tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post6955007001223030000..comments2024-03-28T23:45:40.105-04:00Comments on Reflections from Crumbly Acres: What is the measure of a life?Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-6791510148438001122010-07-16T07:53:27.329-04:002010-07-16T07:53:27.329-04:00I think you can see the shoulder band that a red t...I think you can see the shoulder band that a red tailed hawk has. Whatever it is that's a great video. Thanks for visiting my osprey postmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017032572578475838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-84304200374312867482010-07-12T21:08:54.786-04:002010-07-12T21:08:54.786-04:00Jenn, we do get peregrines. We do have cliff faces...Jenn, we do get peregrines. We do have cliff faces in Muskoka that suit them. One of my cats caught a duckling last summer. I was so upset, and he was so proud... brought it home for me to whip up into kitty-dinner, I think. We gave it the most solemn service, and ended by placing it in the river, so it could "swim home"...<br />honestly, there are days i wonder about myself...Nancy Tapleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580857442179584300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-37746508309250037622010-07-10T11:56:34.968-04:002010-07-10T11:56:34.968-04:00Down our way in Southern Ont, we have a pair of ne...Down our way in Southern Ont, we have a pair of nesting peregrines that have been making their home in the Ambassador Bridge 'tween Windsor & Detroit. The mottling on the breast of the bird in your video seems very similar. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Windsor+falcon+fledglings+flying+coop/3168085/story.html" rel="nofollow">Here's a link to a Star article about ours down here.</a>Peter Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527460571691891775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-61665811937916873142010-07-09T13:58:00.599-04:002010-07-09T13:58:00.599-04:00Very hard to just sit still and let nature take it...Very hard to just sit still and let nature take its course as with the hawk. But it is the right thing to do. <br /><br />But I'm glad you're keeping an eye on the cat now -- that doesn't seem like interfering with the course of nature so much as I think the cat has a very unfair advantage there.<br /><br />Life goes on.Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-77197956250679131622010-07-09T10:32:45.047-04:002010-07-09T10:32:45.047-04:00well said, it's awful to see anyone or thing s...well said, it's awful to see anyone or thing suffer....<br /><br />Gill<br /><br />If you have time check out my blog tomorrow.......Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-89491011991420717882010-07-09T08:28:19.005-04:002010-07-09T08:28:19.005-04:00More research, Peter, as in talking to the Ottawa ...More research, Peter, as in talking to the Ottawa bird lady, most raptors in Ontario are red-tailed hawks. Plus, "Peregrines are native to a wide variety of open habitats, including wetlands, alpine meadows, and tundra. In all cases, Peregrines choose a site which has an isolated protected spot for nesting near good hunting grounds. Most of the time this is a cliff or rocky outcrop"<br /><br />THis is not the habitat type for Muskoka.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-72271286975370056742010-07-08T16:52:50.033-04:002010-07-08T16:52:50.033-04:00Hard to say, Peter. This post helps, mostly, thoug...Hard to say, Peter. <a href="http://raptorgallery.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/comparison-coopers-hawk-peregrine-falcon-red-tailed-hawk/" rel="nofollow">This post helps</a>, mostly, though, we have red-tailed hawks around here. I shall research further!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-28434276753235620592010-07-08T15:59:03.087-04:002010-07-08T15:59:03.087-04:00that 'hawk' resembles a young peregrine fa...that 'hawk' resembles a young peregrine falcon to me .. do you have them in your area?<br /><br /><br />check out this pic: http://www.janeo.com/uploaded_images/IMG_0338-752905.jpgPeter Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527460571691891775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-26385942056082664892010-07-08T13:30:16.728-04:002010-07-08T13:30:16.728-04:00Hi Jenn. Great to read you as always. But your pos...Hi Jenn. Great to read you as always. But your post :( Sometimes we are reminded that that Mother Nature can be unpleasant. I look at my pampered kitties (I love them) and know that if they got outside they would be such predators and I worry about the birds. (Can you tell I am a woman of a certain age ;) I love watching my birdies.<br /><br />Quick story - friend in S Africa in a jeep in the countryside - saw a young gazelle and in the distance <br />1 or 2 lions. The guide said to stay quiet they could stay and watch (safely) but NOT to make a noise to warn the gazelle of the imminent danger. the reason "it's way it is"- it's nature. <br /><br />Not sure of the fit, just wanted to share after reading your post.<br /><br />Stay cool and I do read often though I don't always comment :)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Debat the cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16616711303740580971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-86765468770887677422010-07-08T09:16:06.724-04:002010-07-08T09:16:06.724-04:00Nature is ever our teacher.
Sobering words Jenn t...Nature is ever our teacher.<br /><br />Sobering words Jenn that we all need to absorb.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.com