Outdoor Ontario
Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: Dr. John on June 10, 2024, 12:38:34 PM
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In the morning we greeted our usual backyard squirrels, begging for peanuts at our backdoor. Then on a drive up the DVP, a lone groundhog stood sentinel in the grassy median just north of Spanbridge. In the forest of tall apartment buildings near Mel Lastman Square, a very young cottontail browsed on the grass just beside the sidewalk. Driving east on the 401, 2 deer were nestled on the slopes of Don Mills Road, taking in the late day sun. Then back in our backyard we saw a disabled mother raccoon (one paw is not usable) tending to 4 healthy looking young ones. A walk beside Bridgepoint Health led us to a cache of discarded muffins where two rats made repeated visits after determining that we were innocuous bystanders.
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Mammals adapt. Nuff said.
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On a neighbourhood walk Wed. evening, an opossum trundled across our street and wandered through several front gardens. We have also seen one visiting our backyard earlier this spring.
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Audacious creatures, for sure. At least they don't come scratching against the front door looking for hand-outs, just sitting there on the stoop, looking needy with a toothy grin, knowing that they'll chew through your brake lines if you don't cough up some quality grub when they come to the door.
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You are a very observant person! Wish I could find so many creatures.
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Saw another opossum in our backyard last week in the evening. The raccoon family continue to be regular visitors.