Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada.
Northern Hawk Owl / Lechuza Gavilana / Épervière boréale / Surnia ulula by Guy Lacroix
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Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada.
Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada.
National Capital Region, Canada.
Greater Ottawa Area, Ontario, Canada.
"The Eastern Screech-Owl has the broadest ecological niche of any owl in its range. They occur east of the Rocky Mountains, where they are permanent residents of both rural and urban habitats from south of the Canadian boreal forest to near the Tropic of Cancer in Mexico."
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Greater Ottawa Area, Ontario, Canada.
Eastern Screech-Owl (red morph) / Tecolote del Este / Petit-duc Maculé / Megascops Asio
Greater Ottawa Area, Ontario, Canada.
Greater Ottawa Area, Ontario, Canada.
Osprey, Balbuzard Pêcheur, Águila Pescadora / Gavilán Pescador
"Red-throated Loons are among the finest fish hunters in North America, and perhaps the most graceful of all loons. They are smaller and more slender than other loons, with a smaller bill that they characteristically hold tipped slightly upward. In summer, they are a soft gray with neat stripes and a russet patch on the neck. Like other loons they dive for fish from the surface, but may also hunt from the air. They fly swiftly and are able to stall, pivot, and drop with almost falconlike precision."
All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
Greater Ottawa Region, Ontario, Canada.
"Males arrive at the colony and settle on nest sites; from there, they court passing females. Male Great Blue Herons collect much of the nest material, gathering sticks from the ground and nearby shrubs and trees, and from unguarded and abandoned nests, and presenting them to the female. She weaves a platform and a saucer-shaped nest cup, lining it with pine needles, moss, reeds, dry grass, mangrove leaves, or small twigs. Nest building can take from 3 days up to 2 weeks; the finished nest can range from a simple platform measuring 20 inches across to more elaborate structures used over multiple years, reaching 4 feet across and nearly 3.5 feet deep."
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ontario, Canada. May 22, 2020.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.