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Snowy Owl (108)

Nyctea scandiaca

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 4 2022

Details: male, adult

St. Rose - This male has been in the area for the winter but it was the first time I had a chance to see it up close.

Date uploaded: Mar 8

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Stunning,Brian!
BrianMorin: I waited all winter for a chance at this bird and with luck it was close enough. I originally spotted it in a field that day but too far out to shoot.

Osprey (19)

Pandion haliaetus

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

Details: male, adult

Brockville - Ospreys are pretty run of the mill for us but I won't turn down a good shot when it presents itself. This one had just snagged a small pike.

Date uploaded: Jun 22 2020

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Wood Duck (19)

Aix sponsa

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 10 2022

Details: adult, summer plummage

Ottawa - An attractive pair resting following their migration.

Date uploaded: Mar 11

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Great Blue Heron (18)

Ardea herodias

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 6 2021

Details: adult

Long Sault - The obvious caption here would be 'That's a stretch'.

Date uploaded: Nov 15 2021

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Wonderful capture.
BrianMorin: It's nice when a familiar bird does something different.

Sandhill Crane (17)

Grus canadensis

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jun 3 2020

Details: adult

Algoma District - Caught in morning light.

Date uploaded: Jun 5 2020

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Bald Eagle (16)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 30 2021

Details: immature

Ingleside - a young bird paused from its morning hunt. I was very close but had to remain in the car so it didn't flush.

Date uploaded: Oct 1 2021

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Great detailed shot.
BrianMorin: I took insurance shots from further away then moved about 7 metres closer for a few more and finally advanced down a side road as far as I felt was safe for the final shots. The bird was not in a hurry to leave so I had the luxury of picking my sky background which included full then partial cloud and finally blue sky, with and without sun.

Northern Hawk-Owl (16)

Surnia ulula

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 3 2022

Details: adult

Ottawa - The winter is winding down so we can expect that this bird will be heading back to the boreal forest in two to three weeks. Because of its location along a popular walking/skiiing path it was viewed by countless people over the past few months. I wanted to make a final visit before it moves on.

Date uploaded: Mar 4

Comments (4):
Chris: Superb. Hope he has a good flight back 😊
BrianMorin: Me too. It was a great bird to watch in the last three months and proved to be the most reliable Hawk Owl I've ever seen.

Eastern Bluebird (15)

Sialia sialis

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult

Guelph - part of a small overwintering flock that were feeding on remnant wild grapes and berries, including these winter berries. This plant keeps its fruit into the coldest part of the year, usually until birds clean them out.

Date uploaded: Jan 12

Comments (5):
Chris: Amazing to see. I guess he's enjoying whatever types of berries those are.
Ahmad Shah: Nice to see this beauty in winter .

Cedar Waxwing (15)

Bombycilla cedrorum

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jun 21 2019

Details: adult

Ottawa - Another relatively easy to find summer species but when one lands a few feet away you just have to take the shot. There is almost no vertical crop on this image.

Date uploaded: Jun 23 2019

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Rough-legged Hawk (13)

Buteo lagopus

BrianMorin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jan 4 2022

Details: adult

Kingston - Wolfe Island - We saw quite a number of them with most being light morph birds like this.

Date uploaded: Jan 29

Comments (2):
Chris: Very nicely done - and nice markings on the bird.
BrianMorin: This was a very tough one. I had five seconds to bang off a sequence as it flew and thankfully had preset the exposure with a couple of f-stops over so the bird wouldn't expose too dark. It was a question of shoot first, asked questions later. The hawk was also very close as it flew so the focus was sharp.