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Chris Fisher
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · Nov 19
I'm Chris Fisher - a wildlife biologist, photographer, travel guide, writer & podcaster.
I hope to use this platform to increase engagement, understanding & passion for #Nature; as an outlet for my #creativity; to improve my #scicomm delivery.
Composite image of Chris Fisher's photography including a rhinoceros, common loon, roseate spoonbills, barred owl, red fox and short-horned lizard.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 1h
One of the few remaining local Osprey doing a bit of last minute hunting. With bad weather on the rise - might this be my last sighting of 2025? #birds
An Osprey hovering against a clear blue sky.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 2h
"Alit (Rocky Mountain High)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025- $450 (Cdn). #art #sciart
A map of the Rocky Mountains along the border of BC & Alberta, Canada covered with 5 painted butterflies & 5 caterpillars. One butterfly, an orange, brown, black & white Painted Lady, sits in the top left corner, beside it is a grey, black & orange Rocky Mountain Parnassian, lower to the right is an orange & black Monarch & the Mourning Cloak, purple & brown with blue spots & a white fringe. At the bottom facing down is a buttery yellow & black Western Tiger Swallowtail.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 20h
One-eyed Red Foxes have gotten a lot of attention by photogs in Prince Albert NP #SK 🇨🇦. In the last 5 years we have seen two different foxes both missing their left eye - likely the result of sparring with other foxes. Both were otherwise in full health.
(📷 2021, 2023, 2025)
A one-eyed Red Fox from 2021 with an injured and missing left eye. This fox also has a scar on its nose. A one-eyed Red Fox. from 2023 with an injured and missing left eye. This fox also does not have a scar on its nose. A one-eyed Red Fox. from 2025 with an injured and missing left eye. This fox also does not have a scar on its nose.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 1d
Though not a busy as their more famous kin the beaver, right now Muskrats are very occupied in their own right making winter preparations. #mammals
A muskrat is standing on a large pile of leafy debris beside a slam blue wetland.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 1d
When you take a closer look at the big flocks of Snow Geese, you realize that 40% are the smaller look-alike Ross's Geese! #SK
A flock of snow and Ross's Geese (in red circles) rise up off a cultivated field.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 2d
Beavers are now all-in on their winter preparations. When their ponds freeze in a couple of weeks, the only food that they will be able to eat is what they have been collecting and storing below the waterline. #mammals
Side view of a beaver swimming with a willow branch that it will store for winter food. Head-on view of a beaver swimming with a willow branch that it will store for winter food.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 2d
In October 2025 you can actually watch flocks of North America's cranes - both Sandhills and Whooping, wing their way south #SK #birds.
About 30 adult and young Whooping Cranes gather on a cultivated field on migration. A flock of Sandhill Cranes rise up over a cultivated field.
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RASC Calgary Centre @calgaryrasc.bsky.social · 3d
Large flocks of migratory #birds moving through the Fox Valley region of Saskatchewan Wednesday. #skstorm
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Dr. Catie Ivy @catieivy.bsky.social · May 6
Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology?

I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!

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The Ivy Lab! - Welcome to the Ivy Lab!
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 3d
Every fall for the last 5 years, I've help guide a wildlife photo tour to #SK 🇨🇦. It never fails to impress with the power of #bird migration.
Snow and Ross's Geese fly up from a cultivated field in a large flock of black and white plumage.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 3d
The Porcupine caribou herd travels more than 4,000 kilometres across the Arctic each year. But its migration is imperilled by climate change and oil and gas expansion. Scientists are rushing to count the animals amid the threat. @trinamoyles.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/counting-por...
The biologists racing to count Porcupine caribou | The Narwhal
Scientists in Yukon and Alaska are tracking the size of the Porcupine caribou herd. It’s urgent work: the animals face environmental and political threats
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 4d
#Photographer Bernd Nowack Shares the Story Behind Viral #Photo of the #Moon Perfectly Centered Behind a #Tree

Link for more info: mymodernmet.com/full-moon-tr...
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 3d
The moon rise on the day before the full moon occurs just before the sun sets. Yesterday, we took full advantage as the 98% moon rose behind this grain elevator that was glowing in the setting sun. #SK #Rex #landscape #moonrise
A 98% moon rise behind a red grain elevator on the Canadian prairies.
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weavetheringtail.bsky.social @weavetheringtail.bsky.social · 4d
Foxes are autumn made flesh.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 4d
When you know a guy who can plan perfect locations to witness the rise of the #HarvestMoon. #astronomy #grainelevator #saskatchewan
The rise of the harvest moon is seen adjacent to an old red grain elevator on the Saskatchewan prairie.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 4d
A Red Fox among yellow leaves, makes for a perfect fall scene in Prince Albert NP #SK. #mammals #wildlifephotography
A Red Fox crouches low with blazing yellow fall colours as a backdrop.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 5d
Prince Albert NP #SK was a full on celebration of northern boreal life. The beavers will busier than usual building up their winter caches under warm skies. #mammals
A beaver raises its head above the water and chews on some willow leaves still bearing yellow leaves.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 6d
Beautiful evening light over a boreal pond. These reflective scenes will soon be gone as the wetlands will shortly freeze over. #fall #landscape
The setting sun skies reflect in the calm waters of a northern wetland.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 7d
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 8d
Its not everyday that Ross's Geese outnumber Snow Geese in a mixed flock during the fall migration! #SK #birds
A mixed flocks of white geese featuring both Ross's (smaller) and Snow Geese.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 8d
We have been visiting the #SK Whopping Cranes for the last five years in October and each and every year we see more and more birds. Its not us, they are doing their reproductive part perfectly!
About 15 Whooping Cranes standing in a harvested fields among hay bales and fall colours.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 9d
There is nothing quite like hearing and seeing thousands of Sandhill Cranes flocking together on their southbound migration. The bounty of the harvest and the bounty of summer nesting success. #birds #SK
Nine Sandhill Cranes are flying in for a landing with several having their legs extended. A small portion of a large flock of Sandhill Cranes set against a blue fall sky. A flock of Sandhill cranes rising above a harvested cropland in the fall.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 9d
Tonite, the aurora borealis produced nighttime rainbows of light.
Aurora borealis reflected in a northern lake with bands of green, yellow and reds.
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RASC Calgary Centre @calgaryrasc.bsky.social · 10d
Many scattered flocks of migratory #birds heading south Tuesday in the Cold Lake area of Alberta, despite the headwinds and rain showers to the west. #abstorm
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 11d
Looking forward to guiding our upcoming Saskatchewan wildlife tour later this week! #birding #photography #birds
Sandhill Cranes flock over a recently harvested field in Saskatachewan. Two Whooping Cranes fly in the sky in Saskatachewan. A Red Fox stands among fall colours. A Canada Jay perches on a spruce branch.
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