Backyard Critters

This is a thread for those who have wildlife in their backyards or frontyards. A place to share the wildlife seen and heard in your local neighborhoods.
Pictures are most welcome

:bye: Hello - This is a thread I will enjoy very much.

Beautiful Red Fox - I call her Sunshine

They are so beautiful; I haven't seen any in our area for a very long time. They are slowly coming back I hope. Jan 5 WHile out walking in Morning side Park just as it was getting light out. I think he was after a vole before he heard me crunching in the snow
He made a nose dive before he ran
CLICK BIGGEER

I left at 7:15 to walk to Morningside Park. I got there around 7:40 & saw what I thought at first was 5 or 6 deer just past the 1st barrier after the 1st parking lot. Then I decided, they were too low for deer. Looking closer I thought wolves but I don't think we have wolves in Toronto. Looked closer, they were coyotes. I wonder if coyotes change colour for winter> Sadly the picture I took did not turn out. From now on I bring my Swarovski's with me to see better.

EIGUOC and East Coast: First of all, great pixs of foxes in the snow. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, but we are now getting some good critter sightings from our house. A couple of days ago a very scrawny-looking coyote meandered by but had disappeared by the time I got my camera. Today, 3-5-10, two eagles were atop a nearby tree. We often see eagles in this tree, and I have a spotting scope on a tripod in the kitchen where we can view the eagles. However, I went outside to get these pictures on a sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest.

edkeagle, you are so lucky to have eagles outside your window. They look so good against the clear blue sky. Last year I was lucky to have a pair of Red tailed hawks nesting somewhere on the ravine hill behind my apartment. I'll go thru some of my 100 pics of the fledglings & find the best ones to post here

These red tailed hawk fledglings were taken from their favoirite tree on the hill behind our apartment building
June 29/09, clicks big

July 3

July 3 clicks big

July 8

July 21 flying toward our balcony screeping his head off. They did that very well, and loud

When we came back from camping in Aug. they were gone. We've been seeing the adults doing fly bys again so hoping for a new batch of eggs.