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Brian Morin

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Date taken: Jan 19 2025

Details: male, adult

Matachewan - Beautiful male coming to a feeder. We have none down south this winter so seeing these birds was a treat.

Date uploaded: Feb 5

Comments (2):
Chris: A dream shot. Super result
Brian Morin: You are right. I dreamed of getting a shot like this with an adult male for years and when the scene unfolded I clicked away. Everything worked. I've had some luck closer to home in the past with males, which are never very numerous here (more females and immature males) but with nowhere near the result.

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Brian Morin

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Date taken: Feb 24 2022

Details: male, adult

Algonquin Park - It has been a good winter for Pine Grosbeaks with adult males part of many flocks. This large, attractive winter finch is not as aggressive as Evening Grosbeaks and will often hang back while the 'greedies' feed. I was very happy with recent shots in a tree but I was hoping for an opportunity to capture them on the snow to show off the colour. This setting was perfect and sitting in my car allowed close approach.

Date uploaded: Feb 25 2022

Comments (6):
Chris: Great low angle lighting also makes it picture-perfect! Great job all around!
BrianMorin: Low angle, late day. It was a plan that came together because in this case I thought outside the box (my car) and it worked :)

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Brian Morin

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Details: female, adult

St. Andrews West - While it doesn't have bright colour like the male, it is still an attractive bird.

Date uploaded: Feb 8 2022

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Beautifully captured. I haven't seen one this year,
BrianMorin: There are a few around but not many and often they are focused on ornamental crab apples.

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Brian Morin

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Details: male, adult

St. Andrews West - Finally, after several years without seeing an adult male and following three failed attempts at this location in the last week to see any grosbeaks I had success.

Date uploaded: Feb 8 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: Yes you certainly did. One of my favourite colours on our species.
BrianMorin: The colour and feather pattern are very attractive.

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Canada (Northwest Territories)

Chris

Date taken: Mar 24 2019

Details: male

Staying out of the wind at Yellowknife, NWT

Date uploaded: Mar 26 2019

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Brian Morin

Date taken: Nov 15 2018

Details: female, adult

Pembroke

Date uploaded: Nov 16 2018

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Canada (British Columbia)

lou_dav

Date taken: Dec 16 2017

Details: male, outside normal range

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, Burnaby BC
These birds frequent this park in most winters. The feed on the leaf buds on the Cherry Maple trees right by the parking lot.

Date uploaded: Feb 6 2018

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Brian Morin

Date taken: Mar 9 2017

Details: female

Algonquin Park

Date uploaded: Mar 10 2017

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Canada (British Columbia)

lou_dav

Date taken: Jan 1 2016

Details: male

Burnaby Mountain Conservation area, Burnaby BC

Date uploaded: Jan 24 2016

Pine Grosbeak (13)

Canada (British Columbia)

lou_dav

Date taken: Dec 31 2014

Details: male

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, Burnaby BC.
First male in red plumage on the site. These birds are not the least bit camera or people shy, and they're right by the parking lot. Birding made easy.

Date uploaded: Jan 1 2015