Phil Tank

The Northern Lights put on a show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan … #northernlights #auroraborealis #saskatoon #saskatchewan #landoflivingskies #sask

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Found this mink’s hiding place in the rocks near the University Bridge in #Saskatoon on a summer-like day last week … #mink #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #cuteanimals

I’ve never got this close to a #mink, which usually scamper away, but maybe last week’s unusually warm weather in #Saskatoon kept this critter in the chill zone near the University Bridge … #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

This juvenile black-crowned night heron looks like it’s practising dance moves in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #heron #birds #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

Holding out for a heron … came across this juvenile black-crowned night heron last week … #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #birds #heron #nightheron

🎵 Gulls just wanna have fun 🎶 #gull #seagull #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking #slowmotion #replay

More video of a #beaver swimming in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayaking

A #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River and sends ripples through the reflection of the University Bridge this weekend in #Saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #fall #kayaking

The demolition of the historic Lutheran seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon continues … #heritage #history #lutheran

I’ve been informed by people who know more about identifying birds than I do - which is I’m sure a long list - that this is actually a young black-crowned night heron … #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #birds #nightheron #heron #kayaking

So here’s a bird I’ve never seen before - a brown thrasher, I think - calmly observing a human getting closer … and then … #birds #thrasher #saskatchewan #saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #sask #kayaking #replay #slowmotion

As summer winds down, this #beaver glides through the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #sask #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #kayaking

This critter spins around in the South #Saskatchewan River just south of #Saskatoon recently … #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #beaver #kayaking

My latest gig in journalism started this week at the CBC with some pretty intense training in Regina. My expression here is trying to capture the intensity … 🤷🏻‍♂️

This critter moves calmly through the South #Saskatchewan River near the Gordie Howe Bridge in #Saskatoon … #beaver #sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #gordiehowe

One last clip of a pelican soaring to a landing before the majestic birds head south … and I also landed (far less gracefully) at the next stop in my journalism journey this week at #CBC in #Saskatoon #pelican #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #journalism #news #canadianmedia

Time to take flight on a new chapter … starting this week #pelican #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

Entering the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #meewasin #beaver #kayaking #slowmotion #replay #beavertails

A mouse made a temporary home in the engine of my vehicle - and stayed there during the three-hour-plus drive from Val Marie to Regina. #mouse #mice #saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Visitors to Grasslands National Park are advised to stay 100 metres from the Western Hemisphere’s largest land animal - but nobody told the bison, which number in the hundreds in the park. #bison #grasslands #grasslandsnationalpark #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #canada #canadiantourism

Grasslands National Park features several communities of black-tailed prairie dogs in their natural habitat. Most are skittish, but this one cares little about the presence of humans. #prairiedog #saskatchewan #sask #wildlifephotography #grasslandsnationalpark #canada #canadianparks #canadiantourism

Nothing like a prairie thunderstorm … there was even a tornado alert on my phone earlier … #prairie #thunderstorm #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask 🌪️ ⚡️

I did some opinion writing this week - a couple of reviews of Fringe plays on a volunteer basis, both of which I recommend! #saskatoon #fringe #theatre #yxefringe pods ask.ca/2025-saskatoon-fringe-reviews-part-1-shakespeare-space-and-crows-abound/

An idyllic July evening to watch #beaver behaviour in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫 #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask

Time to shake … #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #beaver #kayak

At the edge of the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon #beaver #wildlifephotography #meewasin #urbanwildlife #kayak #sask

A #chipmunk scampers around on the #Meewasin trail in #Saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #cycling

A #beaver lives in harmony with ducks on the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon 🦫 🦆 #sask #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #kayak

A #squirrel twists around a tree in #Wascana Park in #Regina … #saskatchewan #sask #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

So much for saving the seminary at the University of #Saskatchewan in #Saskatoon as the demolition has started despite the buildings’ heritage value #sask #Lutheran #heritage #uofs #history

You get a good look at how this #beaver propels itself from this video taken from the Gordie Howe Bridge above the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #gordiehowe #gordiehowebridge

Pelican-palooza at the weir in #Saskatoon on the South #Saskatchewan River … #sask #pelican #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #birds #meewasin

Some manic motion as ducklings follow their mom in the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #duck #duckling #meewasin #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #meewasin #kayak #southsaskriver

Richardson’s ground squirrels are pretty skittish, but this one mostly ignores the human nearby … and shows why the species is also called flickertail … #groundsquirrel #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #sask #stand #flickertail

This critter glides through the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #beaver #meewasin #sask #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Time to slip slide away … #beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #meewasin #southsaskriver #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Moving right along … #beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #meewasin #sask #kayak #river

#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #meewasin #southsaskriver #monday #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

#beaver #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #kayak #meewasin #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

A #beaver jumps into the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon … #sask #meewasin #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

Here’s a closeup look at our country’s national animal - happy Canada Day! 🍁 🇨🇦 🦫 #beaver #canadaday #happycanadaday #saskatoon #saskatchewan #sask #river #southsaskriver #kayak #urbanwildlife #canada #wildlifephotography

I believe this is a yellow-bellied marmot - based on some internet research, its colouring … and the way the snivelling coward runs away … #smallmammals #saskatoon #meewasin #saskatchewan #sask #marmot #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography

After four decades, Leader-Post columnist and #Saskatchewan institution Murray Mandryk signs off … #newspapers #journalism #cdnmedia #sask #skpoli leaderpost.com/opinion/colu...

Waiting in the water … #beaver #saskatoon #sask #saskatchewan #southsaskriver #river #meewasin #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #thewaiting

The grace this #pelican displays in landing close to its mates is evident when seen in #slowmotion #saskatoon #sask #saskatchewan #southsaskriver #river #meewasin #birds #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #canada

This creature crawls carefully back into the South #Saskatchewan River in #Saskatoon - offering a good look at its front and back legs … #beaver #sask #river #meewasin #canada #kayak #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography