Rough-legged Hawk (34)Buteo lagopus Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 25 2024 Details: adult Wolfe Island Kingston Date uploaded: Apr 6 2024 Views: 23 Comments (2): Sue Bishop: Great closeup, Brian!Brian Morin: This was the hawk of the day. I had a banner experience with 26 Rough-legs, a high count for the winter but this was the only one that offered me a chance to memorialize the outing. It also ended up being one of my better perched shots of the species.
Blue-throated Barbet (1)Megalaima asiatica Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 29 2023 Date uploaded: Apr 5 2024 Views: 20 Comments (2): Chris: That looks like a very remote place Krish - congratulations on the first upload of the species.Sue Bishop: Stunning!
Scarlet Tanager (70)Piranga olivacea Sue Bishop Canada (Ontario) Date taken: May 16 2023 #Long Point Bird Observatory Date uploaded: Apr 2 2024 Views: 19 Comments (2): Brian Morin: It is hard to capture the true colour of the Scarlet Tanager with digital cameras but overcast conditions like this help.Chris: Yes terrific job with this one Sue. Ive had trouble with a Vermilion Flycatcher where the red just overwhelmed my camera.
Grey-sided Laughing-thrush (1)Garrulax caerulatus Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 1 2023 Details: immature Date uploaded: Apr 1 2024 Views: 19 Comments (2): Brian Morin: Great detailChris: Amazing job
Talamanca Hummingbird (21)Eugenes spectabilis Sue Bishop Panama Date taken: Feb 13 2023 #Chiriqui Province Date uploaded: Apr 1 2024 Views: 17 Comments (1): Chris: Stunning at this angle
White-winged Crossbill (13)Loxia leucoptera Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Feb 5 2024 Details: male Algonquin Park - Numerous Red Crossbills present but few White-winged this year. Normally we can expect pictures from ground level looking to tree tops but from the elevated visitor centre deck I was almost at the height of the trees. Date uploaded: Apr 1 2024 Views: 28 Comments (2): Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find and shot.Brian Morin: It was one of the highlights of the trip, especially getting it from that perspective.
Gadwall (25)Anas strepera Chris Canada (British Columbia) Date taken: Mar 17 2024 Details: male Seen at Richmond, BC near the airport. Date uploaded: Mar 31 2024 Views: 31 Comments (3): Brian Morin: Well done.Chris: This species’s plummage is quite impressive; glad to have had good weather
Green-winged Teal (18)Anas crecca Chris Canada (British Columbia) Date taken: Mar 29 2024 Seen moments before sunset - creating challenging lighting conditions. Richmond, BC (Terra Nova). Date uploaded: Mar 31 2024 Views: 35 Comments (4): Brian Morin: I ran into the same issue earlier in the week with Short-eared Owls, right down to the last rays of sunlight. You did well.Chris: I’ve noticed the sun out here seems different than in the east. More “blinding” and I tend to get burned more easily. Have yet to pinpoint what it causing this difference
Crested Oropendola (9)Psarocolius decumanus Sue Bishop Panama Date taken: Feb 13 2023 #Chiriqui #Birding Paradise Date uploaded: Mar 30 2024 Views: 20 Comments (2): Brian Morin: A fine memory of a special bird.Chris: Great one Sue
Panama Flycatcher (8)Myiarchus panamensis Ahmad Shah Panama Date taken: Mar 4 2023 El Valle de Anton, Cocle Province. Date uploaded: Mar 30 2024 Views: 18 Comments (1): Chris: Great identification and capture!
