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Purple Sandpiper (10)

Calidris maritima

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult, winter plummage

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - an annual but rare late fall visitor.

Date uploaded: Dec 18

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent capture for a late fall visitor.
Brian Morin: I was fighting strong winds and waves lapping at the ice along the Lake Ontario shore, as was the bird. The great thing about the experience is while I remained stationary, the bird moved about, wandering as close as 7 feet from me.

Golden-naped Tanager (61)

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 11 2025

#Pichincha Province
#Birdwatcher's House and Lodge

Date uploaded: Dec 13

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: That's a good one

Forest Wagtail (3)

Dendronanthus indicus

Krish

India

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Date taken: Dec 6 2025

Most wagtails swing their tails up and down. This is an exception

Date uploaded: Dec 11

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Very unusual and well captured.
Sue Bishop: Really beautiful!

Red-crested Pochard (1)

Netta rufina

Krish

India

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Date taken: Dec 5 2025

Date uploaded: Dec 11

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Nice presentation
Sue Bishop: Lovely!

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (30)

Anisognathus somptuosus

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 11 2025

#Birdwatcher's House and Lodge
#Pichincha Province

Date uploaded: Dec 6

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Beautiful colours

Silver-throated Tanager (12)

Tangara icterocephala

Ahmad Shah

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 21 2025

Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo, Pichincha Province.

Date uploaded: Nov 30

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: I like the composition and the colours.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee (11)

Parus rufescens

Chris

Canada (British Columbia)

Date taken: Nov 23 2025

Delta, BC

Date uploaded: Nov 24

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: A real beauty, superb find. Well done Chris !
Brian Morin: Good light on your subject

Empress Brilliant (9)

Heliodoxa imperatrix

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 11 2025

Details: male

# Pichincha province
#Birdwatcher's House and Lodge

Date uploaded: Nov 21

Comments (1):
Chris: What a stunning species

Velvet-purple Coronet (63)

Boissonneaua jardini

Sue Bishop

Ecuador

Date taken: Mar 11 2025

# Pichincha Province
#Birdwatcher's House and Lodge

Date uploaded: Nov 21

Comments (1):
Chris: Love the hints of indigo there

Rufous Hummingbird (61)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Nov 20 2025

Details: female, juvenile, outside normal range

Stoney Creek - Unfortunately I don't get the chance to submit hummingbird shots very often and so far that has been limited to the Ruby-throated, until now. This West Coast visitor was a pleasant surprise.

Date uploaded: Nov 21

Comments (5):
Sue Bishop: Great you were able to catch it!
Ahmad Shah: Superb find, well captured.