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Janet Hill

@saskajanet

Welcome to the prairies! In my day job I'm a microbiology prof @hilllabsask.bsky.social. Weekends are for the birds (literally). πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Citizen scientist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Volunteer for birds. Photos by me.

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Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond.

Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond.

#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈ

06.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay!

06.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Unbelievably smooth looking beige and peach bird with black eye mask and jaunty head crest is perched on a bare twig look intensely at something. The weekend?

Unbelievably smooth looking beige and peach bird with black eye mask and jaunty head crest is perched on a bare twig look intensely at something. The weekend?

Looking forward to the weekend like
#birds 🌿

06.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

They sure do. An amazing site, always

06.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

06.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It does! They’re on the move 😁

06.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😁 thanks

06.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay!

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s them! Looking forward to seeing them again. Please let them know I said β€œHi!"

06.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also have mixed feelings about the situation πŸ˜‚

06.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing. Congrats on the mammalian lifer!

06.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait to welcome them back here!

06.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

06.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic. You’ll remember that forever

06.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll bet!

06.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course. Politeness is key (at the beginning)

06.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a thing!

06.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well, I'm on my way home from birding on the Platte River in Gibbon, Nebraska and I can say with absolute certainty that the white Pelicans have not yet arrived there. Only about 115,000 Sandhill Cranes, 50-60 thousand snow geese, 1000 or so pintails, 1 whooper (allegedly) and 0 pelicans.

06.03.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

WOWOWOW!! What a view!

06.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Give them my best wishes. I hope they know they’re enjoyed by people far and wide

06.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Preparation is so important

06.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool!

06.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In my experience, that’s an affirmative

06.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool! They do make an impression, don’t they?

06.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is good advice. Complaining FTW. @paulmwall.bsky.social can confirm. It works

06.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely. He was an engineer πŸ˜‰

06.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep

06.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Me, too! Time spent with these monsters is time well spent

06.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps some vicarious enjoyment?

06.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So glad to hear they are returning

06.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0