Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (2)Hemipus picatus Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 17 2024 Date uploaded: Feb 2 2024 Views: 17 Comments (1): Brian Morin: Interesting profile. The bird certainly has a strong upper body appearance.
Bay-breasted Warbler (62)Setophaga castanea Ahmad Shah Canada (Ontario) Date taken: May 14 2023 Long Point. Date uploaded: Jan 28 2024 Views: 21 Comments (3): Brian Morin: A seasonal favourite. Nice capture.Chris: Terrific - I tried hard this season but this is far better than I could do!
Short-eared Owl (73) Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) Date taken: Jan 21 2024 Kingston - Wolfe Island. A flock of these beauties kept us occupied for about 90 minutes as dusk advanced. The sun was very low when this shot was taken. Date uploaded: Jan 23 2024 Views: 21 Comments (3): Chris: I was going to say, that sun has added a terrific colouring here.Jan: Wonderful placement of feathers on this beautiful Short-eared Owl. It looks quite comfortable sitting on it's post, great photo!
Malabar Pied Hornbill (2)Anthracoceros coronatus (Near-threatened) Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 17 2024 They come down for a dust bath most evenings just before last light during this time of the year. The red-brown strip is an unpaved road used by the local villagers in their vehicles - which does not seem to bother them at all ! Date uploaded: Jan 22 2024 Views: 27 Comments (1): Brian Morin: Unique looking birds. Nice presentation.
Prothonotary Warbler (73) Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 10 2023 Details: male Point Pelee National Park Date uploaded: Jan 20 2024 Views: 19 Comments (5): Ahmad Shah: That is awesome capture.Brian Morin: A cold winter day got me thinking about spring and birds I had at Point Pelee last May. The Prothonotary was one of my favourites.
Western Tanager (73) Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Details: male, adult, winter plummage, outside normal range Ottawa - On my third attempt over a three week period I finally had the bird near a feeder. He sure brightens up the landscape. Date uploaded: Jan 15 2024 Views: 21 Comments (4): Ahmad Shah: What an amazing find. Well done Brian !Brian Morin: The colour is so bright at this time of year when there are no breeding plumage Goldfinches. It is also a noticeably larger bird.
Heart-spotted Woodpecker (3)Hemicircus canente Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 9 2024 Details: adult, nest The first bird is a female. The second is the male Date uploaded: Jan 14 2024 Views: 15 Comments (2): Brian Morin: Nice production.Chris: Just terrific to see in detail - congrats. I’ve always wondered why this woodpecker has such a short tail…doesn’t seem to serve him well but must be for a reason!
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (24)Eupherusa eximia Sue Bishop Panama Date taken: Feb 22 2022 #Chiriqui Province #Finca Lerida Date uploaded: Jan 13 2024 Views: 26 Comments (2): Chris: Good angle for the field marks.Brian Morin: Nice and sharp
Snowy Egret (67)Egretta thula Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Dec 29 2023 At Estero Llano Grande State Park Date uploaded: Jan 13 2024 Views: 25 Comments (1): Sue Bishop: Nice flight shot!
Cassin's Sparrow (2)Aimophila cassinii Chris United States (Texas) Date taken: Dec 27 2023 For a brief moment a Cassin's Sparrow came out of the field. Unfortunately I couldn't get any decent photos, however the dark "anchors" are visible on the upperparts, as well as the faint eye ring. La Joya, Texas. Date uploaded: Jan 12 2024 Views: 20 Comments (5): Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find.Chris: Thanks. I wish I had more time to observe him, but this didn’t last long.
