Great Crested Flycatcher (29)

Myiarchus crinitus

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 11 2023

#Long Point

Date uploaded: Feb 24 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Nicely focused

Northern Parula (57)

Parula americana

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 11 2023

# Long Point Bird Observatory

Date uploaded: Feb 24 2024

Barrow's Goldeneye (21)

Bucephala islandica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Feb 2 2024

Details: male, adult

Ottawa

Date uploaded: Feb 24 2024

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find and shot.
Brian Morin: I got lucky on the location. I had heard one was in the area and was fortunate to see it near my side of the river.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (28)

Polioptila caerulea

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 6 2023

#Long Point
#Norfolk County

Date uploaded: Feb 22 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: You have me thinking about spring again. I can't wait to see these little guys.

Coppersmith Barbet (6)

Megalaima haemacephala

Krish

India

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Date taken: Feb 6 2024

Details: male, adult, nest

Date uploaded: Feb 18 2024

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Very interesting head pattern on this bird. Good video.
Sue Bishop: Wonderful!

Flame-colored Tanager (23)

Piranga bidentata

Sue Bishop

Panama

Date taken: Feb 21 2023

Details: male, adult

#Finca Lerida
#Chiriqui Province

Date uploaded: Feb 18 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Nice crisp capture.

Northern Shrike (23)

Lanius excubitor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Feb 11 2024

Details: immature

This is a very challenging subject to get close enough to for a good shot. I worked with it for two hours, then had it fly away from its normal treetop perches to land low beside the road.

Date uploaded: Feb 18 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: You did well!
Brian Morin: This was just before I was going to give up so thankfully it worked out. I had far less success with an adult. It was a distant record shot.

Bluethroat (3)

Luscinia svecica

Krish

India

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Date taken: Feb 13 2024

Details: male, adult

Date uploaded: Feb 15 2024

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Stunning!

Red-crowned Woodpecker (11)

Melanerpes rubricapillus

Ahmad Shah

Panama

Date taken: Feb 27 2023

Details: juvenile

El Valle de Anton, Cocle Province.

Date uploaded: Feb 14 2024

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Good tonal balance.

Bald Eagle (67)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Feb 13 2024

Details: adult

While driving a back road I spotted an eagle perched in an old tree. It was not too far from the road so I expected it to fly any second. It didn't. Over the course of the next 10 minutes I had a West Coast experience, where you could actually get close enough to an eagle for a decent shot. I slowly advanced, stopping every 20 feet or so, getting out and leaning over the car roof for cover. I made five stops, each time bewildered by the bird's disinterest in me. It eventually moved but not because of me. I was opposite it on the road so as close as I could be and it continued to look around in perfect light on a great perch against a deep blue winter sky. What an experience, one of a kind. Where I live, eagles are regular but getting close to one is virtually impossible.

Date uploaded: Feb 14 2024

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture.
Brian Morin: I couldn't believe my good fortune. The bird, the light and the sky were perfect. No editing required.