We witnessed the banding of several peregrine falcon chicks in the lobby of an office building in the west end of Toronto. A scaffold carrying experts in the handling of these birds had to be carefully lowered to a ledge near the top of the building where the chicks were nesting. After the birds were collected, they were taken to a banding area on the ground floor. The Bloor-Islington Centre Peregrine falcon - Wikipedia Following are some of the images I was able to capture. A screen capture of a webcam image showing the retrieval of the chicks for banding.
Our 777 awaits us on a cold February day: After just under 16 hours of flying time, we have a 6-hour layover in Hong Kong before our flight to Bangkok: Bangkok: The world's largest reclining Buddha: One must be a genius to maintain any electrical wiring here: Salt: I believe this is the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and JEATH (primary nationalities involved in the construction of the railway: Japanese, English, Australian, American, Thai and Holland) Museum: The infamous "death railway": Bridge over the River Kwai: Part of our hotel complex in Kanchanaburi province: Erawan National Park: Our hotel complex (another view). We had breakfast outside where the tables and chairs are located: Arriving in Chiang Rai from Bangkok: Our accommodations here were magnificent: Wild elephants o...
These photos were taken along Dundas Street West. Due to the way the blog software works, all photos are in reverse chronological order . Oops! I suppose I should crop out my thumb. Can't crop my thumb out, as I'd lose an important part of the image: Brockton Village Bakery: First photo. Taken at a bus stop on the property of Ossington subway station. I recognize the daycare across the street from a number of walks over the years:
Wow! Just when I thought I'd seen the best tulips...
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