Superb Owl Day!!

Can you see the Long-eared Owl? It's in the centre of the photo, extending from the very top, down to the bottom. The body looks like a tree branch. It's right eye is looking out through a triangular shape in the twigs! Superb camouflage for a Superb Owl!

Over a 12 day period, we had a backyard visitor using our Screech Owl Box. We regularly saw it each morning and again at dusk. Early one morning, I took a photo through the glass window. Notice how large the pupils are! Large pupils let in more light to assist with night time navigation and hunting.

Half an hour later when the sun was higher in the sky, the pupils had noticeably reduced in size. Time for some sleep!

The backyard nesting box has been in our backyard for 5 years. Until 2 days ago, we believed it was squirrel-proof. Now that a squirrel has out-smarted us, we need to devise a plan to out-smart it!!

Another Screech Owl soaking up the sun from a distance!

A Few Winter Pics!

Ice build up near the mouth of Lake Huron.

 

Ice breaker cutting through the river! In some recent years, Ice Breakers have had very little work to do.

14 of 26 White-winged Scoters in an open patch of water off Canatara Beach.

Mallards taking a break on a chunk of ice in the St. Clair River