Tag: Wildlife
Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?
In this case he was just looking for a nice place to sun tan and dry off. I saw this turtle on Mt Hope Rd. beside Gibson Lake. I was actually quite surprised how little people cared about the turtle driving over top of him instead of driving around him in most cases, he was […]
Posted: May 28th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, castledurg, mount hope, ontario, Photos, snapping turtle, turtle, Wildlife
Comments: 2
Signs of Spring, Baby Geese in Bolton, Ontario
The signs of spring are here (actually it feels like summer today), I stumbled across these baby Geese in Bolton, Ontario this morning right across from the Canadian Tire. There was quite a number of them walking across the road and holding up traffic earlier but all managed to cross the road safely. See some […]
Posted: May 21st, 2009 under Bolton, Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Bolton, Caledon, geese, goose, ontario, Photos, spring, Wildlife
Comments: 1
Wild turkey is one smart bird
Noticed this article in the Toronto Star today, not about Caledon but interesting article about Wild Turkeys which we have many all over Caledon, Ontario. Wild turkey is one smart bird Chefs head to the country to hunt elusive fowl, but wiley creatures prove difficult to catch By: ivy knight It is still dark at […]
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under Wildlife.
Tags: ontario, turkeys, wild turkeys, Wildlife
Comments: 4
Red Fox on Mount Pleasant in Caledon
Here is a wild red fox I saw on the way home from work at Mt Pleasant & Castledurg. He had a mouse in his mouth and was walking along Mt. Pleasant for a long while, I followed him for about 1-2 km. I didn’t think I would be able to get a good shot […]
Posted: May 10th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, castledurg, fox, mount pleasent, mt. pleasent, ontario, Photos, red fox, Wildlife
Comments: 2
Great Blue Heron spotted in Bolton, Ontario
Just by chance I spotted this Blue Heron out of the corner of my eye on the outskirts of Bolton, Ontario this past week. There was a small little pond and green space near the Caledon Rec centre where he landed, he looked a little more exotic that typical birds you see in the area. […]
Posted: April 16th, 2009 under Bolton, Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, Bolton, Caledon, great blue heron, ontario, Wildlife
Comments: 1
Purple Finchs Feeding in Caledon
Some more Purple Finch pictures taken in my Caledon backyard by my fiance. See Wikipedia for more info on Purple Finchs. First photo shows a close up of it eating, the second photo is of a male and female purple finch and the third photo is of recent late snow storm in Caledon, Ontario which […]
Posted: April 10th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, birds, Caledon, ontario, Photos, purple finch, Wildlife
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Purple Finch
Its definitely starting to look and feel more like spring now and after this past winter it can’t come soon enough. I’m starting to notice lots of birds coming back now, Robins which is a good sign of spring as well as Purple Finch’s (pictured above) which I snapped in my Caledon backyard. The Purple […]
Posted: March 30th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, Caledon, ontario, Photos, purple finch, Wildlife
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Coyote on the Prowl
My fiance just happened to notice this coyote out of the corner of her eye this morning as we looked out into the back field behind our house. Up until now we have heard them at night from time to time howling so we knew they came close sometimes but haven’t actually seen back there […]
Posted: March 12th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, coyote, ontario, Photos, Wildlife, wolf
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Canadian Goose Walking Dangerously
With spring just around the corner the ice is starting to melt on many of the ponds in the area, I caught this Canadian Goose walking along the dangerous ice. Although many geese stay year round now those that did leave appear to be returning, I am seeing more and more of them in the […]
Posted: March 11th, 2009 under Caledon, Conservation, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: albion hills, bird, Caledon, Conservation, goose, Photos, Wildlife
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Blue Jay on Cloudy but Warm Day
It was warm this morning so I went out for a quick drive hoping I might see some deer but struck out on that. I did however catch this Blue Jay on Humber Station in northern part of Caledon. I would have liked to have gotten a closer shot but this was the best I […]
Posted: March 7th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, blue jay, Caledon, ontario, Wildlife
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