Archive for 'Wildlife'
Tagged Red-tailed Hawk south of Bolton, Ontario
On my way home I caught this Red-tailed Hawk (correct me if I am wrong) just south of Bolton along side Highway 50. He was scanning the ditch below for food and I must have made him nervous as he flew away fairly quickly once he spotted me. I didn’t notice it until after I […]
Posted: September 4th, 2009 under Bolton, Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, Bolton, Caledon, hawk, highway, highway 50, ontario, Wildlife
Comments: 2
Turkey Vulture in Caledon, Ontario
They are damm ugly birds but Turkey Vultures are all over Caledon and various parts of Ontario in the summer time. People often confuse them for hawks when they are flying high above due to a long similar wing span but up close they are not similar at all. I took this picture near the […]
Posted: August 29th, 2009 under Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, Caledon, ontario, Photos, turkey vulture
Comments: 1
Garden Snake / Garter Snake in Caledon
I caught a few close ups of this Garden Snake on my way to Caledon Lake. The official name for them is actually Garter Snake but they also go by a number names, garden snakes, gardner snakes or gardener snakes, or even garder snakes or guarder snakes. I took this photo with my new Olympus […]
Posted: August 27th, 2009 under Conservation, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, caledon lake, garter snake, ontario, Photos, snake, Wildlife
Comments: 1
Northern Green Leopard Frog
My fiance caught a small Northern Green Leopard Frog. I have seen many of them over the past few weeks in my Caledon backyard, especially when cutting the lawn I have to be careful not to run them over. Some interesting info care of Wikipedia, the Northern Leopard Frog is a species of Leopard frog […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2009 under Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, frog, Leopard Frog, ontario, Photos, wildlige
Comments: 1
Deer in Caledon, Ontario in June
Here are a few new photos of some deer I recently took in the Caledon area. Maybe its just me looking a lot closer but it seems like there is more deer around this year compared to last year, well at least in my area. These deer were gracing the field of hay in my […]
Posted: June 26th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, deer, ontario, Photos, Wildlife
Comments: 1
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