Toronto Sportsmen Show

There was much to do and see at the 2001 Toronto Sportsmen Show. I had a great time touring the motorhomes and the camper trailers, as well as the power boats and fishing boats. The Ministry of Natural Resources had a nature-themed exhibit and the Canadian Peregrine Foundation displayed various birds of prey for the general public to see. These pictures were taken with the Nikon Coolpix 880 digital camera on Sunday, March 18, 2001.

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Toronto Pictures

Toronto . Scene of the Canadian National Exhibition (foreground), the Princess Gates (middle ground) and the C.N. Tower (background).
Toronto . Same scene, though a close-up of the C.N. Tower. (the big needle-like structure in the background).
Lakeshore Blvd A city street leaving the Canadian National Exhibition. The C.N. Tower is in the background.
Lakeshore Blvd Lakeshore Blvd riding close to the elevated highway known as the Gardiner Expressway.

Inside the Toronto Sportsmen Show

Welcome sign

Falcons, Hawks and Owls

Peregrine Falcon Thanks to Bushrat for spotting the "Free Gift" sign. Anyone want a free peregrine falcon to take home?
Mysterious Falcon I think this is a Lanner falcon, though I am not sure. Anyone want to correct me?
Harris Hawk The hawk is there among all those people.
Harris Hawk A Harris hawk perched with the television behind him, and a "Canadian Peregrine Foundation" sign.
Harris Hawk Back shot of the Harris Hawk. I had a difficult time trying to get this bird to pose for the camera.
Harris Hawk
Harris Hawk Another side-back shot.
Harris Hawk Side view of the Harris Hawk. Still, no real great head pose. This bird doesn't like being photographed.
Harris Hawk Side view shot of the Harris Hawk. Yes! The head finally comes into view. (Albeit, a side-view head shot).
Harris Hawk Side view of the Harris Hawk.
Great Horned Owl with redeye.
Great Horned Owl Freaky redeye-looking great horned owl.

Bald and Golden Eagles

Bald Eagle at a distance.
Bald Eagle Side view of the bald eagle.
Bald Eagle Tall view of the bald eagle.
Golden Eagle Pretty golden eagle.
Golden Eagle Back shot of the golden eagle.
Golden Eagle Same back shot of the eagle, different pose.
Golden Eagle Back of a golden eagle, with the head turned to the side. A little bit of the redeye can be seen.
Golden Eagle "My back is pretty."
Golden Eagle Side shot of a golden eagle.
Golden Eagle Side front shot of a golden eagle.
Golden Eagle A golden eagle and her falconer. (I'm unable to spell the golden eagle's name, though the falconer's name is Ulrich Watermann).
Golden Eagle "Who are you?" An eagle looks into the eyes of her falconer.
Golden Eagle "What are YOU staring at?"
Golden Eagle A proud golden eagle perches on top of her falconer's glove.
Golden Eagle "What is this? This is not my branch perch."
Golden Eagle The proud golden eagle.
Golden Eagle Front shot of the golden eagle, with her head turned to the side.
Golden Eagle A golden eagle perched on top of the falconer's glove.
Golden Eagle "Again, my back is pretty."

Artwork

Various art exhibitors were on site at the Toronto Sportsmen Show. Here are some of the expensive artwork pieces that were available for sale.

Bald Eagle A portrait of a bald eagle. $1,600 Canadian. ($1,072 US).
Peregrine Falcons Two peregrine falcons perched near a body of water.
Red-tailed Hawk portrait. $110 Canadian. ($74 US)

Ministry of Natural Resources

The Ministry of Natural Resources is the Ontario government department responsible for setting rules and regulations about the wildlife and provincial parks. They also issue hunting license, logging permits, and other activities related to the natural environment. These next shots are photos of their exhibits. The birds you see here are all stuffed, display animals.

MNR Short for "Ministry of Natural Resources". A sign hanging from the ceiling.
Grey Owl
Owl of sorts.
Peregrine Falcons One falcon with wings outstretched.

North American Wildlife Exhibit

These next few pictures depict some of the North American wildlife that exist in Canada. They are stuffed animal exhibits.

Grey Wolf staring at you.
Moose A common animal in Canada.
Black Bear Scary creature.
Grizzly Bear ready to attack you.
Wolf & Fox A picture of a grey wolf and an arctic fox.
Arctic Wolf

Miscellaneous Photos

Here are various images of fun things that I photographed at the Toronto Sportsmen Show. I thought about a particular, long-time (and old-time) friend of mine when I saw the VW bus.

Bald Eagle Cover Someone told me that you slap this cover on top of a vehicle? I don't know about that, but I love the bald eagle design! Cool!
VW Front view of the VW bus.
VW A look inside the VW bus.

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This page was last updated: March 21, 2001
Kevin Bissessar

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