The pileated woodpecker is often seen around here, but is usually timid and flies away before I can take any pictures. This one was quite involved looking for bugs, and didn’t seem to pay any attention to me. It is the largest woodpecker in Canada. This one is a male, as it has a red […]
We have been enjoying seeing the Canada Geese and their goslings – as long as they aren’t on our beach. It’s interesting as we watch them. The little ones stay very close to the adults. The goslings have yellowish down. Their eyes are open when they are born and within 2 days they can walk, […]
We had a visitor in our backyard today. He or she wasn’t very afraid of us, and was having a snack. They will eat almost anything. Raccoons live for about 3 to 5 years in the wild. They have been known to live for over 20 years when they are in captivity. They are usually […]
I didn’t name the porcupine a “quill pig”. The Latin name for porcupine means “quill pig”. That’s quite a title for this animal. When we were out for a drive, we saw this porcupine at the side of the road. It was eating some small branches which is part of its regular diet of bark […]
We have both buffleheads and goldeneyes (ducks) come to our lake during migration times in the spring and in the fall. They seem to travel together. Both are fishing ducks, and we often see them diving and bobbing up again. They are skittish and it is hard to get close enough to take a good […]
This morning on my walk I was able to see one of the otters again. It was quite curious about what I was doing.
This is a great time of year to see the river otters. They come up through holes in the ice, and spend time fishing and playing. River otters usually live alone, except for the females when they are raising their young. Otters usually just come together during the mating season around this time. River otters […]