Merlin Blackwell of Clearwater🇨🇦
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Merlin Blackwell of Clearwater🇨🇦
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Mayor/ Politician with great concern for our civil society and the future of our planet.

Bizarrely also a Japanese automotive historian, who will move that work to another Bluesky account.
Yah we lost a house cat to an owl when I was a kid
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yes, but do you have a Canadian House Hippo?
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Winner winner muskrat dinner!
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The problem I have with this version is that I can do this list:
Skunk
Raccoon
Boa Constrictor
Merlin Falcon
Red Tailed Hawk
And more.

… all of which have been seen in my house. I accidentally found the escaped Boa by sitting down on a couch cushion. 8 year old trauma that makes me squirm still.
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
5. Merlin Falcon -seen lots of them, handled a couple. One divebombed at a hummingbird and ended up flying into our cabin by mistake. Had to chase it around the cabin with a towel. Wrapped it up and released it off the porch. Also took a chick I found on a path to the wildlife park.
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
4 Cougar. Cutting trails out in Wells Gray Park. Walking alone along the Murtle River with lots of water noise. Turned a corner and spooked a cougar sleeping on the bank. We were less than 15 feet. I could see he had black hair between his toes.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
3. Lynx. Was a transporter(cat herder) for a Lynx relocation program Bc to Colorado- 25-30 years ago. Helped my dad move them, the team load them, then drove them 40 hours to southern Colorado.
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
sharks- Galápagos Islands. There’s a bay with a large crevice off to one side that tidal waters flush through. Maybe averages 15 feet wide.. 30 deep. The sharks sleep in it. You swim through this 100 yard passage with 4-6 foot sharks carpeting the bottom, resting, moving, bumping along.
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
1. Wolf pups- Murtle lake road, about a dozen milling around as I drove around a corner. Stopped the truck, sat on the window sill and howled at them. They all howled back and came trotting towards me. This lasted a few minutes until a car came along and spooked them off.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Stupidest time in history…so far. More stupider is much possible.
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ah, for some reason I have Mac blocked, I’ll go to the site.
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I can’t see what Jimmy posted as it’s blocked to me for some reason.
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One of my favourite songs.
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Oh yah… I know because I got collaterally in trouble over it lol.
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM