Red-tailed Hawk

Southern Ontario is a primary wintering location for Red-tailed Hawks like this juvenile bird

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Dundurn Cockpit at Dundurn Castle

This small building behind Dundurn Castle in Hamilton might easily be mistaken for a small chapel. It has been variously suggested that it is theatre, a laundry, a boat-house, an office or a chapel for Sir Allan’s Roman Catholic wife. During restoration of the building, it was concluded to be a cock fighting pit, for the entertainment of guests. There is also talk of an underground tunnel from the castle to this building but I don’t think any evidence has been found of this.

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Golden-crested Myna, Ampeliceps coronatus

The Golden-crested Myna, Ampeliceps coronatus, is a member of the diverse and widespread Starling family. This species ranges through India, to Malaysia and Vietnam. It is found in moist tropical forest, even where it has been degraded.

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Hamilton Waterworks Pumphouse- Steam Museum

Built in 1857 for the then staggering budget of $600,000, the Hamilton Waterworks Pumphouse provided clean water for the City of Hamilton. Before this time, cholera was epidemic in the city due to contaminated water, at times claiming over 500 lives in a year. It was a very impressive piece of engineering as it pumped 600,000 gallons of water per hour up 190 feet in height to a reservoir on the Niagara Escarpment.

The building is now the site of of a Steam Museum.

Waterworks Pumphouse

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Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens

The Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens is a member of the Old World Flycatchers and is commonly found in open woodland. It is a resident in southern Africa in Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland.

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Cannon Knitting Mill

This building is said to have been built in about 1860 and operated as a knitting mill for many years. Rumor has it that it has been sold to a developer who will turn it into condos. If so, it would have a lot of pluses, close to the city center, a park out behind and solid construction. On the other hand the neighborhood is a bit rough.

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Seemingly unfazed by its blanket of snow, this Canada Goose rests in a bit of open water. There are huge numbers of Canada which winter around the Great Lakes

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Wolseley Barracks, London

Built in the 1880s in what was at that time, the outskirts of London, Ontario. Tens of thousands of soldiers received their training here before being sent to engage in the two world wars.

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Ocellated Turkey, Meleagris ocellata

The Ocellated Turkey, Meleagris ocellata, is related to the more common Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. It is confined to the Yucatan Peninsula area of central america. Due to the small area it resides in, it is considered Near Threatened by Birdlife International.

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Venice Street

An old image that has been stomped on with new processing

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