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#NorthernCrow

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

#CommonGrackel

…with all these temperature variations around here, no one can really be sure if it's Spring Season.

But today a small flock of these magnificent Common Grackels has arrived to enjoy the sun with us so, it's official now. We're in!

#RescueChopper

In solidarity with people affected by climate change's effects:

Once the location has been determined as not accessible by land; Rescue-Chopper is always the best solution you can get in case of emergency evac.

:Relevant footage from last year's #TheDayAfter because yes, climate "is still" changing.

#DownyWoodpecker

Stumbled on this bran-new little Downy on my way to lunch.

Easy to come to the conclusion that this adorable Downy Woodpecker is in his first year of life. His belly is all white, without any stain from trees yet, and also while approaching the end of Winter Season he should be less slender. Meaning that our friend here has been well fed by his parent last Summer.

So long life to our new little friend Downy.

#ThawPeriod

#ThawPeriod

Mountainous Part of the Northern Hemisphere.

#PrivateSugarShack

Mountainous Parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

#WildlifeNeedProtection

So during Winter Seasons the food for Ravens around here is scarce and If you want to know why we help some of them to survive, well just listen to that video. Now you can’t see them in this video, but we did; so we know. And btw you need to pump up the volume.

It is the sound of a juvenile who’s extremely hungry, that has made a small come back in the valley asking “If I can say” for a little help from his father to get something to eat. And juveniles know that parents have a good connection for food. Us.

That is no fucking joke folks; the poor bird is so hungry that he has practically lost is voice.

Of course juvenile Ravens have been raised to never ask or accept food from humans. But we have gain 100% trust from Jack and Diane therefore they came to us for a little help. So we did provide that help.

((Northern Ravens “Les Grand Corbeaux Canadiens” are protected by the Canadian Law and somehow, when it’s possible, it is kind of our duty to provide any assistance that these birds may need))

A couple of minutes later the juvenile ate the food (that we provided) from their parents and went back to his own territory with a stomach full.

#NorthernRedpoll

Only from February till March that we're able to enjoy the company of the Redpolls. Soon, hundreds of them will be hoovering the area. These are some early scouts.

#BlowingSnow

#CabinInTheWoods

…so just going up for the weekend.

#CrimeScene

Definitely another vicious attack happened here between a Raptor and a small mammal. Probably a Hawk against a Jackrabbit or a Squirrel. There are no traces of any paws around. Even small feathers have been found along with pieces of fur. And the way I see it, the Raptor has won and left in the air with his catch again.

Small open fields around here are best known by predators who wish to fill their stomach.

#NorthernRaven

Diane is still looking for some attention; or should I say, a large sized chicken egg.

@BenAdrienProulx November 22, 2023.

#BlueJays

Rush hour for Northern Blue Jays.

You’re lucky if you see these birds in the city; they’re extremely wild and prefer secluded coniferous forests. Around here it’s easily a hundred of them daily and even more during Winter Seasons, when the food is scarce.

If you wish to attract them to your feeding stations well it’s quite easy. They’re part of the Corvidae family so are very intelligent and omnivorous. They eat practically anything and sometimes they even steal Raven’s food (meat & eggshell). But what’s best and less expensive is black oil sunflower seeds and unshelled peanuts, which they really adore.

But these guys come with a price. They are beautiful but very territorial, extremely aggressive (Borderline Psycho) and will scare away birds from their own size down to smaller ones.

#Wildlandscapes

Grande Vallée, Lanaudière, Québec, Canada.

#Wolverine

Many babies Wolverines have been seen in the Grand Valley this season. They are cute but extremely dangerous and powerful. Any kids or small pets, cats or dogs, shouldn’t be left outside unattended.

There is a strong smell of wild animal surfing around here, I wouldn’t be surprised to see one of them.

#MigratingBirds

In Canada, Disturbing Peace of Migrating Birds can be costly.

Daily I see many bloggers that photograph animals most of them, birds. Disturbing peace/habits of migrating birds can cost a lot in Canada.

Some bloggers are willing to go way too far to get very nice clichés of birds for their blog admirers. The ECCC who works to protect wild species in their habitats in Canada, and to make sure law is respected, have caught one of these photographers who was abusing of pre-recording bird’s song to attract them in front of his camera to get better photography. This kind of practice in Québec, Canada, is not tolerated. Birds who are resting in their nest are disturbed by the sound and at the same time are more expose to potentially predators.

This kind of bad behavior has been observed twice from that same photographer in two National Reserve Fauna Parks and the man, who plead guilty, has received a much more salty fine.