Brian Morin

1717 uploads

Total photos: 1717
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 340
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Glossy Ibis (15)

Plegadis falcinellus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult, outside normal range

Ingleside - Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary. First regional record since 2011. This is an adult in non-breeding plumage.

Date uploaded: Sep 30

Comments (1):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!

Lark-Sparrow (9)

Chondestes grammacus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 12 2025

Details: adult, outside normal range

Rondeau

Date uploaded: Sep 27

Comments (1):
Chris: Terrific find there! Great capture of a nice plumage

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (59)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 18 2025

Details: juvenile

Presqu'ile Provincial Park (Gull Island) - I had a lot of fun with three of these uncommon, attractive sandpipers. They frequently wandered within a few feet of me as they picked insects off low vegetation. They occasionally took on this characteristic profile with body and neck stretched to extend their view.

Date uploaded: Sep 19

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Whimbrel (59)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 14 2025

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - Gull Island

Date uploaded: Sep 17

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Blue-headed Vireo (30)

Vireo solitarius

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 12 2025

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Sep 10

Comments (1):
Chris: There's something about this one...a real stunner

Least Bittern (25)

Ixobrychus exilis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 31 2025

Details: juvenile

Ingleside (Farran Park)

Date uploaded: Sep 5

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper (11)

Tryngites subruficollis

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 29 2025

Details: immature, outside normal range

Sarsfield (Ottawa) - Up to four birds were present for a few days – I saw two. They are rarely spotted in migration in the region.

Date uploaded: Aug 31

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find, well captured.
Brian Morin: At close range the bird can easily be seen but a little further away and not moving, it becomes invisible thanks to perfectly matched plumage.

Veery (17)

Catharus fuscescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2025

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Aug 27

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Beautifully captured.
Brian Morin: The Veery can be a very cooperative subject.

Spotted Redshank (5)

Tringa erythropus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 11 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Cambridge - Fantastic find at a suburban retention pond where the bird was easily observed for an entire day. It was a one-day wonder but several hundred people got to see it before it left that night. The previous record in Eastern Canada was in 1990. The bird likely crossed from Russia, through Alaska into Canada and followed migrating shorebirds south.

Date uploaded: Aug 13

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Superb find, Well done.
Brian Morin: Very long day. Six hours travel each way but my late start (I only heard about it before 9:00 a.m.) meant I'd have nice late afternoon light leading into early evening. It was perfect. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I was one of the lucky few hundred. There were hundreds more that missed it. This bird in breeding plumage is unlike any other species we have.

Ruddy Duck (25)

Oxyura jamaicensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 30 2025

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

Blenheim lagoons - A common species in migration at this location. There were hundreds in the lagoons but only a small number of adult males.

Date uploaded: Aug 3

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Superb capture.
Brian Morin: This species has been very frustrating. Ruddy Ducks all over the place but so few good looking adult males and they always seemed to be too far out. This one broke the rule long enough for me to grab a few shots.