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Quinn Franke

Quinn Franke

@wqfphoto.bsky.social

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Daily walker photographing everything, especially birds. Land Back Free Palestine Marxist Come watch me lose my mind in this hellscape. And fun bird photos!

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Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 11h

A Chickadee from my last walk. It was really enjoying the Goldenrod seeds.
#chickadee #birds #nativebirds #birdsofturtleisland #Birdsofcanada #auroraontario

a chickadee foraging in goldenrod and other grassland plants.

a chickadee really enjoying the goldenrod seeds.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 3d

It must be so easy to fake his signature on stuff.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Autumn Blaze Maple Tree.
#wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca #treefacts #trees
#fallcolours

Autumn blaze maple tree

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 3d

A House Sparrow eating Goldenrod seeds. Yum Yum. #birds #housesparrow #sparrow #invasivebird #nativeflowers #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #auroraontario

a house sparrow looks up while eating goldenrod seeds.

a house sparrow eats a goldenrod seed.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 3d

One of the nearby wetlands is all dried up this year with the weather. Quite striking. I haven't been walking for that many years, but I have never seen it dry.
#droughtconditions #drought #wetlanddry #wetland #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a dried up wetland with boardwalk.

more dried up wetland.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 6d

An American Red Squirrel from my walk today.
#americanredsquirrel #redsquirrel #squirrel #rodent #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

an american red squirrel

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 6d

The Swans were not there and I was very perturbed.
#pond #pondlife #auroraarboretum #turtleisland

a pond

a pond

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 7d

The Swans this morning with some Fall colours.
#swans #trumpeterswans #cygnets #pondlife #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

2 adult trumpeter swans and 3 cygnets swim across a pond in the morning light.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 7d

Red Sunset Clump Maple showing some impressive Fall colours.
#redsunsetclumpmaple #maple #fall #fallcolours #sunset #tree #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a red sunset clump maple giving it's all to produce some amazing fall colours.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 9d

Two of the Trumpeter swan cygnets today.
#swans #cygnets #trumpeterswancygnets #birds #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a trumpeter swan cygnet

a trumpeter swan cygnet

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 9d

Fall Colours
#fallcolours #fall #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

Fall Colours

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 9d

A Hoverfly on an Aster flower. Every flower today had a pollinator working it.
#hoverfly #pollinator #asterflower #flower #fly #Mimic #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a hoverfly on an aster flower

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 10d

One of the Trumpeter Swan Cygnets yesterday.
#birds #trumpeterswan #trumpeterswancygnet #swan #cygnet #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a trumpeter swan cygnet on a pond with green and yellows reflected in the water.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

So Sorry for your loss.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

The north Storm pond today.
#stormpond #pondlife #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

The North Storm Pond

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

Frost on things.
#frost #Hoarfrost #fall #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

Frost on dogwood leaves

frost on eyeglasses

frost on dogwood leaves

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

A Male House Sparrow.
#housesparrow #malehousesparrow #sparrow #invasivebird #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a male house sparrow in a shrub with some goldenrod

a male house sparrow in a shrub with some goldenrod

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

An American Robin warming up in the sun after our chilly 4C night. I forgot what it was like to be cold.
#americanrobin #robin #bird #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

An American Robin in the sun. Probably a female.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

The Beavers can't help themselves when they see a River that needs fixing.
#tree #treestump #stump #river #easthollandriver #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a tree cut down by a Beaver in water with reflections of trees.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 12d

A White Throated Sparrow in the Goldenrod.
#whitethroatedsparrow #sparrow #goldenrod #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca #birds

a white throated sparrow in amongst the goldenrod.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 15d

A Bumble Bee sleeping on Joe Pye Weed.
#bumblebee #joepyeweed #nativebees #nativewildflowers #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

a bumble bee sleeping on joe pye weed.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 15d

Probably dating myself, but I looked at this and thought X Files.
#risingsun #sun #NokiidaaTrail #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

The rising sun from the Nokiidaa Trail.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 15d

Two of the Trumpeter Swan Cygnets looking pretty good in the morning light.
#trumpeterswans #trumpeterswancygnets #swans #cygnets #birds #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

Two Trumpeter Swan Cygnets swim across their pond with the rising sun illuminating them.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 15d

White Throated Sparrow. It's always so nice to see them again. Sadly they foretell winter.
#whitethroatedsparrow #birds #sparrow #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

white throated sparrow in a tree with some red Fall leaves in the background.

Quinn Franke @wqfphoto.bsky.social · 15d

It's neat seeing Red Winged Blackbirds this late in the year. Where I was before they would be gone by the first week of August.
#redwingedblackbird #birds #wildlifeinaurora #turtleisland #spottedinthearb #auroraontario #auroraarboretum #auroraca

red winged black bird doing it's territorial call.

red winged blackbird. On Cedar.