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jkdossett.bsky.social
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@jkdossett.bsky.social
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Fan of public transit, #PWHL #TFC & ceviche. Quite sweary but life is short and outrage kills. Anecdotes≠evidence. Journalism matters. YYZ🏡, global 🧠
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jkdossett.bsky.social
Wrong team.
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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you are a beautiful team and you brought so much joy. i only wish you could be feeling the joy you deserve right now. ♥️⚾
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Three pairs of colourful cardinals chipping and hopping in the yard this morning. This one looks like he's contemplating deep existential thoughts while perched on the bird bath. Been there, birdo; been there. #Birds 🪶🐦
A red bird with a black face and an orangey -yellow beak is perched on a copper colored bird bath. the bird bath contains two rocks and some water. on the right side of the bird bath, a brown bird is dipping his beak in the water. in the background is green grass, a gray patio table, and the edge of a red patio umbrella. The red bird looks pensive, as if he is contemplating some deep existential thoughts.
October 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Today is Grackle Day in fhe garden, apparently. Seven on the ground, one on the rapidly-emptying feeders, 13 (!) in the trees and shrubs. What a noisy chattering group! Ms. Downy Woodpecker and various nuthatches zip in now & then to object loudly to being temporary displaced. #Birds
Seven grackles - dark coloured birds of about 20-28cm in length with iridescent blue heads, black feathers and long, dark tail and yellowish eyes - are on a narrow lawn of green grass. A tall bird feeder pole stands in the middle, with three seed holders, one of which has a grackle perched on it who is quickly gobbling up the seed. On the right side there are hydrangea shrubs and other greenery in which more birds are hiding. At the back there is a grey shed and wooden gate, above which a scotch elm tree and red bud tree are both full of these chattering birds.
September 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Yeah, but what's my life or my kids' lives compared to the risk of this poor fella feeling bullied with all his speeding tickets? Says every ticket feels like a 'gut punch'. Unlike, say, an SUV vs bike collision. 🙄
[see CTV / CP24 news story, Sep 20]
September 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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This handsome fella was enjoying a tasty afternoon snack until a tiny, cheeky Downy bullied him off the suet! Rude. Cute!, but rude. #Birds #TorontoBirding #urbanbirds 🪶
A male Hairy Woodpecker about 9 inches long is perched on a green suet feeder that has a tail prop for just such a bird. The woodpecker is pecking away at the suet. There are green shrubs and a few whitish hydrangea blooms in the backgrounds.
September 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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A busy day at the Porch Railing Spa today!

Some days there are more than 15 #Birds flapping around at this popular gathering spot--always sparrows but also cheeky nuthatches, cardinals, redwing blackbirds, warblers and once , memorably, 5 Bluejays so big they could barely fit! 🐦 #torontobirding
Six brownish grey house sparrows are perched on the lip of a dark metal bird bath which is filled with water along with two large rocks. The bird bath is clamped to a porch railing. One bird is sipping water. In the background there is a grey wooden patio table with a few matching chairs set around it. The green of a clover -and-grass lawn, dappled with sunlight, is behind the patio.
September 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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My micropanther offers this epic blep to mark #Caturday. He slept for 45mins like this 😹
A black cat lying on a grey sofa sticks out his very pink tongue for all to see. He has a very nice life.
September 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Welcome, wee warbler who wandered by this week! #Birds #TorontoBirding #BirdNerd 🐦❤️
September 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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It's a beauty one!
A screenshot of a facebook post shared by Lynn Miclea, which shows a fluffy white cloud in the shape of a cow floating over the moon -- which is more likely to be the sun, but is convincing enough to bring to mind the traditional English nursery rhyme, "Hey Diddle Diddle" in which 'the cow jumped over the moon'.
September 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Friendly neighbourhood Cooper's Hawk takes a good look at the sparrows at the feeder 👀. Snack time? #torontobirds #birds
August 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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To quote my local café...
A pink neon sign mounted on a café wall says death before decaf. Beside it is a picture of Jim Morrison and above both these items there is a shelf with speakers, books and various other items. These all are mounted on a light brown wall above which there is a shiny tin ceiling with an elaborate chandelier. The café's front window is on the left; outside there are a hanging basket of yellow flowers and a yellow and white striped awning.
July 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Absolutely On POINT as usual!! (But can I share another amusing item from a local hair studio in Toronto? Made me laugh right out loud. 🦫)
July 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Here are my clematis blooms. #JustSomeStuff
A climbing flowering vine is supported by a black metal trellis in the shape of a church window (sometimes known as lancet shape which i'm glad to have just learned). It is a clematis vine with brilliant hot pink blooms that are about 6 or 7 inches across, and some green leaves. At the base of the vine is a bushy clump of perennial geranium with dark green delicate leaves and small pink flowers that are approximately one inch wide.
June 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Agree 100%, tho' my cat disagrees emphatically, as is his brand. I'd post a pic but have non-shoebox pics. Scrabble box? Check. Box of items for food bank? Check. Hudsons Bay box (iykyk) ✔️. Even the thrillingly-shaped Ukelele Bass box! In fairness, we do find shoeboxes more useful than most pkging😅
A black cat slouches in the top half of a 2-piece cardboard box, while a black and white cat sits in the top half of the box. The box parts, which are laying on a wooden floor, are of an unusual quadrilateral shape, wider at one end than the other and they contain some white packaging paper in the box. Both cats appear perfectly unrepentant and indeed quite disinterested in relocating themselves out of said box
June 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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When the blue jays visit our narrow urban yard, they do so in packs of 8 - minimum (our record is 14 all at once- what a racket!). Here's one of this morning's gang, not exactly camouflaged in the sand cherry, standing guard as his buddies clear out out feeders. 😅🐦 #birds #TorontoBirding
A blue jay sits on a branch of a shrubby-tree known as a purple sandcherry (it is reddish with tiny pink flowers all over it). In the background are bright green leaves of other shrubs, a large spruce tree and a blooming eastern redbud tree all covered in dark pink blossoms. The blue jay is facing slightly away from the camera because jays are just like that.
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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"Dance it out, you're hot to go / H-O-T-T-O-G-O!"
Why, yes, that's Julia Gosling with 2 in less than 2 minutes to make it 3-0 over Minnesota. Ya love to see it! @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social
#playoffs #pwhl
I 💙 this team.
May 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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An illustration of a black and white orca with a fierce expression holding a grey fighter jet and yelling "more!"
May 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Canada says:
A man in a business suit with slightly greying hair makes a knowing, squinty slightly smirking look at the camera. He is sitting on a yellow chair in front of a white-and-beige brick fireplace which features a decorative accent, likely from Michaels Craft store, spraypainted in garish gold. The man is Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and in other photos from the same series, one can see he is seated beside failed businessman and indicted felon donald trump at the U.S. government's white house, which was rebuilt after the Canadians burned it down in 1814.
May 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Excuuuuuuse me- "too many pictures" of cats!? I see that these are English words, but I'm not familiar with them in that order. Whatever could they mean, ponders my breakfast panther. 🙀
A black cat is lying on a beige carpet.
May 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I couldn't get a clear pic of the Baltimore Oriole + American Goldfinch duo on my feeder this morning so instead, here's a wee Cinnamon Chested Bee Eater I saw when I was in Tanzania. #birds 🪶
A small bird is perched on a branch. There are no leaves on the branch. The bird has a mustard yellow breast with a reddish "necklace" and a brilliant green head above it's short black beak. Its tail is mostly the same dark yellow of the breast with a bit more brown tone , with a dark tip at the very end. These small birds are common in Tanzania.
May 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Two cheerful lunchtime visitors brightened up our still -dreary back garden today! 💛 #Goldfinch #Birds #TorontoBirding 🪶
Two American goldfinches sit on a bird feeder hanging on a black pole. Each of the birds is brilliant yellow with black and white striped wingtips, and some black on their faces.
April 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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A beauty of a Baltimore Oriole examines the treats on offer (last spring). Now we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of this year's friends!! Oranges & grape jelly (and proper, good food, too) are out , ready to welcome hungry visitors. #Birds #TorontoBirding #BackyardBirds 🪶🧡
A bright orange and black bird - orange breast and underfeathers, black heads, black and greyish striped back - perches on a black curved bird feeder pole off of which an orange tray is suspended. The tray has large chunks of fresh orange and a small dollop of dark purple jelly in the centre.
April 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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A very house proud tree swallow, Col.Sam Smith Park, Toronto. #AddBirder #Birds #CanadianBirding #birb
A bird is perched on the top of a wooden bird house which is mounted on a metal pole and surrounded by various shrubs and grasses. The small bird has a metallic blue head round white breast and black feathers on its just-barely-visible back.
April 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A young goldeneye investigates the bays of Whimbrel Point, Lake Ontario on a sunny Easter Sunday. #birds #TorontoBirds
A medium sized duck paddles around as sunlight glints off the greenish grey water. The duck has a black head with a white spot between its eye and black bill. It's breast and sides are white while its back and tail are various shades of browns.
April 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM