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King Eider (64)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 1 2026

Details: male, adult

Toronto - It was a cold New Year's Day in Toronto, a 4.5 km walk to the end of this park in Lake Ontario overlooking Toronto Harbour and the CN Tower. One or two females or juvenile male King Eiders overwinter somewhere along the shore of western Lake Ontario but seeing an adult male is rare. I have been after an adult male within a reasonable distance since I began birding. It was not as close as I'd hoped but it still worked out and was worth the 9 km round trip.

Date uploaded: Feb 11

Comments (2):
Chris: Wow! What a treat, and congrats given the background you described!
Brian Morin: It was a treat for sure. The weather forecast said low winds but they blew at 30 kph+ making photography, even on a monopod, very challenging.

Purple-chested Hummingbird (11)

Amazilia rosenbergi

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 14 2025

Details: female

#Pedro Vincente Maldonado

Date uploaded: Feb 8

Comments (1):
Chris: What a nice photo and setting!

Dusky Warbler (1)

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Chris

Thailand

Date taken: Jan 25 2026

At the Marriott Bird Paradise near Khao Lak.

Date uploaded: Feb 7

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Congrats on the first upload of this species.

Lineated Barbet (1)

Megalaima lineata

Chris

Thailand

Date taken: Jan 25 2026

At the Elephant Home park north of Khao Lak. Unfortunately the only one we saw.

Date uploaded: Feb 7

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Another first!!

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (5)

Passer montanus

Chris

Thailand

Date taken: Jan 23 2026

At Khao Lak near Phuket

Date uploaded: Feb 7

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Crimson Sunbird (2)

Aethopyga siparaja

Chris

Thailand

Date taken: Jan 25 2026

At Ton Chongfa Park, near Khao Lak.

Date uploaded: Feb 5

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Beautiful!

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (1)

Spizaetus alboniger

Chris

Thailand

Date taken: Jan 25 2026

Details: inflight

A stunning species to find and identify - no hope for a better picture in the mountains near Kaho Lak at the Ton Chongfa Park.

Date uploaded: Feb 5

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Grey-faced Buzzard (1)

Butastur indicus

Chris

Thailand

Date taken: Jan 24 2026

Details: inflight

This bird was flying at high speed - only 3 photos could be managed, with this last one being in focus. Merlin identified as a Grey-faced Buzzard at Khao Lak.

Date uploaded: Feb 5

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