Golden Oyster Mushroom Imported into North America in the early 2000s, the golden oyster mushroom (GOM) is sold in popular mushroom-growing kits. It is now considered to be one of the most invasive mushrooms in North America, found in 1 province and 25 states (Veerabahu et al., 2025).

Midland Painted Turtle Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/13 560 mm 1/800 sec ISO 800 Painted Turtles can live for over 50 years in the wild, and based on fossil records, they have existed for approximately 15 million years.

Bloodroot Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/2500 sec ISO 1000

Reflections on Oak

Oji-Cree alternative singer and songwriter Aysanabee joins us on the show again to talk about all his new success. Including his two Juno award wins at this year’s award ceremony that was held in Hamilton, Ontario.

Zayton Black from @white2tea.bsky.social In a 2025 study, researchers at Northwestern University demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metal such as lead and cadmium, essentially filtering out harmful contaminants. Source (full-text PDF): www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Tree Swallow Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/2500 sec ISO 1000 Using an exceptional combination of speed and agility, adult Tree Swallows consume approximately 2,0000 insects in a single day.

Going to be so funny watching people try and act like this never happened one day

Northern Leopard Frog Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/500 sec ISO 500 With a body length of 11 cm (4.3 in), Northern Leopard Frogs can jump over 90 cm (35 in).

If we had a decent public transit system in this state, and our communities weren't so such a sprawling mess, gas prices wouldn't have such a painful effect on people.

Common Grackle Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/13 560 mm 1/1250 sec ISO 2000 Grackles commonly roost and forage in large communal flocks, often comprised of different bird species including Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, and European Starlings.

Northern Cardinal (II) Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/1600 sec ISO 2000 Cardinals are named after cardinals of the Catholic Church, due to the resemblance between the birds' vibrant red plumage and the red robes worn by Catholic cardinals.

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles and Windsor-West MPP Lisa Gretzky meet with locals at Unifor Local 444 in Windsor, Ontario (April 8, 2026) Stiles and Gretzky called on Premier Doug Ford to reverse his cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), and remove interest from student loans

Black-capped Chickadee Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/10 560 mm 1/2000 sec ISO 1250 Black-capped Chickadees hide food such as seeds, and they can remember thousands of different hiding spots.

The claim to possess “objective” or “neutral” knowledge has long been employed by dominant groups to attack every progressive movement in academia. Far from being “objective,” the anti-EDI campaign is thoroughly political in its motivation, design, and dissemination, writes @laurieadkin.bsky.social.

It is deeply troubling that Canadian public pensions are being invested in companies linked to ICE operations and migrant detention. Canadians expect their savings to be managed with human dignity—not profiting from repression. I’m calling for an independent investigation. Accountability now. ⬇️

"Fire Ford" Protest At Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's Office (Ontario, Canada)

Moon and Vulture Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/11 560 mm 1/2500 sec ISO 1000

"Fire Ford" Protest At Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's Office (Ontario, Canada)

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Ring-Billed Gull Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/2600 sec ISO 500 The oldest Ring-Billed Gull on record was found in 2021, still alive at 28 years old in Cleveland, Ohio. The average lifespan of a Ring-Billed Gull that reaches adulthood is 10.9 years.

Canada has long shared a unique relationship with Cuba. It’s time for Carney to match his rhetoric about middle powers standing up against great power bullying with concrete action. Cuba’s experience offers lessons—and warnings—for us all.

Starling (II) Canon R5 Mark I EF 100 mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro f/9 560 mm 1/2000 sec ISO 3200 Flocks of Starlings can be found in excess of 100,000 birds at a time

If you're from Detroit, your mother, grandmothers, and aunties knew Martha Jean "the Queen" Steinberg! She was my godmother's fave... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRw-...

@nichecanada.bsky.social has just published my "5 minute read" about the reduction/closure of #ParksCanada library services. Take a look. #envhist #cdnhist niche-canada.org/2026/03/16/i...

Ontarians need to continue to be outraged — don’t forget! #Nestle water scandal www.theguardian.com/global/2018/...

Bonnet Mushroom Canon R5 Mark I EF 100 mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro f/8 100 mm 1/200 sec ISO 6400

Iqalutsiavak (Beautiful Fish) Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk 2005

Really disappointed about the graffiti on the Churchill statue in westminster You’d think that they’d have found room to write something about Churchill being a racist white supremacist, or about his brutality in Kenya, Ireland & Bengal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

Pivot to AI is one of my favourite podcasts that I regularly listen to, and I highly recommend checking it out. It's well-cited, concise, and a consistently high quality critique of AI.

"smithsoniannpg" Gordon Parks was a pioneer in the world of photography and filmmaking. To Parks, the camera was “a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs.” ⁣

To put an end to my endless ranting, i decided to write a thing. iwouldprefernotto.substack.com/p/whose-stor...

"Alarm clocks, maps, books, flashlights, watches, radios, MP3 players, Palm Pilots, remote controls, cameras, handheld recorders and other devices have all been gradually absorbed into a single one: the smartphone." theconversation.com/burned-out-b...

🔊ON & UP 😍👇🏾'🥁Lead - Trey Whitstone, Onion Lake #Round Dance. 🇨🇦#Canada' (FB VID: Lowa Beebe. Feb 21, 2026) #RoundDance #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans

Dale Jacobs’ book “On Comics and Grief” was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Jacobs offers an innovative, emotionally affecting approach to comics scholarship that's accessible to both fans & scholars. 1/8

⬛️🟥🟨🟩🇨🇦 Honouring ADA KELLY WHITNEY First Black Teacher in Ontario Canada🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #blackhistorymonth #blackbrilliance #BHMcanada #BHM2026 #canada

"Fire Ford February" Rally At Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's Office (Ontario, Canada) Canon R5 Mark I EF 100 mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro f/7.1 140 mm 1/400 sec ISO 640

"Orange Blossom Aroma" Dan Cong Oolong Tea 橙花香 单丛 乌龙茶 Canon R5 Mark I EF 100 mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro f/4 100 mm 1/2 sec ISO 100

Nelson Bird started his career in news in 1998 as a video journalist, producer & host of Indigenous Circle before becoming the assignment editor at CTV News Regina. On tonight's episode of Face to Face he talks about his experience with the industry.

The Voice of the Fugitive, one of the first Black Canadian newspapers, was influential in the fight against slavery. It was published in Sandwich, Ontario, now a part of Windsor, Ontario. More here and in our podcast, Celebrating Windsor’s Earliest Black Women Writers: buff.ly/I5z8gpd 💙 📚

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Red-headed Ducks Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/3200 sec ISO 1250

Dr. Angella Ferguson was born #OTD in 1925. Pediatrician who developed one of the first reliable blood tests to detect sickle cell disease in newborns (1950s). By 2010, her blood test and diagnostic protocols were the standard of care in 40 US states & remain the standard today. #WomenInSTEM #BHM

Bald Eagle on Detroit River Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/8 560 mm 1/2000 sec ISO 640

County Cat Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/8 560 mm 1/1000 sec ISO 100

Mink A semi-aquatic mammal, the mink can dive to depths of approximately 5 m (16 ft). Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/8 560 mm 1/2000 sec ISO 640

Ohio Sunrise During the American Civil War, over 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army-- more per capita than any other state. Canon R5 Mark I EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III f/9 560 mm 1/400 sec ISO 1600