Gyrfalcons, northern predators.
Photo credit: Andrea Pokrzywinski
Comfortable in water and on land, minks are found throughout North America. These adorable carnivores prey on small fish, small mammals and invertebrates.
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The barred owl prefers wetland habitat and frequently nests in tree cavities. Listen for the barred owl’s call, “who-cooks-for you, who-cooks-for-you-all,” to detect the presence of this owl.
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Red-tailed hawks can help farmers by controlling rodent and rabbit populations. Farmers, in turn, can help red-tailed hawks by protecting forests and green spaces: www.vdocshop.com/doc/on-nature-magazine/summer-2012/2012061401/#14.
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North American river otters live in families and eat a variety of small animals including clams, fish, invertebrates, frogs and snakes.
Photo credit: Peter Ferguson
There aren’t many American badgers left in Ontario. If you want to find out more about rare plants and animals, visit Ontario Nature’s website, www.ontarionature.org
Photo credit: John Pitcher
The peregrine falcon is reputed to be the world’s fastest bird because it can dive at speeds faster than 150 kilometres per hour. The peregrine falcon population plummeted in the 1980s as a result of pesticide use that weakened falcon egg shells. Peregrine falcons remain a threatened species today.
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