Oakville wildlife sighting, NF

[chris.brock]

Coming towards my front door, after work, in the dark, I saw something on the mailbox and thought,

 

"ok, my wife bought a little nick-knack"

 

then it moved and startled me

 

 

the little saw whet had captured one of the robins that like to spend the night in our cedars, I'm assuming he let me get so close for so long because he didn't want to loose his dinner

 

pretty cool, the top of the mailbox is now a bloody mess though, Hahaha

[BillM]

Awesome!

[Sinker]

That is cool! Nature at its finest!

 

S.

[Freshtrax]

I have never seen an own in the wild, and I've spent months in the bush .

[Joeytier]

Never spotted a saw-whet before...lucky you!

[cram]

Neat. Curious - how do you tell between a screech and a saw whet?

[chris.brock]

Neat. Curious - how do you tell between a screech and a saw whet?

I think you're right, it looks like a screech

[SmokestackLightnin]

The main difference between Screech and Saw Whet is Screech Owls have pointed ear tufts (like the Great Horned) that are often raised. The Saw Whet does not have ear tufts.

 

What really surprises me is you have robins?

[cuzza]

Very cool - used to see/hear one just like sat in the tree outside my old place near Appleby College, probably watching all the robins we had too

[Squid]

Pretty cool having nature around our houses in the 'city'

[cram]

I think you're right, it looks like a screech

Wasn't saying it was....honestly just wondered. We get a couple of those in our yard through the summer (also in Oakville), and I wanted to know which type it is. When the tufts are down it is hard to differentiate in the dark.

[206]

Not a good sign...A Robin? The first sign of spring and it's eaten up and spit out

 

Cool tho and you got a pic!!

[grizzlybri]

I've seen a few saw-whets in the past, but none this year so far

[bucktail]

Very cool, there is a snowy hanging around Burloak and the Q

[chris.brock]

Very cool - used to see/hear one just like sat in the tree outside my old place near Appleby College, probably watching all the robins we had too

I googled it and copied this

 

Winter Birds Myth: American robins always fly south for winter.

Winter Birds Fact: If there is sufficient food on their breeding grounds, American robins, bluebirds, and a host of finches and owls remain in the area where they spent the summer. As these birds often eat insects, they will instead forage among tree bark for overwintering bugs rather than on the frozen ground, where you’re more likely to see them in spring and summer

 

I'll get a picture of them if I get a chance, they spend the nights in our cedars, if you don't believe me you could ask my cat

[aplumma]

Kind of like the hybrid Canadian Virginia geese. We have an established population here it seems it is to far to fly all the way back up North.lol

 

 

Art

[Roy]

Kind of like the hybrid Canadian Virginia geese. We have an established population here it seems it is to far to fly all the way back up North.lol

 

 

Art

 

Contrary to popular belief, a Virginia goose is not a bird.

[farsider]

Thats very cool! Thanks for sharing Chris.

 

I always enjoy it when the Cooper's/Sharp Shinned makes an appearance around the backyard feeder for a meal of Mourning Dove.

Or when the Opossum, Fox, Groundhog, Coyote, etc. show up and remind us that Nature isn't just in the awesome "Up North" area but, anywhere they can eke out an existance.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

[aplumma]

 

Contrary to popular belief, a Virginia goose is not a bird.

Is it an elephant?

 

 

Art

[chris.brock]

Very cool - used to see/hear one just like sat in the tree outside my old place near Appleby College, probably watching all the robins we had too

 

here's a couple pics, me watching all the robins before they head into the cedars

 

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2014 by chris.brock

[Gregoire]

I have never seen an own in the wild, and I've spent months in the bush .

 

I bet you see a lot of beavers though