The northern waterthrush is actually a warbler, which eats invertebrates and tends to feed in wet areas.
Photo credit: Chris O’Donoghue
The northern waterthrush is actually a warbler, which eats invertebrates and tends to feed in wet areas.
Photo credit: Chris O’Donoghue
The great crested flycatcher is one of the most common flycatchers. It has bright plumage and typically feeds on insects and wild fruits.
Photo credit: lgooch
The yellow-throated vireo typically prefers mature deciduous forests that are not fragmented.
Photo credit: nebirdsplus
The Prothonotary warbler is endangered in Ontario, chiefly as a result of habitat loss. The Prothonotary warbler builds its nest in the cavities of mature or dead trees that are found in flooded forests or nearby wetlands.
Photo credit: Laura Gooch
The Acadian flycatcher is a species that is endangered as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation. It typically prefers larger forested areas and nests in damp forests.
Photo credit: Mike McDowell
Despite its name the prairie warbler is not found in the prairies, it prefers brushy habitats and open woodlands. The population of prairie warblers has been in decline in recent years, due to habitat loss and nest parasitism.
Photo credit: J.N. Stuart
Dickcissels are grassland birds that tend to prefer meadows and overgrown fields. Dickcissels typically eat native and invasive plant seeds, as well as invertebrates.
Photo credit: Harold of the Rocks
The yellow-breasted chat is listed as a species at risk in Ontario. This warbler tends to inhabit overgrown bushy fields where it feeds on insects and fruit.
Photo credit: Michael and Helen Cox
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Keep an eye out for turtles!!!
(via: North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores)
* pictured is Eastern Box Turtle (T. carolina)
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Great Horned Owl by D J England on Flickr.
Painted turtle
Painted turtle sunning himself on a log in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 2, 20.
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