M6n Moment August 25, 2011

Working on some stories but for the moment I thought I would share something from today, and in future with such special sightings I will title the blog the same...Today I spotted at least 7 Baltimore Orioles in the backyard!  There might even have been 8.  August is coming to an end, and I know the Orioles are preparing for fall migration.  It makes me sad to see them go but it also gives me something to look forward to next year...

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Red-tail Hawks on my block!

So, the high humidity has kept me closer to home these days. And with the awful cat slaughter at one of my more frequent areas to visit (see blog). I've ventured into other areas with less people traffic I know of very close to home. No public pools here for the masses to cool themselves with. There is one small playground with some swings, jungle gym and a slide that goes quite un-noticed. A few trails go off towards the Humber River and occasionally...

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Opossum visitor and article

I did a phone interview not long ago about Opossums seeing as we had one in the backyard quite often through the winter months. The article finally was published and here it isOur Opossum was noticed some time back in November of 2010. The first time was in the early morning and it was under one of my bird feeders. I was stunned to see it and so excited too! I rarely see Opossums in my travels minus the ones that didn't make it across a road....

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