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Goosey takes a gander. The sun-baked rocks off Rouge Beach Park, Scarborough, can be hard on webbed feet, so this Canada goose takes advantage of a qu(...)

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Goosey takes a gander. The sun-baked rocks off Rouge Beach Park, Scarborough, can be hard on webbed feet, so this Canada goose takes advantage of a qu(...)

Date7/29/1985

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Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Goosey takes a gander. The sun-baked rocks off Rouge Beach Park; Scarborough; can be hard on webbed feet; so this Canada goose takes advantage of a quiet moment to check out how the overheated old soles are standing up to the rough treatment they get.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004021F

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