A number of Eye Catchers this month (as always🙄). Butterflies, bighorn sheep, otters, some co-operative birds and an exhibition of wolf behavior amongst others. I recognize that some of my "Eye Catchers" may not be that for some people.....
I visited a friend out Almonte way who had been having deer come to his (extensive) backyard regularly almost at fixed times. The day I was there, the deer arrived and left early , but I managed one nice photo of two deer.
I did get a bonus shot, not the best in the world to say the least, but a fox unexpectedly crossed below a hill. The only "decent" catch I managed.
While I didn't see any otters in the wild, I did find some access holes to their lairs at Petrie. They were in exactly the same spot I used to find them 25 years ago.
But during a visit to Parc Omega, two otters were out and slip-sliding around their large enclosure.
Seed pods of various sorts caught my eye at Petrie (black locust and basswood) and Mer Bleue Boardwalk (elder)
Two greenhouse visits provided tropical relieve.
The small greenhouse on the Experimental Farm
And the Butterfly Exhibit at the Nature Museum
The weather was a bit topsy turvy with some quick changes in temperatures happening a few times. One time it was rain in the evening then snow overnight producing some nice snow scenes, but the morning also brought wind gusts to 70kph
I found the behaviour exhibited with the wolf pack at Parc Omega quite fascinating/interesting. One wolf, who seemed to be at the bottom of the pecking order, showed submissive deportment when the pack arrived and they showed her where she was in the order of things.
You'll see in the video that there must have been a recent fight amongst the pack. One wolf was showing fresh blood on both his cheek and back leg (which he could not walk on)
A few bird viewings provided some extra interest.
Two pintail ducks visited Mud Lake for a week or so. It's nice to see a different duck.
A pileated woodpecker at Parc Omega was quite co-operative to stay low, and closeby. A hairy woodpecker was about as well.
I've had elk at Parc Omega enjoy a good skritch, but this month we had a bighorn sheep that once I started to providing a skritch, he insisted (by banging the car door with his horn) on more - under chin, behind ear, forehead....
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