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Short-eared Owl (23)

Asio flammeus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 16 2024

Wolfe Island Kingston – It was a good winter for this species on the island. Earlier in the year I had many but while there were only 4-5 remaining on this day, I was very pleased with the result. The nice thing about shorties is that they usually become active before dark, in this case 2 hours ahead, so getting acceptable photos in available light is possible.

Date uploaded: Mar 17 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: A beautiful creature; super capture

Northern Shrike (23)

Lanius excubitor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 16 2024

Wolfe Island (Kingston) - This was one of 5 shrikes I encountered that day, a record total for me. I figured that 2-3 of them were recent northbound migrants.
That is the actual colour of the bird. It's in transition.

Date uploaded: Mar 17 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: Great photo and description.

Snowy-breasted Hummingbird (28)

Amazilia edward

Sue Bishop

Panama

Date taken: Feb 13 2023

#Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
#Guadeloupe
#Chiriqui

Date uploaded: Mar 16 2024

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Great capture
Chris: Great one…always nice to see!

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (73)

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 7 2023

Details: male

#Long Point Bird Observatory

Date uploaded: Mar 16 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: A great memory

Black-throated Green Warbler (78)

Setophaga virens

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 5 2023

Details: male

#Long Point

Date uploaded: Mar 6 2024

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Warblers such as this may be appearing sooner than usual. Some may show up in mid to late April if the trend continues.
Chris: Cannot wait!

Forest Owlet (2)

Heteroglaux blewitti

(Critically endangered)

Krish

India

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Date taken: Mar 3 2024

Details: adult

The Forest Owlet is an endangered species. Considered extinct between 1884 and 1997, it is currently estimated that fewer than 1000 exist.

Date uploaded: Mar 5 2024

Comments (4):
Brian Morin: A very interesting looking species.
Jan: A wonderful capture! This small Forest Owlet blends in so well it's surroundings. It gives us hope for the future.

Eastern Bluebird (73)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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We have a few bluebirds breeding in the area but they are always a treat to see. This male had a partner and had already selected a nest box.

Date uploaded: Mar 5 2024

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Well captured.
Brian Morin: It took a number of shots on different perches before settling on this one as the most successful.

Northern Hawk-Owl (23)

Surnia ulula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Mar 3 2024

I don't normally post more than one shot of a recent subject but this one is worth an encore. I checked out the bird again and managed to get better shots than on the first sighting.

Date uploaded: Mar 4 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: Gorgeous - bird and capture :)