What is the totally coolest Canadian animal?


#juan
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My vote would likely sway to the Falcon:

YouTube - deer hunting with falcon

That was not a falcon. It was a Golden Eagle. These birds are found all over the world. In Mongolia
they use them to hunt wolves.
 
JLM
#92
I've seen lots of magpies hanging out here lately that look downright cold!
 
In Between Man
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Lots of excellent choices listed here already. I would say the Whiskey Jack (Grey Jay).
Just that you can put out your hand with a few crumbs in it and they will fly right into your hand and sit there eating. It's amazing while it's happening.

I love the gray jays. Here is a pic of yours truly feeding some at Manning Park, just outside of Hope, BC.

 
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I love the gray jays. Here is a pic of yours truly feeding some at Manning Park, just outside of Hope, BC.

Aren't they something? I went to Manning park a long time ago with a group of friends after finishing work late into the night. It was just amazing though I can't remember what it was we were there for. Some very nice people who ran a little restaurant just before you hit the park got up early and fed all of us breakfast. I remember it being very beautiful there with next to no one about.
 
Colpy
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I love the gray jays. Here is a pic of yours truly feeding some at Manning Park, just outside of Hope, BC.

Canada Jays, I think is the proper name......very fitting.

Gray Jays......we call them Gorbies here....I have NO idea why.
 
In Between Man
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Aren't they something? I went to Manning park a long time ago with a group of friends after finishing work late into the night. It was just amazing though I can't remember what it was we were there for. Some very nice people who ran a little restaurant just before you hit the park got up early and fed all of us breakfast. I remember it being very beautiful there with next to no one about.

Do you live in BC?

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Canada Jays, I think is the proper name......very fitting.

Gray Jays......we call them Gorbies here....I have NO idea why.

Yes, I remember from my book now, Canada Jay is the official name. Very fitting indeed. They had no hesitation whatsoever to fly into my hand. The only other Jay we get here is the --. We don't get the famous Blue Jay.
 
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Do you live in BC?

I've lived in Victoria, Richmond, Coquitlam and Abbotsford over the years. I now live in Toronto.



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Yes, I remember from my book now, Canada Jay is the official name. Very fitting indeed. They had no hesitation whatsoever to fly into my hand. The only other Jay we get here is the --. We don't get the famous Blue Jay.

The Blue Jay is also a beautiful bird but nowhere near as trusting of people. With the tall buildings, come pigeons.
There are millions of them, which brings both hawks and falcons. You can tell when a raptor is in the area as all the birds find somewhere to light. I've seen a few falcons come out of the sun to drill a smaller bird in flight. Got a birds eye view once downtown from the 24th floor balcony as one took it's prey about 100 feet out from us. If I hadn't happened to be looking that way I never would have seen it. Glad to have someone with me that caught the action too.

We thought at the time if just just caught that on camera we would be able to sell the footage. Pretty cool.
 
AyameTaylor
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#98
my favourite canadian animal.... hmmmmmm

I like the red tailed hawk So pretty and they fly, and they are meat eaters. Strong swift, you'd never see one coming until it was already in your face. <3
 
relic
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Gray jays are called camp jays here and are nowhere near as plentyfull as they once were,lots of blue jays though.
It may seem a tad strange,but one of my favorites is the skunk.We put food out for stray cats{we'er a foster home for SPCA}and because we'er waaaayy out of town,we get other critters,last night was a coon,a beautiful red fox and a skunk.
 
Kakato
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The good old Alberta grain fed cougar.

Quote: Originally Posted by ColpyView Post

Canada Jays, I think is the proper name......very fitting.

Gray Jays......we call them Gorbies here....I have NO idea why.

camp robbers?
 
JLM
#101
Polar bear.
 
talloola
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#102
I love the look of a 'cougar', I think they are beautiful, but I could list many many canadian

wild animals that are fantastic, I love em all.
 
J_Hay
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#103
--

This, it's adorable...not to mention intelligent
 
Kakato
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#104
I dont have a real favourite,I like em all,heres a few of my pics from Nunavut.







 
Cliffy
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I dont have a real favourite,I like em all,heres a few of my pics from Nunavut.

This bear looks like one of those hybrid Grizzly/Polar crosses.
 
Kakato
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This bear looks like one of those hybrid Grizzly/Polar crosses.

Just a regular griz but he just came out of the lake so thats why he's two tone.We chased him off with the chopper shortly after.Too bad theres no trees or anything to compare for size as this is one of the biggest bears I have ever seen,even bigger then all the polars I have seen.
 
talloola
#107
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This bear looks like one of those hybrid Grizzly/Polar crosses.

great pics
 
In Between Man
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Quote: Originally Posted by KakatoView Post

I dont have a real favourite,I like em all,heres a few of my pics from Nunavut.

Awesome pics, thanks for posting!!!
 

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