markstinson.bsky.social
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Still gong through the highlights of 2025. I'm still in February. We had some amazing #aurora evenings when I was up in Churchill guiding tours.
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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A solstice sunrise over Lake Winnipeg.
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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If you're crazy about bike riding it may be considered a cycle logical issue.
#DadJokes
a man in a suit is riding a bicycle with his legs up .
ALT: a man in a suit is riding a bicycle with his legs up .
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December 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I just have a feeling that it’s going to be a wonderful day.
Happy Wednesday, everybody.
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I'm still going through my photos from this past year. These are from the Churchill aurora tours in February. I'm really looking forward to doing these are again in the new year. The town is right under the auroral oval, so your chances of lights are quite high.
December 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Sometimes you have to hold on to your place...
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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A fluffy forest chicken (ruffed grouse) pecks away at dormant buds on a -25°C morning. There were two more poking around nearby. #birds
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Happy Exploding Whale Day for those who celebrate :)
55 years ago today, the Oregon State Highway Division had a whale of a problem on its hands. How it solved it is the stuff of legends.

In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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A rather regal-looking polar bear on the fall tundra. #mammals 🌿
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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A beautiful afternoon along Hudson Bay with a bunch of polar bears. It was much too warm for this time of year, so the bears were resting up and saving their energy. #mammals 🌿
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Sunrise on the beach from a view that's never been possible before. Lake Winnipeg's levels are very low this fall and the strong south wind we've been having has pushed more water into the north basin, revealing sand bars I've never seen in 40+years.
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The northern lights put on quite a show last night. This was the view at the end of my driveway. #aurora
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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I almost missed the flareup, but the lights were back out for a while this evening. #aurora
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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#nature #photography #butterfly #bugslife #redadmiral

Red Admiral Butterfly - Description in alt text
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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I was being watched last night while on my kayak. This large, healthy coyote was sitting on the breakwater and judging me :) I'm glad I had the big camera in the boat with me this time. #mammals 🌿
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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A fuzzy friend in the yard yesterday. The snowshoe hares are starting to change colour starting with their ears. I took this through a double-pane window so it's a bit blurry, but still cute. #mammals
September 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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September 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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We were sort of cloudy yesterday evening, but the aurora still shone through. A few longer-exposures with the 'good camera'. #aurora
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Two local Sandhill Cranes telling me to back off. Sound up!

Love these #birds. They are young ones still getting color.
September 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM