Canada (Ontario)
Sep 25 2013
male
Ottawa - at a time when many of its cousins are still in eclipse plumage, this male is sporting exquisite colour. I waited all year for this shot.
Sep 26 2013
Sep 17 2013
adult
Cornwall
Sep 21 2013
adult
Lancaster - Cooper Marsh
Sep 20 2013
Sep 19 2013
adult
Russell - dark gray mantle, smaller bill than Great Black-backed and yellow legs.
Sep 20 2013
adult
Russell - a regionally rare species that turns up in small numbers every year. Adults are easier to identify than immatures. Herring Gull size, dark gray not black back, smaller bill than Great Black-backed and yellow rather than flesh-coloured legs.
Sep 19 2013
winter plummage
Russell
Sep 19 2013
winter plummage
St. Albert
Sep 19 2013
Sep 18 2013
Long Sault - It's hard not to take pictures of this species when they perform for you.
Sep 19 2013
Sep 18 2013
immature
Cornwall - two different birds pictured today; both hunting.
Sep 19 2013