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There are 14,387,941 jackrabbit poops in this front yard. [1]

Have I said that we get a lot of jackrabbits [2] in the yard in the winter here? Prairie life.

[1] Approximately.
[2] White-tailed jackrabbit, which is actually a hare, not a rabbit at all. AKA prairie hare.

A photograph of a front yard in late winter / early spring in Saskatchewan, in the middle of the Canadian prairies. The yard is covered deeply with snow, but it is melting. The entire yard is covered with small black objects, which are actually jackrabbit (hare) poop. Like, many, many thousands of them.
#SK#wildlife#jackrabbit
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We're a week into April here on the Canadian prairies [1], but it's a little different than other places. Spring isn't here, it's on the horizon. Everything's still got a blanket of snow on it, and we could easily get more [2]. There's no blooms or buds to tell you spring is on the way.

There are really only two big clues that Old Man Winter is thinking about leaving:

1. Days are noticeably longer than just a few weeks ago.

2. The jackrabbits!

They're turning brown again, losing their winter-white coat. Unfortunately it's kind of ruining their camouflage.

I find it interesting that the degree or progression of the change is so different between different individuals. I'm told the change is triggered by the lengthening days, so it's some sort of built-in variance.

These are white-tailed jackrabbits, which are actually a species of hare, not rabbit. They're the most common hare on the Canadian prairies, shown here in my backyard.

[1] It's probably a week into April where you are, too. Funny how that works.

[2] In the time I've lived in Saskatchewan, I have seen snow fall in every month of the calendar except July.

Two white-tailed jackrabbits (which are a species of hare common on the Canadian prairies, and not a rabbit at all) are shown in a backyard covered in snow. They have begun to turn brown again after wearing their snow-white fur all winter, so they're a bit mottled.
#hare#rabbit#jackrabbit
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@chris

It seems likely he will be removed if this election plays out as the current conservative pollsters are pushing: they are clearly pushing the narrative of "if not #CPC, then #LPC at any cost!"

Which I find extremely telling. Do we really want to elect Angus Reid's second choice after #PP?

Reality is: most #BC and #AB ridings are more likely to elect #NDP or CPC than LPC. This may be true in #SK & #MB, and elsewhere. We need clean data from the sources, not Fournier's weighted model.

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Pozitívne správy z Vatikánu: Šéf pápežovho lekárskeho tímu vyriekol slová, za ktoré sa modlili davy veriacich!

Zdravotný stav pápeža Františka sa od jeho návratu z nemocnice do Vatikánu „skutočne prekvapujúco zlepšil“, uviedol lekár Sergio…
#Slovakia #SK #Europe #Europa #EU
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EUROPE SAYS · Pozitívne správy z Vatikánu: Šéf pápežovho lekárskeho tímu vyriekol slová, za ktoré sa modlili davy veriacich!Zdravotný stav pápeža Františka sa od jeho návratu z nemocnice do Vatikánu „skutočne prekvapujúco zlepšil“, uviedol lekár Sergio
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@cowman

Moose Jaw famously has *swans* in a creek in a park in the middle of town. I don't think I ever saw a pelican in Moose Jaw, but I could be wrong. I went to school there.

By the way, swans look great and peaceful and majestic and all, but they are Not To Be Trifled With at the best of times. They're up there with Canada geese.

#swan#geese#pelican
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@dmacphee

As a Saskatchewanian, I can confirm. In addition to the beautiful landscapes and other attractions of the article, you can also experience propane remaining a liquid when poured into a glass, and being able to stand and remain (approximately) upright at a 45 degree angle.

😉

#SK#prairie#winter
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Was at the kitchen window just now and one of the local jackrabbits came into view, hopping through the snow.

He then proceeded to do a very nice "binky". First time I've seen one of them do that. I think he or she was happy it's a nice, sunny day for the first time in a few days.

🐰

#wildlife#rabbit#hare
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At 7pm last night, I looked out my window and was pleasantly surprised to note that the sky wasn't black, but instead had a hint of darkest blue to it. Days are getting noticeably longer, and after a dark, cold winter, that's always welcome in the prairies.

Then this morning I looked at the weather forecast - and the daily highs for the whole week are at the freezing point or above! Not a negative sign to be seen. That's a nice surprise, too. Of course, weather forecasts are a real crapshoot more than a couple of days out, here...

A weather forecast summary for the week in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada shows predicted daily high temperatures of 0 Celsius through +3 Celsius for the entire week - i.e. at or above the freezing point.
#YQR#winter#Saskatchewan
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