Velvet-purple Coronet (70)Boissonneaua jardini Ahmad Shah Ecuador Date taken: Mar 2 2026 Las Cotingas Reserve, San Tadeo, Pichincha Province. Date uploaded: Apr 30 Views: 66 Comments (3): Sue Bishop: A real beauty!Brian Morin: Very colourful
Swallow-tailed Kite (7)Elanoides forficatus Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 22 2026 Early morning at Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos. What a way to start the day, with a lifer - seen from above which was not how I imagined seeing this species for the first time. Date uploaded: Apr 29 Views: 89 Comments (4): Brian Morin: Great shot of a striking species.Ahmad Shah: That is one brilliant shot. Well done Chris.
Pine Warbler (18)Setophaga pinus Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 27 2026 Details: male, adult Ingleside - I had to get started with a local warbler now that birds are showing up through the southwestern part of Ontario. This male was on territory. Date uploaded: Apr 28 Views: 60 Comments (3): Chris: Excellent capture. Not easy to get low down in the open. What a sight.Brian Morin: Quite right about this tree topper. Good thing the leaves aren't out yet or this shot would have been impossible.
White-booted Racket-tail (29)Ocreatus underwoodii Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 21 2026 Ecuador, the true birder's paradise. Almost unreal - everywhere you looked was overwhelming. This one from the Alambi Reserve west of Quito. Date uploaded: Apr 27 Views: 78 Comments (3): Brian Morin: An amazing subject accented with a very nice background.Chris: Thanks Brian. Sat still just long enough. The jet lag from the overnight flight was a challenge…but sleep on the first day simply wasn’t an option :)
Indigo Bunting (26)Passerina cyanea Sue Bishop Canada (Ontario) Date taken: May 7 2025 Details: male, adult Norfolk county Date uploaded: Apr 26 Views: 51 Comments (2): Brian Morin: A beauty. Even light captures the colour well.Chris: Terrific one - a shy bird usually.
Black-throated Green Warbler (78)Setophaga virens Sue Bishop Canada (Ontario) Date taken: May 6 2025 Long Point Provincial Park Date uploaded: Apr 26 Views: 71 Comments (1): Chris: Very nice. Never easy, and love to see each and every photo.
Violet-bellied Hummingbird (13)Damophila julie Ahmad Shah Ecuador Date taken: Feb 16 2026 Violet-bellied & Green Thorntail Hummigbirds, Taken in Fruity tour, Pedro Vincente Maldonado. Pichincha Province. Date uploaded: Apr 26 Views: 59 Comments (2): Sue Bishop: Nice seeing to two species on the same branch!Brian Morin: Two for the price of one is always appreciated.
Black-and-white Warbler (35)Mniotilta varia Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 28 2025 Details: male Point Pelee National Park - The warbler that behaves like a nuthatch. One of the earliest warblers to arrive. Date uploaded: Apr 26 Views: 43 Comments (2): Sue Bishop: Excellent!Brian Morin: I'm waiting for my first of the year. Should be this week.
Long-tailed Duck/Oldsquaw (25)Clangula hyemalis Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: May 6 2025 Details: male, adult, summer plummage Point Pelee National Park - Adult male in full breeding plumage. Date uploaded: Apr 26 Views: 49 Comments (4): Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture.Brian Morin: Unusually close to shore and my first close up of a male in breeding plumage.
Orange-fronted Barbet (2)Capito squamatus (Near-threatened) Chris Ecuador Date taken: Feb 22 2026 Details: male Seen at the Frutty Tour lodge Date uploaded: Apr 25 Views: 38 Comments (3): Brian Morin: Well doneAhmad Shah: Nicely taken, you don't see this one often, you were lucky.
