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Southwestern Ontario, Canada, May 10, 2021. Play fighting, moments later the adult came back. Vulpes vulpes Young male foxes (dog fox) have been found to travel 250 km to their new territory after leaving their parents.

Southwestern Ontario, May 6, 2021. Starting to move around as it moults out its "baby" feathers. Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owls are covered in extremely soft feathers that insulate them against the cold winter weather and help them fly very quietly in pursuit of prey. Their short, wide wings allow them to maneuver among the trees of the forest. The oldest Great Horned Owl on record was at least 28 years old when it was found in Ohio in 2005. Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds

May 6, 2021, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Gathering nesting material. Vireo griseus The White-eyed Vireo bathes by rubbing its body against dewy foliage in the morning.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 4, 2021. Setophaga caerulescens Male and female Black-throated Blue Warblers look so different that they were originally described as two different species.

May 2, 2021, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Some spring migration colour. Icterus galbula Unlike robins and many other fruit-eating birds, Baltimore Orioles seem to prefer only ripe, dark-colored fruit. Orioles seek out the darkest mulberries, the reddest cherries, and the deepest-purple grapes, and will ignore green grapes and yellow cherries even if they are ripe. Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, April 30, 2021. Vireo flavifrons In many North American songbirds, only females incubate and brood, but not vireos. Male Yellow-throated Vireos also incubate eggs and brood young, taking turns with the female throughout the day.