Birds
Brazil
Feb 27 2025
Mar 3 2025
0
Feb 28 2025
Mar 3 2025
0
Painted Bunting (7)
Passerina ciris
(Near-threatened)
Canada (Ontario)
May 3 2021
female, adult, outside normal range
Ottawa - I had forgotten to post this individual, well out of range but a pleasant surprise.
Feb 27 2025
1
Feb 22 2025
adult
Ottawa - Well hidden in cedars, I finally saw this bird that I had missed earlier in the week. There have been a number of Boreal Owls in southwestern Quebec and this one in Eastern Ontario, part of a minor irruption along with Great Gray Owls. The bird was very difficult to shoot because of branches. My shot window was no more than 6" wide and 2" high before branches compromised the shot. I used a monopod otherwise precision would have been impossible. It was also very dark and very late on a cloudy day. I shot at 1/10 second at 8,000 ISO.
Feb 23 2025
1
Feb 20 2025
adult
Ottawa - The bird was still actively hunting 90 minutes after sunrise. The frosty look to its face is actual frost.
Feb 21 2025
3
Feb 14 2025
adult
Kingston (Wolfe Island) - A pleasant surprise at the end of the day.
Feb 15 2025
0
Feb 12 2025
adult
Ormond - I waited an hour for it to open its eyes at sundown. I am in my car on the other side of the road.
Feb 13 2025
1