Members of the Facebook group Leaside Community have posted pictures of hawks seen on their properties. Left is a bird that was seen plucking a squirrel from the fence and flying off with it. The post has generated dozens of comments including one from a woman who tries to reassure nervous neighbors that hawks rarely make off with prey weighing more than three pounds. To the right, this hawk was snapped near Eglinton Ave. E. and Rumsey Rd. last week. Lower left a yappy guy is announcing that the City of Hamilton has enacted legislation which could fine owners of barking dogs as much as $25,000 for repeated outdoor offenses. Seems high. And finally, three shots of the exquisite Philippines spotted deer born recently at the Chester Zoo in the UK. They are very rare, it is said.
