Year in review IN PHOTOS

As 2017 draws to a close, Windsor Star photographer Dax Melmer shares some of his favourites among the many images he captured this year.

Oct. 3

A great egret takes flight out of the marsh at Holiday Beach Conservation Area.

May 31

A Spitfires fan gets a high five from Cristiano DiGiacinto, while Jeremiah Addison hoists the Memorial Cup during the victory parade.

June 8

Li Xirui, 13, visiting from China, is pushed on the swing by his mother at McKee Park as the sun sets.

July 5

A Windsor firefighter works to capture a stray cat found on the roof of the Colautti Landry and Pickard Law Office on Ouellette Avenue. The cat was netted by a firefighter but escaped to be caught again by a Windsor/ Essex County Humane Society employee.

May 3

Windsor’s police Chief Al Frederick arrives at the Chimczuk Museum in a 1958 Chevy Biscayne police cruiser for the unveiling of the 150 Years of Policing Exhibit.

May 11

Catholic Central’s Roberto Say competes in the senior boys long jump on the final day of the Windsor and Essex County Secondary Schools Athletic Association track and field competition at Alumni Field.

Aug. 21

John Guthrie-Hurst, 5, dressed in an astronaut suit, looks up at the sun along Windsor’s waterfront during the solar eclipse.