A pair of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Manitoba, Canada.

by Sean Crane

cherished wildlife reqs #1

Churchill, Manitoba

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Great northern diver (Gavia immer) Cariboo region, Canada Photograph: Sue Dougherty

one of these things is not like the others....the cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) was once considered a subspecies of Canada goose (Branta canadensis). they have overlapping ranges and nearly identical plumage, but are significantly smaller than most Canada geese, with more compact features and higher-pitched vocalizations.

Earlier this winter, when Toronto resident, K.J. McCusker was out observing nature, he saw something unusual soaring above the city. “That bird is really big. It can’t be what I think it is. No. It can’t be,” he thought to himself. There’s a good reason McCusker couldn’t believe his eyes. There has never been a documented bald eagle pair – nesting in Toronto — until now. “Total miracle… being here for twenty years, you just don’t see eagles and I come from a place where you see eagles, from out west, so we see eagles all the time and I just remember hanging out in ceremony with some people and saying like, why don’t you ever see eagles here,” said McCusker.

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“ Black Knight “ //  Willem Span

Music:  Austin Farwell - Once Upon a Time

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At dawn after a snowstorm, a Raven is about to take off with his breakfast; a chicken leg.

@BenAdrienProulx January 10th, 2024

Happy #MooseDay!

Tom Thomson (Canadian, 1877-1917)

Moose at Night, 1916

oil on wood, 20.9 x 26.9 cm

National Gallery of Canada 1545

one of my favourite shots from yesterday's outing at the lake

An Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) preys on a hibernating frog in Northern Canada

by Daniel Parent

The blessings of new life return to the Midwest.

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White Spirit Bear hunts for fish on Riordan Creek

A black wolf in Bow Valley, Banff National Park, Canada

© Vince O'Sullivan / Flickr

A Canada Goose enjoys a quiet spring afternoon

(c) riverwindphotography