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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 14d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 15d

🎵 Gulls just wanna have fun 🎶
#gull #seagull #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 21d

More video of a #beaver swimming in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 25d

The demolition of the historic Lutheran seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon continues …
#heritage #history #lutheran

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 16

As summer winds down, this #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon …
#sask #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 15

This critter spins around in the South #Saskatchewan River just south of #Saskatoon recently …
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #beaver #kayaking

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 13

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 … 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 10

This critter moves calmly through the South #Saskatchewan River near the Gordie Howe Bridge in #Saskatoon …
#beaver #sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #gordiehowe

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 9

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 8

Time to take flight on a new chapter … starting this week
#pelican #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Entering the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #meewasin #beaver #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #beavertails

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Nothing like a prairie thunderstorm … there was even a tornado alert on my phone earlier …
#prairie #thunderstorm #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask 🌪️ ⚡️

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Aug 1

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/

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!

podsask.ca

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Jul 30

An idyllic July evening to watch #beaver behaviour in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Jul 29

Time to shake …
#saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #beaver #kayak

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Phil Tank @thinktanksk.bsky.social · Jul 28

At the edge of the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon
#beaver #wildlifephotography #meewasin #urbanwildlife #kayak #sask

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