Wayne Kober enjoyed a three-week fishing trip to Lake of the Woods, Ontario, in June – a trip enhanced by a surprise visit from a loon family. The water birds, two adults and two chicks, paddled out one day to swim alongside his small boat as he fished in a bay.
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Marguerite Eichelberger has been keeping an eye on a kestrel family on a friend’s property, enjoying the antics of the young falcons after fledging from their nest cavity. She was on hand to take photos as the young falcons caught and ate prey, such as June bugs, mice, and even a bat.
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When a very young Cooper’s hawk tumbled from its stick nest in early July, Justin Price was nearby and caught photos of the unlucky youngster. “I was hoping no cat or coyote would come along while it was on the ground,” he wrote, noting that a parent bird came in with food as he watched from a distance.
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Mid-June was nesting season for our smallest heron, and Joanna Taylor snapped a photo near her pond, showing little green herons with their pointy beaks poking over the nest’s edge.
On the same day, Jim Guse took a similar photo of a green heron nest, but also took a picture of the parent birds as they kept vigil. The adults’ tell-tale orange legs are visible in his photo.
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Reading about these unusual creatures, I was struck by how beneficial they are, consuming insects, worms, snakes, frogs, mice, fruit, berries, carrion, and just about anything else they can find.
Backyard and Beyond: A Passel of ’Possums Read More »
Fuzzy little ducklings are swimming behind their mothers around lakes and ponds, learning to feed themselves and evade predators.
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Fox kits live a carefree life in spring and early summer, romping and playing near their den while mom and dad are out hunting for food. Darlene Herbster caught two kits engaging in play fights, then watched them chew on nearly everything around, and then nap in the sun as they waited for their parents to return.
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In late April, it seemed as if spring weather was never going to arrive in my area, but there were positive signs. The minute ice began to leave lakes and ponds, water birds started flying in, right on schedule. Rich Carlson caught an elegant pair of red-breasted mergansers enjoying an early spring day.
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What could have compelled a red-tailed hawk to face off with a great blue heron? The photos of this unusual incident, taken by Cliff Price, are jaw-droppingly astonishing.
Backyard and Beyond: Hawk vs. Heron Read More »
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