#Jackrabbit

#Jackrabbit

Seasonal colors almost acquired. Mountainous Parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

(old 55mm water stains lens)

@BenAdrienProulx May 10th, 2024.

#TheRaven

...who just chased a Turkey Vulture out of his territory.

@BenAdrienProulx April 23th, 2024.

#NorthernCrow

Nervous young Crow from the village, out of his territory, waiting the approval from the Ravens to feast on a roadkill down below.

#NorthernRaven

Raven's Mist

Mountainous Parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

@BenAdrienProulx July 3rd, 2023.

#SleepyDoves

Most of the time year after year, when I look into these woods, there are sleepy Mourning Doves around.

But in the middle of Winter Season, when food is getting scarce, Predators are more vigilant than ever in the Valley and Doves will move on higher secluded spruces going up to 60 to 70 feet high for a maximum of security. Terrestrial Predators like Wolverines will never climb that high for a feast but some Raptors like Eagles, Hawks and specifically Barrel Owls at night will do. And half of them will unfortunately contribute to the food chain.

Now it is finally Spring Season and as I see, by the regularly flock passing by over my head, 3 quarters of them have managed their ways to escape enemies. Meaning way more of them will be seen this Season resting in the area of the Grand Valley.

#TheWhiteJunco

His Leucistic color reflects the softness, the purity, the vitality…

Some people would say Albino but actually it is a Leucistic bird. And for people that are not familiar with this term, Leucism is a genetic condition in which there is a partial loss of pigmentation which causes the white, pale, or patchy coloration of the feathers; but not the eyes.

Our little friend here has arrived Yesterday morning with a flock of about 25 Dark-eyed Junco to have breakfast with us and still here today. I've seen in the past some partial decoloration on a few birds like on Pigeons and others but never a completely decolorated one under my eyes.

((I'm sure there is no need to say that we opened a directory in the computer and took over 50 pictures of it. Right?))

So according to experts Leucism occur at a rough estimate of 1 in 30,000 birds and to see one with a complete decoloration like the "Great White Raven" in Vancouver Island, is "RARE" and you need to be very lucky.

Good day folks!