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Day for ducks and geese
Day for ducks and geese

Day for ducks and geese

Date12/25/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Day for ducks and geese: Alex Gerelus of Islington Ave.; despite the cold drizzling rain; spent part of Christmas Day feeding the Canada geese and ducks their Christmas dinner at Sunnyside. Gerelus has made this his project for the past six years and is usually joined by young friends who enjoy feeding the wild birds.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0004014F
      Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
      Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/2/1976
      Cold duck freed from the ice. Rescuing ducks and Canada geese frozen in the ice at the foot of Spadina Ave., Dale Griffin, 22, carries a mallard he ha(...)
      Cold duck freed from the ice. Rescuing ducks and Canada geese frozen in the ice at the foot of Spadina Ave., Dale Griffin, 22, carries a mallard he ha(...)
      Loek, Dick
      2/4/1976
      There are many varieties of ducks and geese in Canadian waters
      There are many varieties of ducks and geese in Canadian waters
      McConnell, Colin
      1/6/1978
      For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
      For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      2/2/1976
      Ducks and Geese Flock to Bronte for a Banquet
      Ducks and Geese Flock to Bronte for a Banquet
      Dinsmore, Ted
      1/13/1974
      Breaking up the party, Canada geese and ducks take wing to get out of the way of the Toronto Fire Department's fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie as it b(...)
      Breaking up the party, Canada geese and ducks take wing to get out of the way of the Toronto Fire Department's fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie as it b(...)
      Cooper, David
      1/2/1984
      Each year, the flightless birds who can't migrate south - this year's batch includes geese, swans and ducks - winter in a fenced-in and heated enclosure near the greenhouse
      Each year, the flightless birds who can't migrate south - this year's batch includes geese, swans and ducks - winter in a fenced-in and heated enclosure near the greenhouse
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      12/7/1977
      Swans join wild kin. The Swans from Gairloch Gardens in east Oakville have joined the growing number of ducks and Canada geese wintering along Lake On(...)
      Swans join wild kin. The Swans from Gairloch Gardens in east Oakville have joined the growing number of ducks and Canada geese wintering along Lake On(...)
      Dinsmore, Ted
      2/20/1977
      Dozing in the Sun, a variety of ducks and geese bask in the fresh breezes yesterday on the waterfront steps near the Harbor Police, perhaps dreaming t(...)
      Dozing in the Sun, a variety of ducks and geese bask in the fresh breezes yesterday on the waterfront steps near the Harbor Police, perhaps dreaming t(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/27/1972
      It was a good day for ducks and cyclists, The weather is damp but not the spirits of these two cyclists pedalling around Nathan Phillips Square at Cit(...)
      It was a good day for ducks and cyclists, The weather is damp but not the spirits of these two cyclists pedalling around Nathan Phillips Square at Cit(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      10/12/1970
      Great weather for ducks! George Banton of the York borough Animal Shelter helps shepherd ducks across the road from their outdoor cage to their enclos(...)
      Great weather for ducks! George Banton of the York borough Animal Shelter helps shepherd ducks across the road from their outdoor cage to their enclos(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      11/2/1972
      First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
      First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      1/7/1976