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WTF NB Power - why are you allowing a US company to do this? 🤬

A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of #SaintJohnNB would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Proposed data centre would need almost half of Tantramar gas plant’s power | CBC News
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar ar...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
poitrasj.bsky.social
Proposed N.B. data centre would gobble up equivalent of nearly half of Tantramar gas plant’s electricity: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Proposed data centre would need almost half of Tantramar gas plant’s power | CBC News
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar ar...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
A Rough-legged Hawk is patrolling the vast Tantramar Marsh on a cold, clear winter day. #TalonTuesday

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2025

📸 #birds #raptor #hawk #RLHA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A large hawk with mottled brown and white plumage has its wings spread wide as it flies from right to left against a clear blue sky.
May 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Distant shot of a Rough-legged Hawk patrolling the vast Tantramar Marsh on a cold, clear winter day.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2025

📸 #birds #raptor #hawk #RLHA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A large hawk with mottled brown and white plumage has its wings spread wide as it flies from right to left against a clear blue sky.
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
A beautiful Ring-necked Pheasant hen I came across on a very frozen morning last winter.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #RNEP #tantramar #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A medium sized bird with light brown / black mottled plumage and a long tail is walking from right to left in a snowy field with frost-covered bushes all around.
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
The vibrant colours of a Ring-necked Pheasant stand out in stark contrast to the drab early winter landscape.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
November 2025

📸 #birds #RNEP #tantramar #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A medium sized bird with brown / black mottled plumage shot through with iridescent blues and greens, and a bright green neck with vibrant red face, is walking away from the camera and to the left in a brown scrubby field.
August 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
danmacphotos.bsky.social
Northern Harrier

#photography #wildlife #rural
A Northern Harrier rests on a fence post on the Tantramar Marshes near Sackville, NB, Canada. A Northern Harrier rests on a fence post on the Tantramar Marshes near Sackville, NB, Canada. A Northern Harrier rests on a fence post on the Tantramar Marshes near Sackville, NB, Canada.
April 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Savannah Sparrow looking resplendent amongst the dying marsh vegetation on a beautiful September morning.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2026

📸 #birds #SAVS #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A brown and white/grey mottled songbird with a touch of pale yellow on its face is perching atop a grassy plant with clusters of browning flowers all around.
October 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
gtburt.bsky.social
Looking out over the Tantramar Marsh
The Tantramar Marsh as viewed from Fort Beausejour
April 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
danmacphotos.bsky.social
From an ongoing project titled “Along the Marsh.”

#photography #monochrome #rural
A monochrome image showing a branch of the Tantramar river winding through the Tantramar marsh near Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
February 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
gtburt.bsky.social
The Bridge over the Tantramar
A covered bridge in Sackville, NB
September 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
gtburt.bsky.social
Sunday morning finds me out of the rain in the covered bridge.
The covered bridge over the Tantramar River in Sackville, NB.
April 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Immature Bald Eagle lording over the skies.

Sackville, #NewBrunswick, Canada
April 2023

📷 #birds #Tantramar #eagle #BAEA #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Sigma500f4
May 27, 2024 at 3:33 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Mr. Red-winged Blackbird calling out his territory from atop his favourite cattail.

Sackville, #NewBrunswick, Canada
April 2023

📸 #birds #Tantramar #RWBL #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Sigma500f4
December 29, 2023 at 6:43 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
A young male Common Yellowthroat striking a pose in the marsh.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2026

📸 #birds #COYE #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A mostly yellowish-green songbird with yellow throat and breast is standing atop a brown cattail head with other marsh reeds visible in the background. The bird is facing forward and to the left and has his head turned to look to the right.
September 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
A beautiful Ring-necked Pheasant hen I came across on a recent _very_ frozen morning.

Sackville, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #RNEP #tantramar #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A medium sized bird with light brown / black mottled plumage and a long tail is walking from right to left in a snowy field with frost-covered bushes all around.
January 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
cdfturner.bsky.social
Common Raven, Tantramar Marsh, #NewBrunswick

#birds #nature #wildlife #raven #birdphotographer
A black bird prepares to take off, crouching down and starting to spread its wings.
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Red-tailed Hawk putting the 'talon' in #TalonTuesday!

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #raptor #hawk #RTHA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Close-up of a brown and white mottled hawk with wings spread up and wide as it flies from right to left across the frame.
May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
gtburt.bsky.social
Tantramar Hay
📷 Nikon Z6iii ƒ5 1/250s 24mm ISO100
Hay on the Tantramar Marsh in Jolicure, NB
September 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Three dashing male Ring-necked Pheasants have their floof mode fully engaged on a bitterly cold (but gorgeous) winter morning.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #RNEP #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Three ornate coppery-brown pheasants with green heads and a thin white ring around their necks are sitting on the snow-covered ground, with frost-covered bushes in the background.
February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
This Rough-legged Hawk hopes you have a wonderful #TalonTuesday.

Point de Bute, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #raptor #hawk #RLHA #tantramar #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A brown mottled hawk is perching on one of three weathered fence posts with a a softly out of focus snowy field in the background.
January 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
Our #TalonTuesday image this week is a Rough-legged Hawk on a bitterly cold but beautiful winter morning.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #raptor #hawk #RLHA #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A brown mottled hawk is staring straight at the camera while perching on a weathered fence post with a softly out of focus snowy field in the background.
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
danmacphotos.bsky.social
From 2016 - part of an ongoing project/series titled Along the Marsh

#scape #rural #landscape #agriculture #Tantramar #project #photography #monochrome
A marsh hay barn is seen in the distance, centred in the frame. The ruts of a tractor path cuts diagonally through the left side of the image while a swale/ditch cuts diagonally across the right side. The image is in black and white. Taken on the Tantramar marshes near Sackville, NB, Canada.
August 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
It's #GroundhogDay! To celebrate, here's a Groundhog keeping watch from atop a large earthen mound.

Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada
April 2023

#woodchuck #marmot #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Sigma500f4
A large-ish light brown rodent is sitting amongst some brown grasses, looking to the right.
February 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
stevewaycott.bsky.social
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk decides to look for breakfast elsewhere.

Point de Bute, #NewBrunswick, Canada
December 2024

📸 #birds #raptor #hawk #RTHA #tantramar #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Close-up of a brown and white mottled hawk with wings spread wide as it flies from right to left across the frame.
January 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM