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A fine-feathered friend: Barred rock rooster -- an old English game cock -- is one of award-winning birds on Gerald Donnelly's Caledon farm.
A fine-feathered friend: Barred rock rooster -- an old English game cock -- is one of award-winning birds on Gerald Donnelly's Caledon farm.

A fine-feathered friend: Barred rock rooster -- an old English game cock -- is one of award-winning birds on Gerald Donnelly's Caledon farm.

Date4/15/1981
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What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
6/15/1982
Theatre director Keith Turnbull is eager to show the rest of Canada what Toronto has already discovered - that the James Reaney Donnellys trilogy has (...)
Theatre director Keith Turnbull is eager to show the rest of Canada what Toronto has already discovered - that the James Reaney Donnellys trilogy has (...)
4/9/1975
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Some fine feathered friends. Anyone can get a bird to eat out of his hand - but aviculturalist John Bennett has his plucking seeds from his mouth. The(...)
Some fine feathered friends. Anyone can get a bird to eat out of his hand - but aviculturalist John Bennett has his plucking seeds from his mouth. The(...)
9/28/1987
Feathered frineds: Ross Saunders, the Birdman and Pickering, givest two of his friends a little attention
Feathered frineds: Ross Saunders, the Birdman and Pickering, givest two of his friends a little attention
1/18/1984
Fraternizing with feathered friends
Fraternizing with feathered friends
2/10/1988
Dumped on: Newton and Leona Piercey and their son Paul, in tractor, were told last Friday their Caledon farm, near Bolton, is one of five remaining contenders to be the next regional dump for Peel
Dumped on: Newton and Leona Piercey and their son Paul, in tractor, were told last Friday their Caledon farm, near Bolton, is one of five remaining contenders to be the next regional dump for Peel
11/20/1992
Year of the rooster: An elaborate sugar sculpture reigns over a table of festive hors d'oeuvres created by Frank Hsu and his team.
Year of the rooster: An elaborate sugar sculpture reigns over a table of festive hors d'oeuvres created by Frank Hsu and his team.
1/18/1993
Imperial Treasure. Toronto businessman David Campbell's Faberge rooster is part of collection on display at Koffler Gallery, 4588 Bathurst St.
Imperial Treasure. Toronto businessman David Campbell's Faberge rooster is part of collection on display at Koffler Gallery, 4588 Bathurst St.
10/24/1988
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
1/23/1968
New home for Hedgehog: Kim Dormaar, assistant director of new Metro zoo, holds a hedgehog from Asia, one of 5,000 animals, birds, reptiles and fish which will live in the 700-acre zoo. In order to raise funds for the new zoo, Metro's six mayors and thousands of zoo supporters are today walking 15 miles in hopes of raising $500,000 towards $6 million zoo fund objective. The zoo, being built in northeastern corner of Scarborough, will open next summer.
New home for Hedgehog: Kim Dormaar, assistant director of new Metro zoo, holds a hedgehog from Asia, one of 5,000 animals, birds, reptiles and fish which will live in the 700-acre zoo. In order to raise funds for the new zoo, Metro's six mayors and thousands of zoo supporters are today walking 15 miles in hopes of raising $500,000 towards $6 million zoo fund objective. The zoo, being built in northeastern corner of Scarborough, will open next summer.
5/31/1973
Award-winning architect: Philip Carter proudly displays the Governor-General medal he won for his design of the Markham Community Library. The $900,000 library blends in with the 19th-century style and atmosphere of the old village of Markham's Main St. Carter, 42, received his award at a ceremony held in Winnipeg.
Award-winning architect: Philip Carter proudly displays the Governor-General medal he won for his design of the Markham Community Library. The $900,000 library blends in with the 19th-century style and atmosphere of the old village of Markham's Main St. Carter, 42, received his award at a ceremony held in Winnipeg.
6/18/1982