than it was when I started two years ago. Lets keep up the momentum! #FourSixes #QuadSquad #MilestoneUnlocked #SiXsIxSiXsIx

Yike! Yeah don't do that. Definitely don't. 😬 #Photography www.diyphotography.net/wedding-phot...

All my very light shoveling of the snowflake corpses is done ... was fluffy light werk. Even did the walkway. Will have to go out again after 1 pm this afternoon to do it over of course 'coz the flakes are still hurling themselves to their deaths on the ground. (I brushed the car off 3X !) 😆🤙🍁

Shake, shake, shake... shake your booty-hawk! 🪶🌿🦅🦉🍁 #Birds #OhMyDouglas

Behold, the "Hangry Hunter" in a moment of existential crisis. With eyes wide with what appears to be a mix of surprise and mild indignation, this hawk seems to be questioning its life choices, or perhaps just wondering why the local songbirds are suddenly so scarce. #Birds 🌿🦉🪶🦅🍁 #OhMyDouglas

ONE ! One more, we're almost there! One More, oh boy ... ... Just one ...

Two! Two more! Then it will be four!

Five to a running count on four consecutive sixes... Wow, that's taking forever.

Laptops are mobile, can go into any room to camp for a few hours with a side of coffee on a warming station. Maybe some sandwich wedges to munch on.

Eye" can’t believe this juvenile Cooper's hawk’s skincare routine— he’s really "membrane" to tell us his secret is a built-in moisturizer! 🪶🦉🌿🦅🍁 #Birds #NictitatingEyeCare #OhMyDouglas #CoopersHawkHydration #InnerLidLove #Wildlife #MoisturizedNictitate #Art #HawkEyeHydrate #Photography

I support this motion. 🍁

Great Blue Héron in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. #Birdsseenin2026

Breton is a Canadian company but their multi grain crackers were produced at their US plant for Canada. "Buy Canadian" and #ElbowsUp have an effect. These crackers are now made at their Kitchener plant, as you can see from the best before coding Keep buying Canadian and companies will respond

Seabirds that look like pint-sized penguins blown ashore in Newfoundland after storms #Newfoundland #Labrador www.ctvnews.ca/canada/newfo...

Canada needs to batten down the borders, train up civilian defence forces & first responders. Drum up national military recruiting. Any scenario is possible. Time to fortify. We are not a vassal state nor are we going to turn 51st. #ELBOWSUP 🦾🦾🪖🍁🍁🍁 O'CANADA! 🇨🇦 @mark-carney.bsky.social

Another day of package watch duty ... I've got my other phablet set on one of the tripods to monitor watch the door for deliveries. I hope they don't take all day. 😒🤙

Omfgs! PERIHELION ! Closest point - to the sun, as we orbit! HAPPY NEW ORBIT Y'ALL! 🤠🤙🍁✨️✨️📿🦾🪖🍁🦅

Trump says US has 'captured' Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife in 'large scale strike' www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...

Very close now to a four of a kind sextuple (finally) ...