Posted Jun 23, 2014, 4:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
Seen in my yard since March (I live very close to a forest and practically on the periphery of the city, plus I have a in-ground pool which is 'popular' with some of the wildlife):
Deer
Wild Turkeys
Hawks
Turkey Vultures
Great Horned Owl
Mallard Ducks (at one point 21 ducklings in the pool, along with a posse of adult males/females)
Goddamned Canada Geese
Bats
Turtles
Opossum
Skunk
Garter Snakes
Eastern Ribbon Snakes
Several species of Frog
Toads
Raccoons
Chipmunks (quite a nesting complex in my backyard, but alas 6 have drowned in the pool)
Squirrels
Mice
Moles
Rabbits
Feral Cats
20 or so other bird species not listed above (e.g., American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Robin, Raven, etc.)
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Sounds like quite the adventure. I lived along the Assiniboine River in WInnipeg's dowtown core. Very similiar experiences although minus the varieties of snake, turkey, moles and opposum to name a few.
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