Hello Laura ... thanks for your comment, I'm really glad to hear that you like it. Not a huge difference in wildlife between Ottawa and Montreal and I have plenty more to write about
Far more interesting , and knowledgeable than crows and rooks. presuming that i am aware which is which. At the present time I am more interested in the number of black squirrels that visit my garden. Rogue, our border collie, supplies the entertainment, i.e. how do I climb this darned tree?
Thank you for the easily understood (and illustrated) lessons. I don't get out much in the open areas to see them personally, but I love to see the world through words!
Thanks for this, Richard - super interesting post and great photos. I have to say, despite the demise of song birds and rodents, to see a Cooper's Hawk in hunting mode is fascinating. We had a nest of them at the old house and the three young ones worked cooperatively to hunt a squirrel into a cedar - they were definitely working as a team. Fortunately for the squirrel they were still amateurs - he got away in that special twisting, jumping, acrobatic display that squirrels make look so easy!
That must have been fun to watch ... most attacks by raptors fail but they clearly get enough to keep them fed and healthy. Prey species are, on the whole, are quite good at not becoming prey.
Hello Laura ... thanks for your comment, I'm really glad to hear that you like it. Not a huge difference in wildlife between Ottawa and Montreal and I have plenty more to write about
Far more interesting , and knowledgeable than crows and rooks. presuming that i am aware which is which. At the present time I am more interested in the number of black squirrels that visit my garden. Rogue, our border collie, supplies the entertainment, i.e. how do I climb this darned tree?
Rogue would be in his element here with the number of squirrels we have
We are considering moving subject to finding a smaller property in an open /wilder area; unfortunately I doubt that Canada will be our destination.
Kind regards to you both.
Robert abbott
Thank you for the easily understood (and illustrated) lessons. I don't get out much in the open areas to see them personally, but I love to see the world through words!
Thank you - that's pretty much what I hope to achieve. Plenty more to come.
Thanks for this, Richard - super interesting post and great photos. I have to say, despite the demise of song birds and rodents, to see a Cooper's Hawk in hunting mode is fascinating. We had a nest of them at the old house and the three young ones worked cooperatively to hunt a squirrel into a cedar - they were definitely working as a team. Fortunately for the squirrel they were still amateurs - he got away in that special twisting, jumping, acrobatic display that squirrels make look so easy!
That must have been fun to watch ... most attacks by raptors fail but they clearly get enough to keep them fed and healthy. Prey species are, on the whole, are quite good at not becoming prey.