
Beaver Chew
A beaver chews apart a heavy branch from a hole kept open in the lagoon ice. Click image to view larger.

Centerville Mink
A mink tours the shoreline of Centerville, enjoying the complete solitude during the Flood of 2017.

Catch of the Day
A coyote crosses the old Doughnut bridge in the early morning hours, tripping the remote Coyote Cam for the first time.

First Coyote
A nearly blind coyote wanders the First St beach, and then swims a circuit of the Cove before disappearing towards the Eastern Gap. Thanks to Michelle for the tip.

Raccoon Jenga
Juvenile raccoons act like Jenga pieces after being rudely awakened from a summer snooze.

Blending In
A Coyote blends into the background colours of early spring, in the Parks yard by the filtration plant.

Rooftop Bandit
Racoons are back on Third St., the little bandits running roughshod over the rooftops at night.

Bruiser
A large beaver rests on the ice near the RCYC, feeding on branches close to holes kept open in the thick lagoon ice.

Boardwalk Fur
A mink pauses on the boardwalk breakwall, before heading into the pack ice between the Island and the Spit.

Swimming Lessons
A member of the Parks staff, arriving at work at 6:44AM, caught this coyote swimming from Hanlan’s Point to the IYC. Photos by Kathy Gallagher: Click images to view larger.

Crayfish Delight
A mink pauses momentarily on its way to dinner with a delectable crayfish, which it will consume entirely except for the legs.

Final Resting Place
The unfortunate remains of an Island deer lie sun bleached in the field in front of the Island filtration plant. Discovered about two years ago by plant staff, the timing coincides with the deer’s disappearance. This deer was assumedly a coyote victim, nothing else on the Island would be large enough to take down something […]

A Day in the Life
A day in the life of an underwater camera as a young northern pike, muskrat, and painted turtle cruise past in the lagoon’s murky depths.

Muskrat Mountain
A muskrat, looking for all the world like a small mountain of fur, sits in the waters off of Doughnut Island.

Staredown on Brown
A coyote, blending in perfectly with the browns of early Spring, stares down the camera by the filtration plant.

Icy Whiskers
A mink, whiskers sporting ice in the -11°C air, surveys its surroundings on fresh ice formed by a sudden March cold snap.

The Coyote Times
A fleeting glimpse into the mysterious world of Toronto Island coyotoes: a remote camera catches a coyote pair hunting on the ice near Doughnut Island. Note: this is a compilation of several frames, showing them as the camera sees them. It is not a pack, it’s only one pair of coyotes imaged several times. Click […]