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style=margin-top: 8px" Sat, 8 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/i-love-raccoons.html8907080c0531fb8ba0b663120b42aee9<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xdreamstime_xxl_82989916-raccoon-resting.jpg.pagespeed.ic.0hF2PNetl9.webp" width="320"alt="cute raccoon, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Thu, 6 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/blue-jay.html5381ed4c1717214f2d3b769c0733beec<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/bluejay16kbwithborder.jpg" width="320"alt="the beautiful Blue Jay" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/wild-peacocks.htmle03e4ca728040b0eaf6b6239c2ea7752<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xdreamstime_xxl_109895818-peacock-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.wtgjDK1xUX.webp" width="320"alt="wild male peafowl, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 08:00:00 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https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/baltimore-orioles.htmlc329295308c69d46404064f260370cc0<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/baltimore-orioles-21977202.jpg" width="310"alt="Ontario Oriole on branch" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/big-cats-in-ontario.htmle7f6d09dfa9c092ad445860800de3e6d<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xBobcat.jpg.pagespeed.ic.84fBMejgAo.webp" width="305"alt="Lynx, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/help-with-bird-book.htmlb7795ac72bb3a96d464fcc906630d03a<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xhelp-with-bird-book-21387557.jpg.pagespeed.ic.8I_3i7020U.webp" width="250"alt="Ontario Oriole on branch" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400 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https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/cardinal.html877aa6ad676f67f6e1ce38bc033a61c2<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/Cardinal-in-snow2.jpg" width="290"alt="Ontario male Cardinal, close up" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/does-anyone-recognize-this-bird.html2d32c6fd59275c6de3735baa655fe6b9<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/does-anyone-recognize-this-bird-21221408.jpg" width="310"alt="Ontario finch" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/mourning-doves.html999fb518958bdd316a89cc61398af524<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/mourning-doves-21956893.jpg" width="320"alt="Ontario Mourning Doves" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/barred-owls.html627e0affae56478e1ced88f6b6b72629<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/barred-owls-21847229.jpg" width="250"alt="Ontario Barred Owls" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/coyotes-everywhere.html85153db5c5c264076317029fa6fdb69c<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xcoyotes-everywhere-21920954.jpg.pagespeed.ic.c4zJolP9xw.webp" width="340"alt="Ontario coyote close-up" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/catbird.html8c6439f4813a011a3727181487636c2d<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xcatbird-21540314.jpg.pagespeed.ic.5V6r_YJOFr.webp" width="330"alt="Ontario Mourning Doves" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/leamington.htmlef9b42d71b64a6d7f9d67d1786b06d98<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/Pelee-island-ferry.jpg" width="320"alt="Leamington, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/great-horned-owl-ojibway-complex-windsor.htmlf378eff537c3b8f6bfb27995057255da<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/great-horned-owl-ojibway-complex-windsor-21964356.jpg" width="350"alt="Great Horned Owl" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Tue, 7 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/amish.htmlc4287351ecf5e5b313c3620dc5abf257<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/amish-man-working-the-land.jpg" width="270"alt="The Amish" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 6 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/stones-n-bones-museum.htmld7177d2e4a0f1bdcce0356d44588b27c<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xstones-n-bones-gemstones-and-minerals.jpg.pagespeed.ic.nDXOIbgnYG.webp" width="320"alt="Ontario Stones n Bones museum in Sarnia" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 3 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/wood-duck.html149a848e889e1caa6ef766ab8eb80736<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/wood-duck-dennis-buchner-WATeNJyEUkA-unsplash-2.jpg" width="250"alt="Ontario Wood ducks" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Wed, 1 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/indigo-bunting-visitors.html41cb4059b4a641a12a5792ab4e83ed33<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/indigo-bunting-visitor-21946703.jpg" width="280"alt="Indigo Bunting, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/cedar-waxwings.htmleb72775a256bab02cbafc3a53d059193<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xCedar-Waxwing-dreamstime_xxl_109911155-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.WkbSD8iVFQ.webp" width="320"alt="Cedar Waxwings in Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/weasel.htmle5084202aa8aa995dd807c2b459faf2b<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/weasel-21957687.jpg" width="260"alt="weasel sighted in St Thomas, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/evidence-of-a-beaver-in-downtown-toronto.html0f984cbb903c8e43a0689c7b3f7b7fb6<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/evidence-of-a-beaver-in-downtown-toronto-21581083.jpg" width="250"alt="evidence of beaver, tree stump,Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/great-horned-owl-in-whitby1.htmld4ba7d4e5937f2015b10f6650a02a078<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/great-horned-owl-in-whitby-21967034.jpg" width="310"alt="Great Horned Owl in Whitby, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/red-fox.htmld98ba1c17bae78576b25a44c75653868<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xFox-16kb.jpg.pagespeed.ic.vDnTLDEYAa.webp" width="320"alt="Wild Red Fox, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/baltimore-oriole-sightings.htmla13c7aeebaea1cc1ca23a277db545682<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/baltimore-oriole-sightings-21954451.jpg" width="280"alt="Baltimore Oriole, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Tue, 9 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/garter-snake.htmla830a18e90625a7f3f60d6a1724eba47<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/gartersnakeingrass22kbwithborder.jpg" width="260"alt="Garter Snake, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Sun, 7 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/pelee-island.html21701a8555f0ca51b0d04953dd44021a<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/Pheasant20kb.jpg" width="320"alt="Point Pelee, St Thomas, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/american-goldfinch.htmlae081c3d5a882d6e5a7cab70da88581e<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/goldfinch-kaye-edmonds.jpg" width="290"alt="Goldfinch, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Wed, 3 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/dalewood.html44a295951b1196b09d0a3a43b86ea799<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xDalewood-Conservation-Area-St-Thomas.jpg.pagespeed.ic.EZlZuDEnJL.webp" width="320"alt="Dalewood Conservation Area, St Thomas, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 1 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/St-Thomas-ontario.htmla110f6cff224ddde8cc63f9e5b41b85f<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/jumbo-4.JPG" width="310"alt="Ontario city of St Thomas, statue of Jumbo the elephant" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/3-peacocks-in-lanark-county.html14dd20b59bb5a86789f97ea4684f4a4a<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/3-peacocks-in-lanark-county-21957550.jpg" width="310"alt="peacocks in Lanark, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/rose-breasted-grosbeak.htmla80ac94000ce014bba7836974a376200<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/rose-breasted-grosbeak-21221561.jpg" width="320"alt="wild male peafowl, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Tue, 26 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/white-tailed-deer.html61eb6d660e6d039ae8bde5e1cb8d7d06<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xsam-masons-picture-white-tailed-deer-2-a.jpg.pagespeed.ic.IpdkD8m_FH.webp" width="300"alt="white tail deer, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/indigo-bunting.html9a223b46b8730ef6d20dfa70d72b5fa4<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xbruce-jastrow-lp2eQ-8nhhE-unsplash-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.i6Y5bn-6Da.webp" width="280"alt="Indigo Bunting, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/waterfowl.html234537ddd02f249aa52cc6a26bb6aeb4<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xsix-waterfowl-5.jpg.pagespeed.ic.MMYwMcMJ1V.webp" width="3520"alt="wild male peafowl, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Wed, 20 May 2026 22:01:29 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/bald-eagle-immature.html3d27ab1701298b1fce513ba3c319a89b<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/bald-eagle-immature-21876450.jpg" width="280"alt="Immature Bald Eagle" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 8 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/biggest-red-tailed-hawk.html1907cc6448446057613867c986920c94<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xbiggest-red-tailed-hawk-21967370.jpg.pagespeed.ic.mC1Qa5ufyr.webp" width="210"alt="Red-Tailed Hawks, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 1 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/the-village-of-moorefield.htmla182d0744dd202c2b9e1e2d2bc42d29d<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xthe-village-of-moorefield-21853544.jpg.pagespeed.ic.jp95CN0z-z.webp" width="310"alt="Mystery hawk, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/can-someone-identify-this-hawk.html0fbbaecbd4f4a091ab0d1bfe7cc1ad6c<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/can-someone-identify-this-hawk-21853406.jpg" width="260"alt="Mystery hawk, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/opossum-in-the-back-yard.html1181b749924e0f3b2c0591634a624c1f<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xopossum-in-the-back-yard-21967369.jpg.pagespeed.ic.riY_-2uS1P.webp" width="295"alt="Opossum in the leaves, Ontario" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/lynx-spotted.html037b985d90732355859ae2fbc4359967<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/lynx-spotted-21920913.jpg" width="330"alt="Canadian Lynx" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/white-peacock-sighting.htmlf18d3e601158928a864e489c5e3a0862<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xwhite-peacock-sighting-21953833.jpg.pagespeed.ic.e9z9IR7b07.webp" width="320"alt="Ontario white peacock, close up" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px" Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/coyotes1.htmldc6901ac0bce9736a96afb0503dfb223<img src="https://www.discover-southern-ontario.com/images/xCoyote-in-grass-land-dreamstime_xs_18180212.jpg.pagespeed.ic.FddCwA1sGT.webp" width="300"alt="Ontario Coyotes, close up" align="left" style=margin-top: 8px"> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0500