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Green Heron Finding a Green Heron is always a serious challenge. Due to its incredible green camouflage, it fits perfectly into the marsh and lake surroundings, making it definitely the hardest one to spot. You can walk right past them…

White-tailed Deer Scouting through the forest to look for birds, I suddenly spotted a small white-tailed deer fawn. It was completely frozen, trying not to be detected. I turned my head in a different direction, sat down for a while,…

Boreal Chickadee Boreal Chickadee – the true Vikings of the North. A hardy cousin of the popular Black-capped Chickadee, perfectly adapted to thrive in harsh, rugged environments with its earthy brown and grey camouflage. Unlike their noisy cousins, these little…

Moose After waiting for over two hours, patience finally paid off. I initially spotted this moose standing deep in the woods, calmly watching its surroundings. Knowing from previous visits that they frequently come here to drink from the puddles, I…

Great egret There is something specific about egrets, herons, and storks. They look incredibly majestic, almost like swamp dinosaurs, spending the entire day in silence hunting for aquatic animals, and roosting in the trees by evening. Maybe that’s why I…

Great Horned Owlet The beginning of 2026 was incredibly lucky. Just a few minutes’ drive from my home, a Great Horned Owl set up a nest. The mother was usually tucked deep in dense branches, carefully watching over her young…

Great Grey Owl Great Grey Owls are rare in the Ottawa area. Last year, I only managed to see one, hanging around the area for just a couple of days. I still vividly remember pushing my way through dense bushes…

Eastern Screech-Owl Eastern Screech-Owls in Ontario come in two distinct color morphs: grey and rufous (red). In my area, the red ones are definitely much rarer.Finding one is always a masterclass in patience and observation. Their intricate feather patterns blend…

Algonquin Provincial Park Algonquin spans 7,653 square kilometres of protected wilderness in southeastern Ontario. Beyond the classic moose sightings, the park is home to a thriving wildlife population: roughly 2,000 black bears and around 35 distinct packs of eastern wolves…