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loriweidenhammer.ca
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@loriweidenhammer.ca
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Writer, artist, and advocate for native bees in British Columbia. Author of the revised edition of Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide for Saving the Bees.
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burrowingowl.bsky.social
Good morning! 🪶
Burrowing owl tilting his head more than 90 degrees to the side.
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-ra... 🧪🦑🌎
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada
Populations of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), playful animals that resemble large dolphins, stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, with each group of whales living year-round in a…
news.mongabay.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
loriweidenhammer.ca
Made a batch of very rustic lefse. The local potatoes are so tasty--nice waxy yellow ones. Good served warm rolled with butter and I also made a salmon salad with furikake to roll inside. (Japanese Norwegian fusion!)
Potato flatbread on a plate.
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
loriweidenhammer.ca
Another lovely walk on the KVR trail! #rockcreekbc
Two women walking on a snowy path. An eagle's nest in a distant tree. Snow-covered hills and soft clouds.
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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hydrocycler.bsky.social
Green-tailed Towee with a little orange cap
#songbird #birds #birdoftheday #PatagoniaAZ
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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jeffontherock.bsky.social
The brainiest orange rock posy lichen (Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca) I ever saw. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
Photo of a grey lichen on rock. A portion of the lichen thallus/body looks like a human brain.
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Here's a quick overview of #ArtAdventCalendar

Full history & details >> earthskyart.ca/artadventcal...
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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rockinbones.bsky.social
#MacroMonday #Inverts 🐝🌿
Leaf Cutter on Wild Bee Balm
Leaf cutter bee on wild bee balm .
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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rockinbones.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #InsectThursday #Inverts 🐝
Someone thought it was a good idea to bring European Hornets to North America. Here’s one going after a Bumble which got away.
European Hornet attacking a Bumblebee unsuccessfully.
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Fifty shades of gray- female Phainopepla shows off her ‘do 🌵🪶⛅️
Female Phainopepla portrait
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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debmaluk.bsky.social
Bohemian Waxwing with all the bling🥰 #birds
Bohemian Waxwing on a thin branch with red berries. The bird has a taupe back and a peach coloured head. The black wings have a band of white near the top with yellow bars at the end of the wings. There are markings that look like matchsticks on the wings near the body. The tail feathers have yellow tips.
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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thejeffday.bsky.social
I was thinking about the thin veil between this world and the next when I took this photo. I was alone in the Crowsnest Pass, just below the Frank Slide, on my legs in a very heavy rain. It was July; I was on holidays. I felt very alive.
#photography #stunday #nature #eastcoastkin #alberta #alpine
Mist and clouds on a mountainside of spruce trees.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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rockinbones.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BeaksWithBerries 🪶
Evening Grosbeaks eating Sumach Berries
One bird I dont see very often .
Evening Grosbeak
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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jtkindt.bsky.social
Congrats to John Ascher for surpassing 2 million ID’s on #iNaturalist. Without his immense expertise and efforts (>1000 ID’s daily of bees and apoid wasps, worldwide) I wouldn’t be a #bee watcher.

Aside from all the ID’s, this 2020 interview inspired me…

extension.oregonstate.edu/podcast/poll...
137 John Ascher - The problem with measuring bee decline
Dr. Ascher is an Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University Singapore (NUS). He studies global bee diversity including systematics, biogeography, and conservation, and...
extension.oregonstate.edu
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
loriweidenhammer.ca
I had a lovely time at the Greenwood Christmas market with many thanks to @dragonbyte.ca for his help and support.
Victory Gardens for Bees Books and hand-sewn hearts. Heart ornaments sewn from recycled materials.
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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saskajanet.bsky.social
#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon Winter Wonderland Edition. First appearance of ice in the river this season
Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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curromolina.bsky.social
Astragalus lusitanicus, injustamente renombrada a Erophaca baetica (Fabaceae)😉, es un recurso importante al final del invierno para especies grandes como Eucera rufa (Apidae). Este macho roba néctar sin esfuerzo para seguir buscando hembras.
Laguna del Ojillo (RBD)
12/03/25
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November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
loriweidenhammer.ca
Went for a walk in a winter wonderland! #rockcreekbc
Women walking on a snow-covered path.
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
loriweidenhammer.ca
@dragonbyte.ca made some very good dumplings!
Darren sits at a table making dumplings by hand. Rows of handmade dumplings.
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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g-lau.bsky.social
The #BlueSkyArtShow theme of this week, #Small, is making me really happy. #Macrophotography is my favorite photography genre!

To start really small, here is a Lacewing egg on its stalk. It is barely bigger than a hair.
#Insects #Arthropods #Invertebrates #BugSky #SciArt
Photo showing a small egg perched on top of a thin stem. the egg is shaped like an elongated oval and is a creamy white color. The egg stalk is growing out of the edge of a green leaf, of which some small veins are visible. In the background, a large pale dot is another egg, enlarged by the bokeh effect (caused by the large opening of the camera lens diagraphragm). Watermark identifying photographer as Geneviève Laurin.
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
loriweidenhammer.ca
So excited that I have an article in the current issue of Harrowsmith magazine! We used to subscribe to this mag when I was growing up in Saskatchewan, so it really means a lot to me! It's a very sweet issue, so it's worth picking up a copy or subscribing online. #bees
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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acremonium.bsky.social
@loriweidenhammer.ca www.atlasobscura.com/articles/swa...
Medieval charms to lure swarms.
The Magic Spells That Herded Medieval Bees
For European beekeepers, “swarm charms” were once a tool of the trade.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina, our Porcupine Pricklypear, blooming at Bridgeport in the Dominguez Canyon area #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 11 🌿
Intensely pink cactus flower with numerous creamy anthers
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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fisherspeaks.bsky.social
Snow Buntings do not need to wait for the white stuff to time their southern journey. The first few have arrived to blend in nicely with our autumn brown landscapes. #birds #Ab
A Snow Bunting, a songbird with white black and brown plumage perches on a barbed wire.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM