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Swallow-tailed Kite (7)

Elanoides forficatus

Chris

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Early morning at Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos. What a way to start the day, with a lifer - seen from above which was not how I imagined seeing this species for the first time.

Date uploaded: Apr 29

Views: 83

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Comments (4):
Brian Morin: Great shot of a striking species.
Ahmad Shah: That is one brilliant shot. Well done Chris.

Pine Warbler (18)

Setophaga pinus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 27 2026

Details: male, adult

Ingleside - I had to get started with a local warbler now that birds are showing up through the southwestern part of Ontario. This male was on territory.

Date uploaded: Apr 28

Views: 54

Comments (3):
Chris: Excellent capture. Not easy to get low down in the open. What a sight.
Brian Morin: Quite right about this tree topper. Good thing the leaves aren't out yet or this shot would have been impossible.

White-booted Racket-tail (27)

Ocreatus underwoodii

Chris

Date taken: Feb 21 2026

Ecuador, the true birder's paradise. Almost unreal - everywhere you looked was overwhelming. This one from the Alambi Reserve west of Quito.

Date uploaded: Apr 27

Views: 72

Comments (3):
Brian Morin: An amazing subject accented with a very nice background.
Chris: Thanks Brian. Sat still just long enough. The jet lag from the overnight flight was a challenge…but sleep on the first day simply wasn’t an option :)

Indigo Bunting (26)

Passerina cyanea

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 7 2025

Details: male, adult

Norfolk county

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Views: 49

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: A beauty. Even light captures the colour well.
Chris: Terrific one - a shy bird usually.

Black-throated Green Warbler (78)

Setophaga virens

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 6 2025

Long Point Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Views: 65

Comments (1):
Chris: Very nice. Never easy, and love to see each and every photo.

Violet-bellied Hummingbird (12)

Damophila julie

Ahmad Shah

Date taken: Feb 16 2026

Violet-bellied & Green Thorntail Hummigbirds, Taken in Fruity tour, Pedro Vincente Maldonado. Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Views: 51

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice seeing to two species on the same branch!
Brian Morin: Two for the price of one is always appreciated.

Black-and-white Warbler (34)

Mniotilta varia

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 28 2025

Details: male

Point Pelee National Park - The warbler that behaves like a nuthatch. One of the earliest warblers to arrive.

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Views: 38

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Excellent!
Brian Morin: I'm waiting for my first of the year. Should be this week.

Long-tailed Duck/Oldsquaw (25)

Clangula hyemalis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 6 2025

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

Point Pelee National Park - Adult male in full breeding plumage.

Date uploaded: Apr 26

Views: 38

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture.
Brian Morin: Unusually close to shore and my first close up of a male in breeding plumage.

Orange-fronted Barbet (2)

Capito squamatus

(Near-threatened)

Chris

Date taken: Feb 22 2026

Details: male

Seen at the Frutty Tour lodge

Date uploaded: Apr 25

Views: 32

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Comments (3):
Brian Morin: Well done
Ahmad Shah: Nicely taken, you don't see this one often, you were lucky.

Brown Fish Owl (5)

Ketupa zeylonensis

Krish

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Date taken: Apr 23 2026

Date uploaded: Apr 25

Views: 38

Comments (2):
Chris: Incredibly majestic. Very good clarity.
Brian Morin: Great to have this subject on video.

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