Saturday, January 10, 2015

Coyotes with mange after treatment Nov 2014.

Thanks to the Toronto Wildlife Centre 3 young coyotes got a second chance.  All three had severe mange.
With a bit of medication and lots of rehab they were finally ready to go.
Here you will see photos of the beauties running and getting more muscle to go.

All photos copyright Toronto Wildlife Centre



youngest one


working together


Smiley





Are they gone yet.  

Ruffed Grouse back in Nov 2014

When Chris and I were up north we came upon two ruffed grouse on the road by the cabin.  First we see an adult bald eagle then ravens and lastly two grouse.  

The best part of the sighting was I taking photos of one grouse and Chris the other.  Neither one of us realized there were two until the one flew.


Grabbing food on the branch


Look closely at the head and the legs


feeding 



what a beautiful bird.




find the head

Thursday, January 1, 2015

A few snowy owls Dec 2014

Another season of the snowy owls.  For the second year in a row they are being seen everywhere.
This one was sitting on a pole enjoying the sun.  See the tuffs on the top of the owl. 


Thanks to Gary Lane who took this photo of me taking a photo of a snowy owl

Love the eyes pretending to be closed.  I can see a bit of yellow and he is watching me very closey


Love this capture.  Not a care in the world.  


sitting on the ground.  

lovely male snowy 





Northern Cardinal Dec 30, 2014

What a pretty female cardinal.  See how white the chest is with a little red on the chest.  Also love the head tilt and the feathers under the beak.




Lovely lighting


Male and female on same branch

Male is listening.
There were at least 12 cardinals on the one tree.  Parked car, rolled down window and took some photos while drinking a coffee 

Deer - a nice looking Buck Dec 31, 2014

I was driving one of my favourite back roads on the way home.  I see a shape in the reeds.
Do you see what I see



The shape moves and I see the deer

The deer decides to come out of the bush. OMG it is a buck.  And behind it is the female doe.

He was very close to the car. I just rolled down window and took some photos.  He stood there and looked at me and then decided no he would go back the way he came deep in the reeds.



Such a thrill to finally see one.  What a way to end the 2014 season.