King's Highway 403 is a
400-series highway in
Ontario, Canada, between
Woodstock and
Mississauga, which branches off southwards from
Highway 401 and travels through
Hamilton and Mississauga before reuniting with the 401. It is
concurrent and co-signed with the
Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) for 22 km (14 mi) from
Burlington to
Oakville. The 403 designation was applied to a short stub in 1963; the entire route was completed when the
Brantford to
Ancaster section opened on August 15, 1997. The Woodstock to Burlington stretch was dedicated as the Alexander Graham Bell Parkway in 2016. Most of Highway 403 runs through suburbia, although the areas west of Hamilton are agricultural except for Brantford. In Hamilton, Highway 403 descends the
Niagara Escarpment, then runs north of
Hamilton Harbour to the QEW. It then travels through Burlington and Oakville, departing from the QEW to the north at the Mississauga–Oakville boundary. It then crosses Mississauga's city centre before turning north and ends at Highway 401. Some lanes continue north to
Brampton as
Highway 410. (Full article...)
The ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) is a species of bird in the
bunting family, Emberizidae. A native of most European countries and western Asia, it reaches as far north as Scandinavia and beyond the Arctic Circle, frequenting cornfields and their neighbourhoods. It is an uncommon
vagrant in spring, and particularly in autumn, to the
British Isles. Seeds are the bird's natural diet, but
beetles and other insects are taken when feeding their young. The ortolan is served in
French cuisine, typically cooked and eaten whole. Traditionally diners cover their heads with their napkin or a towel while eating the delicacy. The species is so widely used that its French populations dropped dangerously low, leading to laws restricting its use in 1999. In September 2007, the French government announced its intent to enforce long-ignored laws protecting the bird. This ortolan bunting was photographed in the
Sierra de Guara, a mountain range in
Aragon, Spain.
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