Victor1
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I think it's just the perspective! The photo seems to have been taken from below so the balcony divider seems higher at the front when in fact it's level and not tilted at all. It's just an optical illusion.
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hansboyca
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Ah! Now that makes vastly more sense! Thank you!
cc46
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The hawk pic is looking up about 18 floors and taken with an iPad hand held in front of a spotting scope. It’s not perfectly vertical so with the perspective it may look a bit off.
As for the balcony divider, it appears intentional to have it truncated on an angle. Perhaps to not deter from the overall composition of the balconies. And you can speak/see your neighbour at the end.
At night we can see lights in about 30-40 units, so it’s starting to get occupied, but this unit where the hawk was did not have any lights. I think it spent 2 nights roosting there, but it has moved on.
The hawk was on the crane boom one morning and then abruptly flew off it when the crane swung around. I watched it climb in altitude in a circle before landing on this balcony. Fun to observe.
As for the balcony divider, it appears intentional to have it truncated on an angle. Perhaps to not deter from the overall composition of the balconies. And you can speak/see your neighbour at the end.
At night we can see lights in about 30-40 units, so it’s starting to get occupied, but this unit where the hawk was did not have any lights. I think it spent 2 nights roosting there, but it has moved on.
The hawk was on the crane boom one morning and then abruptly flew off it when the crane swung around. I watched it climb in altitude in a circle before landing on this balcony. Fun to observe.
UtakataNoAnnex
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^ Flagging @Northern Light for bird identification, please...
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It (or its mate?) was hanging around on our roof the other day - with signs of having had a pigeon lunch!
Northern Light
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You rang?
That is one very well fed Red Tailed Hawk.
This is a picture I took of one down on the Leslie Spit in April of last year:
They are the largest bird of prey you will regularly see in Toronto; though Bald Eagles do pass through regularly. However, the nearest nesting pair I'm aware of is down at RBG in Hamilton.
UtakataNoAnnex
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FYI: Buteo jamaicensis...
en.wikipedia.org
Also on eBird:
...and thanks for answering that Northern Light-san. /bows
Red-tailed hawk - Wikipedia
Also on eBird:
...and thanks for answering that Northern Light-san. /bows
officedweller
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Not sure why, as it would make it easier for someone to cross to the next balcony.
Could be to reduce wind resistance on the unanchored corner, to reduce window washer ropes from getting caught, or maybe to allow neighbours to speak to each other.
Could be to reduce wind resistance on the unanchored corner, to reduce window washer ropes from getting caught, or maybe to allow neighbours to speak to each other.
DavidCapizzano
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cd concept
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You can actually see the continuation of the future Harbour St skyscraper canyon continue. On the east side of Yonge St south of Sky Tower and other developments from this photo up above lol!
gambinoo
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Taken in the first few minutes of 2023
HousingNowTO
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Individual Developers running silo-ed Housing Lottery processes is a mistake... that we keep making over and over and over again...
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An affordable housing lottery drew 900 winners. There were only 100 units to fill.
The developer of 32 Freeland St. says its draw was ‘fair’ and ‘responsible’. Prospective tenants say it left them confused and frustrated.
Northern Light
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Individual Developers running silo-ed Housing Lottery processes is a mistake... that we keep making over and over and over again...
An affordable housing lottery drew 900 winners. There were only 100 units to fill.
The developer of 32 Freeland St. says its draw was ‘fair’ and ‘responsible’. Prospective tenants say it left them confused and frustrated.www.thestar.com
There should be a uniform criteria ranking need for all those who seek affordable or RGI housing.
Those who have the greatest need in each stream should get first dibs.
There's some logic to some level of geographic division, obviously affordable housing in Sudbury is of little interest to the typical Toronto resident, and likewise, someone in Scarborough may not be keenly interested in housing Etobicoke.
But, I think doing lists building by building or hyper-small areas isn't at all reasonable either.
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wmedia
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Just now:
3Dementia
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^^🏊♀️ 🏊♂️ ??