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Phil Tank

@thinktanksk

Award-winning journalist, former paper boy. Former opinion editor and columnist at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Posts are mine unless some fiend has stolen my phone.

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The Northern Lights put on a show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan …
#northernlights #auroraborealis #saskatoon #saskatchewan #landoflivingskies #sask

13.11.2025 05:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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02.11.2025 04:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Found this mink’s hiding place in the rocks near the University Bridge in #Saskatoon on a summer-like day last week …
#mink #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #cuteanimals

07.10.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve never got this close to a #mink, which usually scamper away, but maybe last week’s unusually warm weather in #Saskatoon kept this critter in the chill zone near the University Bridge …
#saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

05.10.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This juvenile black-crowned night heron looks like it’s practising dance moves in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#heron #birds #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

03.10.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Holding out for a heron … came across this juvenile black-crowned night heron last week …
#saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #birds #heron #nightheron

02.10.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎡 Gulls just wanna have fun 🎢
#gull #seagull #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay

01.10.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More video of a #beaver swimming in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

25.09.2025 04:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River and sends ripples through the reflection of the University Bridge this weekend in #Saskatoon
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #fall #kayaking

23.09.2025 02:09 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The demolition of the historic Lutheran seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon continues …
#heritage #history #lutheran

21.09.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been informed by people who know more about identifying birds than I do - which is I’m sure a long list - that this is actually a young black-crowned night heron …
#saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #birds #nightheron #heron #kayaking

18.09.2025 02:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So here’s a bird I’ve never seen before - a brown thrasher, I think - calmly observing a human getting closer … and then …
#birds #thrasher #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #sask #kayaking #replay #slowmotion

17.09.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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As summer winds down, this #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#sask #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #kayaking

16.09.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This critter spins around in the South #Saskatchewan River just south of #Saskatoon recently …
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #beaver #kayaking

15.09.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest gig in journalism started this week at the CBC with some pretty intense training in Regina. My expression here is trying to capture the intensity … πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

13.09.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This critter moves calmly through the South #Saskatchewan River near the Gordie Howe Bridge in #Saskatoon …
#beaver #sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #gordiehowe

10.09.2025 04:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One last clip of a pelican soaring to a landing before the majestic birds head south … and I also landed (far less gracefully) at the next stop in my journalism journey this week at #CBC in #Saskatoon
#pelican #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #journalism #news #canadianmedia

09.09.2025 04:36 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to take flight on a new chapter … starting this week
#pelican #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

08.09.2025 03:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Entering the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #meewasin #beaver #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #beavertails

04.09.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A mouse made a temporary home in the engine of my vehicle - and stayed there during the three-hour-plus drive from Val Marie to Regina.
#mouse #mice #saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

28.08.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Visitors to Grasslands National Park are advised to stay 100 metres from the Western Hemisphere’s largest land animal - but nobody told the bison, which number in the hundreds in the park.
#bison #grasslands #grasslandsnationalpark #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #canada #canadiantourism

27.08.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grasslands National Park features several communities of black-tailed prairie dogs in their natural habitat. Most are skittish, but this one cares little about the presence of humans.
#prairiedog #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #grasslandsnationalpark #canada #canadianparks #canadiantourism

26.08.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing like a prairie thunderstorm … there was even a tornado alert on my phone earlier …
#prairie #thunderstorm #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask πŸŒͺ️ ⚑️

21.08.2025 04:01 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Saskatoon Fringe Reviews, Part 1: Shakespeare, space and crows abound – PodSask The Saskatoon Fringe Festival is back! Check out the first round of review from PodSask!

I did some opinion writing this week - a couple of reviews of Fringe plays on a volunteer basis, both of which I recommend!
#saskatoon #fringe #theatre #yxefringe
pods ask.ca/2025-saskatoon-fringe-reviews-part-1-shakespeare-space-and-crows-abound/

01.08.2025 23:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An idyllic July evening to watch #beaver behaviour in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

30.07.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to shake …
#saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #beaver #kayak

29.07.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the edge of the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#beaver #wildlifephotography #meewasin #urbanwildlife #kayak #sask

28.07.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A #chipmunk scampers around on the #Meewasin trail in #Saskatoon
#saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #cycling

24.07.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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A #beaver lives in harmony with ducks on the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫 πŸ¦†
#sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #kayak

23.07.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A #squirrel twists around a tree in #Wascana Park in #Regina …
#saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

22.07.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0