Raven Tree Care and Wildlife Preservation Services

Raven Tree Care and Wildlife Preservation Services Tree Care Service

12/18/2025

It's been a while, but we're still around! We're now introducing a new member to the Raven Tree Care crew: the Arbor grub! This is an auger that attaches to an angle grinder that will help us carve hollows directly into trees. We were blessed with this piece that we won in 's giveaway that was put on last month. We cannot thank you enough for sending this tool all the way to Canada from Australia. It will be put to use whenever and wherever possible to create new homes for wildlife

Migrating and roosting batsGood evening, lovely neighbours,In the coming weeks, as some of our 8 species of bat are mig...
10/31/2025

Migrating and roosting bats

Good evening, lovely neighbours,

In the coming weeks, as some of our 8 species of bat are migrating and others looking for local spots to roost, you may notice bats on the ground. You may even see them in the day. Seeing them alone or seeing them in the day does not automatically mean that there is rabies present or any type of illness. Bats can become disoriented by human activity or get grounded when temperatures drop too quickly. Construction projects can disturb their current roosting spot and send them flying off suddenly in poor weather . Bats have a difficult time with taking off from the ground (which is why they hang upside down!) and therefore need assistance with getting back to the air. If you find a bat on the ground, please do not be alarmed! Please call the Toronto Wildlife Center, Shades of Hope, Procyon, or another local wildife rehab to ask them about what to do next. Again, do not assume that the bat has rabies. Bats are commonly the victims of many interactions with house cats and other animals that hunt them, meaning the bat could be injured .

If you find a stranded bat, please do not touch them or attempt to pick them up. If they appear to be okay, still call a wildlife rehab for instructions. Please do not attempt to feed the bat or give them any type of fluids. We do not have any vampire bats living in Ontario, so you don't have to worry about anyone trying to suck your blood! Bats are our friends - they are pollinators and they also eat all those pesky mosquitoes and other annoying flying pests that visit you on your walks outside. Let's help our local wildlife when they are in need. It costs nothing to be kind

12/04/2024

Hey folks!

It has been a while since we have posted here. Facebook is not quite as popular as it used to be, so we often forget to post anything on our page. However, RTC is still running and going strong!

Right now is the perfect time to get your Oaks, Walnuts, and fruit trees pruned as trees have gone dormant, along with the pathogens and invading insects. Pruning during the dormant season is the best way to avoid attracting invasive pests and diseases to your trees.

Have a tree that needs some care? Let us take care of it for you! At Raven Tree Care, we prioritize the balance between client needs and what is best for the tree. We only practice ISA standard tree care, and will never do anything that will risk the future health of your tree

With the snow starting to come in, now is a good time to have your tree(s) assessed and serviced. Snow and ice can put up to 8 x the weight load on branches, causing failures at poor attachment sites. These failures can happen over your home, your driveway, or other parts of your property that can cause major damage. Taking a proactive approach by removing these potential hazards will help you to avoid the hassle of claiming your insurance

Call us or email us for a free consultation! [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you

Spent the day in Richmond Hill shearing some cedar hedges today. One crew worked on correcting a hedge that wasn't shear...
05/04/2024

Spent the day in Richmond Hill shearing some cedar hedges today. One crew worked on correcting a hedge that wasn't sheared well last year, while the other crew worked on reclaiming a hedge that hadn't been sheared in a while. Both look great after a bit of TLC!

02/12/2024

Created a Screech-owl habitat with Silver Creek Tree Care !

If you would like have a wildlife habitat installed in your tree, please email us at [email protected] for further inquiry

Raven Tree Care had its very first client-requested and paid nest installation! This habitat is made out of a hollow pie...
12/20/2023

Raven Tree Care had its very first client-requested and paid nest installation! This habitat is made out of a hollow piece of apple tree that we removed from another client's property a few weeks ago, and installed on a Weeping willow.

Over the last couple of days, Raven Tree Care had the honour and pleasure of installing our very first wildlife habitat...
12/15/2023

Over the last couple of days, Raven Tree Care had the honour and pleasure of installing our very first wildlife habitats at Procyon Wildlife Rehabilitation. Each of these habitats are suitable for various species of wildlife, and we hope that the local wild residents on the property will use them to hibernate this winter as well as use them as nesting sites for the spring.

We would love for our clients to consider having wildlife nesting installed on their property to encourage 'nuisance' animals to continue living outside and potentially eliminate the risk of these animals entering human homes. If you are interested in having a nest box installed on your property, you can email us to arrange a free consult at [email protected]

It's finally happening!! Raven Tree Care & Wildlife Preservation Services produced its very first set of wildlife habita...
11/29/2023

It's finally happening!! Raven Tree Care & Wildlife Preservation Services produced its very first set of wildlife habitats, upgraded with some precipitation guards to prevent snow and rain from accumulating inside the hollow. These houses will be installed on the Ash spars that we left standing at a local wildlife rehabilitation and will hopefully have some fuzzy and feathered occupants over the winter

The crew!
11/12/2023

The crew!

Naturally-formed tree hollows like these are perfect for installation in other trees to restore housing opportunities to...
09/26/2023

Naturally-formed tree hollows like these are perfect for installation in other trees to restore housing opportunities to the wild animals that are dependent on tree hollows for nesting and having their babies. In the urban environment, it is extremely difficult for wildlife to find adequate housing, as many tree owners will remove any trees on their property that show signs of decay. While planting trees is a great way to replace what was removed, it takes decades for trees to mature and for hollows to form. Due to the lack of natural tree houses for raccoons, birds, and squirrels, most of these animals will find their way into warm human homes before winter to stay sheltered from our harsh winters and eventually have their little ones

If you are interested in installing a natural hollow onto a tree on your property, Raven Tree Care will install one for you. We keep these hollows of varying sizes from removals and prunes that we do, in hopes to promote natural housing for wild animals to keep them out of human homes. That is a win-win for everyone

Just over a month ago, we had the honour of returning another red-tailed hawk to its nest. Toronto Wildlife Centre reach...
07/10/2023

Just over a month ago, we had the honour of returning another red-tailed hawk to its nest. Toronto Wildlife Centre reached out to let us know that there was an eya found on the ground that had fallen out of a big Elm tree. The eya was cared for by the Wildlife Center prior to its return, to ensure it had a good chance at surviving. Shortly after returning the eya to its nest up high in the tree, both mom and dad came to the nest with food in tow to feed the two siblings. Over the course of a couple of weeks, the eyas continued to grow in size and plumage, and eventually left the nest to begin their own adventures as juveniles. We hope that both siblings return to the area one day as adults to have eyas of their own.

Thank you Toronto Wildlife Center for trusting us with the wildlife you work so hard to rescue. It means the world to us

Clean your bird feeders!Many of you like to partake in feeding wild birds, but have limited knowledge of the types of il...
05/05/2023

Clean your bird feeders!

Many of you like to partake in feeding wild birds, but have limited knowledge of the types of illnesses that spread between birds when feeders are not cleaned. One type of feeder in particular is largely ignored and causes a lot of fatalities without people knowing, and that is hummingbird feeders. When people put feeders out to attract hummingbirds, they often leave the nectar solution out hanging in the sun or leave the sugar water solution unchanged for too long. This causes the sugars to ferment and when hummingbirds go to retract their tongues, they cannot as they come down with a fungal tongue infection. This then causes the poor bird to starve to death as it can no longer feed. Avian poxvirus is another disease that is spread among hummingbird feeders that causes tumor growth on hummingbird beaks

If you are doing the kind thing by putting feeders out, be sure to do the kinder thing by ensuring that they are constantly cleaned. Birds die more often than you think because of our lack of knowledge of Avian diseases.

Here is a link I've provided that explains how to properly clean your feeders

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/attracting-birds/feeding-birds/how-to-clean-hummingbird-feeders/

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