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Recreation, Education & Stewardship ♻️ for & by the Global Majority & Queer communities of the Salish Coast #biggerthanbirding
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SBS @specialbirdservice.bsky.social · Mar 4
Hey Bird Gang, we’re SBS! A BIPOC-led, community-driven nonprofit making nature more accessible through education, recreation & stewardship opportunities. We hold space for intersectional, cross-generational & culturally-inclusive connections with the birds, land & one another #BiggerThanBirding
A group of students and local community members learn from local ethnobotanist Zoë-Blue Coates, and W̱SÁNEĆ Knowledge Keeper PEPAKIYE Ashley Cooper at PKOLS (Mt Doug, in Victoria, BC). Between towering old growth cedars, maple trees and the back of everyone’s heads, the scene is set. Photo by Karissa Chandrakate A child wearing a cheetah print toque, holds their moms hand while attending a plant walk at PKOLS (Mt Doug) photo by Karissa Chandrakate Whiffin spit on T-Sou’ke Territory (Sooke, BC) where walk attendees are ween looking out towards the water spotting birds, a wide array of people of different ages and backgrounds are seen enjoying nature. Photo by Claire Marshall A bearded brown man stands with camera in hand, smiling out at the open water while folks watch for birds and whales with binoculars on a boat trip with Eagle Wing Tours & Nature Victoria, in the Victoria harbour migratory bird sanctuary. Photo by Karissa Chandrakate
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Semipalmated Plovers on the beach at SḰŦÁMEN / Sidney Spit with @specialbirdservice.bsky.social

#birds #photography #nature #hellobc #beautifulbc #birdsofbc #birdscanada
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September 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Black Turnstones at Clover Point, Lekwungen Territory, Victoria, BC 🍁 @specialbirdservice.bsky.social

#beautifulbc #bcbirds #birds #bcbirdtrail #birdscanada #sharecangeo #nature #wildlife #photography

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September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Humpback whales of the Salish Sea aboard the @raincoast.org vessel the Achiever⛵️ as part of the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards & Land Healing Stewards Initiatives with @specialbirdservice.bsky.social #humpback #whales #salishsea #marinemammals #oceanwise #oceanweek #nature #photography #hellobc
October 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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2025 - Year in Review! 01/12 We’re SBS, a Global Majority & Queer-led, family founded, not for profit society here on the Salish Coast (BC). We offer recreation, education and stewardship-centred birding events in so-called victoria #yyj & vancouver #yvr @mahoganymaharaja.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Sailing the Salish Sea w/ @specialbirdservice.bsky.social & @raincoast.org aboard the Achiever this spring through the Land Healing Stewards Initiative, to read the blog post & learn more - www.raincoast.org/2025/06/intr... #community #landbased #learning #education #restoration #photography
August 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
specialbirdservice.bsky.social
Hey Bird Gang, we’re SBS! A BIPOC-led, community-driven nonprofit making nature more accessible through education, recreation & stewardship opportunities. We hold space for intersectional, cross-generational & culturally-inclusive connections with the birds, land & one another #BiggerThanBirding
A group of students and local community members learn from local ethnobotanist Zoë-Blue Coates, and W̱SÁNEĆ Knowledge Keeper PEPAKIYE Ashley Cooper at PKOLS (Mt Doug, in Victoria, BC). Between towering old growth cedars, maple trees and the back of everyone’s heads, the scene is set. Photo by Karissa Chandrakate A child wearing a cheetah print toque, holds their moms hand while attending a plant walk at PKOLS (Mt Doug) photo by Karissa Chandrakate Whiffin spit on T-Sou’ke Territory (Sooke, BC) where walk attendees are ween looking out towards the water spotting birds, a wide array of people of different ages and backgrounds are seen enjoying nature. Photo by Claire Marshall A bearded brown man stands with camera in hand, smiling out at the open water while folks watch for birds and whales with binoculars on a boat trip with Eagle Wing Tours & Nature Victoria, in the Victoria harbour migratory bird sanctuary. Photo by Karissa Chandrakate
March 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM