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Wood Duck (107)

Aix sponsa

Brian Morin

Date taken: Oct 2 2022

Details: female, adult

Ottawa - Swimming on a canvas of fall colours.

Date uploaded: Oct 6 2022

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Superb capture of this lovely female Wood Duck, with nice reflection in the water. Well done Brian .
BrianMorin: Thanks. I know the focus tends to be on the male and he's great but I enjoy the subtle plumage of the female with her colour highlights. I deliberately tried for shots that best showed the fall colours reflected in the water.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (10)

Tryngites subruficollis

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 23 2022

Details: juvenile

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - Gull Island. An uncommon to rare species in the park. They might get one every year or every other year in fall migration.

Date uploaded: Sep 30 2022

Comments (6):
Sue Bishop: Excellent. One of my favorites.
BrianMorin: Mine too. One or two had been seen off and on for a couple of weeks but it took me 3 trips to the park with 5 visits to the island before it worked out. In fact, I had given up on the last trip and was going to head back empty handed when I got it.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (9)

Tyrannus forficatus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Apr 29 2022

Details: adult, outside normal range

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - What a treat to see this bird. I had the one In Montreal last fall but the setting was nowhere near as good as this. I could always orient myself for the right light unlike with the other bird. The flycatcher was likely blown up by warm stormy weather that originated on the Texas coast a few days ago.

It was very cold first thing in the morning and windy after that, keeping insects low or on the ground. It always fed on the ground and seldom went to a perch so most of my shots were of it on the ground.

Date uploaded: Apr 30 2022

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: That is an amazing bird, superb capture, fantastic setting.
BrianMorin: I selected a nice perched shot to show the bird rather than a lawn shot. I got plenty of those. This bird was fabulous and had us enjoying the show for almost four hours before it took a long break for the afternoon.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (9)

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2022

Details: outside normal range

Niagara Falls - This southern vagrant has spent five months hanging out with Mallards at a park. It is a bit smaller than its many cousins and when it is close it really stands out. It presumably will relocate in the spring.

Date uploaded: Jan 21 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: What a find! I remember seeing a flock in Quebec years ago and have a print somewhere. Must be getting lots of attention.
BrianMorin: It is a popular bird, visited by many birders since its arrival. I pointed it out to some people not familiar with it.

Nashville Warbler (21)

Vermivora ruficapilla

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Sep 10 2021

#Presqu'ile Provincial Park
#fall migration

Date uploaded: Nov 21 2021

Comments (1):
BrianMorin: Nice looking individual.

Grey Phalarope/Red Phalarope (4)

Phalaropus fulicarius

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 16 2021

Details: immature

Ottawa - I had been hoping to find a Red Phalarope somewhere in the region this fall and had a chance to check out this individual which had just been spotted.

Date uploaded: Nov 17 2021

Comments (6):
Chris: Spectacular find and photo together! Love the backdrop as much as the bird 😮
BrianMorin: This was a little beauty and the light really made a positive difference. The phalarope swan around large boulders along the shore, disappearing for a minute or more, then coming back into view.