Brian Morin

1739 uploads

Total photos: 1739
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 343
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2
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Mar 2 2026
female, adult, outside normal range
Champneuf - My second trip north this winter. I encountered 83 birds in multiple flocks; the largest was 30.
Apr 8
35
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Mar 16 2026
male, adult
Ottawa - a good bird to get in the east.
Apr 2
31
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King Eider (66)
Mar 29 2026
male, adult, outside normal range
Toronto - I returned to see this rare overwintering male before it heads north. Shooting conditions were much better than on New Year's Day, with no heat shimmer and moderate wind. The bird also came closer one time during my four-hour stay.
Mar 30
31
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adult
Ingleside - There have been numerous sightings of these local breeders this winter.
The bird was hunting the roadside, enabling me to stay in the car to photograph it.
Feb 23
12
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male, adult, outside normal range
Cobourg - Eurasian visitor. The water colour was a great addition for my shots.
Feb 19
11
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male, adult, outside normal range
Montreal - I returned to see this European vagrant and had a far better experience than I did a month ago. There was no crowd (myself and a couple from Pennsylvania) and the bird's habits were well understood since a feeder had been set up with meal worms, berries and safflower seeds. Instead of seconds I had it sunning itself for a few minutes before flying off into an adjacent lot.
Feb 15
4
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immature
Eastern Ontario - I'm not fond of taking pictures of birds on wires but this rare winter visitor changed my mind. It was hunting in mid-morning which means it was hungry. This photo is cropped and I'm shooting at 800mm so I'm not nearly as close as it looks.
Feb 14
7
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King Eider (66)
Jan 1 2026
male, adult
Toronto - It was a cold New Year's Day in Toronto, a 4.5 km walk to the end of this park in Lake Ontario overlooking Toronto Harbour and the CN Tower. One or two females or juvenile male King Eiders overwinter somewhere along the shore of western Lake Ontario but seeing an adult male is rare. I have been after an adult male within a reasonable distance since I began birding. It was not as close as I'd hoped but it still worked out and was worth the 9 km round trip.
Feb 11
10
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Jan 21 2026
adult, outside normal range
Champneuf (Abitibi County) - I have been tracking the movement of this species since mid-December. Last winter there was a major irruption south so we should not have expected anything noteworthy for several years at least. However, the birds had other plans and have staged a minor irruption into familiar territory again. That worked for me. On this trip I saw 64 (my personal record) with 44 in one location. These birds are a lot of fun to watch and are a real treat for someone from southern Canada, a driveable distance to Arctic birds.
Jan 22
8