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"ROOMIES" - Beaver (North American) & Muskrat

June 16, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"ROOMIES" Beaver (North American) & Muskrat (4 Photos) Perhaps a more fitting title would be "Lodgies" as muskrats frequently share living quarters in lodges with their beaver relatives. And they don't receive free rent either as they contribute with the upkeep, such as mudding the gaps inside the lodge. I have also observed that frequently they e...

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"THE MUSTELID EXPRESS" - Mink (North American)

June 10, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE MUSTELID EXPRESS" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos How better to describe a brief encounter with a mink. It was approximately five minutes. Having reviewed these current photos with those taken last year, I am left with the impression that this is not the same female mink as seen in previous years. And this latest mink bears a strong resem...

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"BATHING IS FOR THE BIRDS" - Various

June 08, 2021 • 2 Comments

"BATHING IS FOR THE BIRDS" Black Capped Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, Great Horned Owl - 5 Photos Over the past week or two, I caught the Black Capped Chickadee and the Cedar Waxwing after they had indulged themselves in a bird bath in the little creek. Love to see how different & fluffy they can appear when you add a little water. In the case of...

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"MOODY BLUES" - Great Blue Heron

June 05, 2021 • 1 Comment

"MOODY BLUES" Great Blue Heron - 6 Photos Although the Great Blue Heron can be a regular sighting (other than the Winter) in this part of the woods, it is important not to take them for granted. This particular heron was fishing along the bank and although it may look as if it is swimming, it is actually walking through the water with its long l...

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"A BEAVER'S LIFE ISN'T ALL WORK" - Beaver (North American)

June 02, 2021 • 1 Comment

"A BEAVER'S LIFE ISN'T ALL WORK" Beaver (North American) - 4 Photos All work and no play makes the beaver a dull mammal - to paraphrase that well known proverb. I was fortunate to catch this beaver coming out of the lodge (two had already headed further down into the pond) and swimming back to the shoreline, before twilight. His/her first in...

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"WHAT IS A GROUP OF PORCUPINES CALLED?- Porcupine (North America)

May 29, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"WHAT IS A GROUP OF PORCUPINES CALLED?" Porcupine (North American) - 7 Photos This is definitely a "believe it or not" but please feel free to do some research. BUT a group of porcupines is called a "prickle". (And a baby porcupine is called a "porcupette".) I recently did a walk with Brian Keating (the naturalist who appears on CBC's Homest...

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"THE MINKACCINO" - Mink (North American)

May 25, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE MINKACCINO" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos An internationally known naturalist, once remarked in conversation that minks appear to have had a few strong coffees before heading out on hunting expeditions. That got me thinking, what would you call a coffee beverage named after a mink? Well "A Minkaccino" of course, a derivative of the Moch...

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Photo of the Week - "PORCUPINE HILLS" - Porcupine (North American)

May 22, 2021 • 2 Comments

"PORCUPINE HILLS" Porcupine (North American) - 9 Photos Well, hopefully everyone is not going, "Not another blog about porcupines!" This is Little Bo P, offspring (a male, we believe) of Winnie P. Caught him up in a tree late one afternoon. The weather was overcast, windy and threatening with showers. Generally when I am watching wildlife, I...

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"HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED INTO THE EYE OF A BEAVER?" - Beaver (North American)

May 18, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED INTO THE EYE OF A BEAVER?" Beaver (North American) - 3 Photos Managed to catch the beavers in their biggest pond as they swam and partook of the "pantry" offerings along the shoreline. The first photo is of, I believe, one of the adolescents (a little over a year old). This is probably the closest I have achieved with a lo...

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