Pioneer Village Critters

Pioneer Village is just so filled with wonderful camera opportunities.  It's great fun to photograph the variety of 'critters'.

I arrived one Saturday morning to discover it was a Doors Open day which meant the village was extremely busy so I decided to poke around the back gardens and found this little family of baby gophers.  Apparently, Mum was out and about which gave me the chance to see the babies unattended.

Gopher Babies

Little Guy

Gopher Hole

Two Gophers

 

 

 

 

Border Leicester Sheep

The sheep at the village are among the first things one sees on entering and the pasture where they wander about is picturesque.  Invariably, children love to peer at them through the fence rails. 

From the Black Creek Pioneer Village website:

Border Leicester Sheep: In early Ontario sheep were raised mainly for wool, but there was a small market for spring lamb and mutton. The Border Leicester, a Cheviot/Leicester cross, combined the good mutton of the Cheviot and the spinning wool of the Leicester. The breed was developed in England during the mid 1700s and became popular in Canada by the mid 1800s. A hardy breed, they were able to adapt to the extreme climate. The wool is typically white, and medium to long.

Grazing And Snoozing

Brahma Chickens

 

These beautiful chickens are quite comical to watch as they strut about the pen, almost as if they're performing for the visitors.

Chicken Trio

Toulouse Geese

From Wikipedia:
The bird generally has a placid disposition, with the consequence that it doesn't thrive in flocks of mixed breeds. More aggressive geese will greatly distress the Toulouse, putting it off mating and sometimes resulting in its losing out at the feeding trough. These are very domesticated birds, easily bewildered by more active breeds. They do not need a pond. However, being waterfowl, they love bathing and playing in water and will also mate in water.

They are not great wanderers, preferring to stay close to home, making them ideal for a large garden or orchard, where they will thrive. Interestingly, individual geese vary, and others thrive in mixed flocks and become severely aggressive, biting and hissing, while others are placid and prefer to follow around smaller ducks as opposed to other geese.

Goose Shower

Feather Texture

Cows

Liquid Lunch

Let Me Out!