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Indian Roller (5)

Coracias benghalensis

Krish

India

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Date taken: Oct 20 2023

Details: adult

Date uploaded: Oct 21 2023

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Hermit Thrush (73)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 19 2023

Long Sault Parkway - It was late in the day and I was shooting against a lifeless sky but it sure makes the bird stand out.

Date uploaded: Oct 20 2023

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Great shot, it is true that a dull sky in the back makes the bird stand out.
Brian Morin: I didn't have many shots of this species before the last few days so being able to watch a few birds chasing each other and occasionally presenting nicely was a treat.

Merlin (59)

Falco columbarius

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 17 2023

Details: male, adult

Ottawa

Date uploaded: Oct 18 2023

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent closeup.
Brian Morin: Lucky on this one. The first observation was of the bird high atop a tree at a distance but when it flew to an inside perch not too high it worked beautifully.

White-throated Mountain-gem (26)

Lampornis castaneoventris

Sue Bishop

Panama

Date taken: Feb 13 2023

Details: female

#Chiriqui Province
#Guadeloupe

Date uploaded: Oct 14 2023

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: A beauty

White-eyed Buzzard (1)

Butastur teesa

Krish

India

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Date taken: Oct 3 2023

Details: adult

This is actually a medium-sized hawk, not a "true buzzard"

Date uploaded: Oct 14 2023

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Stunning
Ahmad Shah: Gorgeous Buzzard, beautifully captured.

White-rumped Sandpiper (73)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Oct 12 2023

Details: immature

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - On Gull Island. The walk over was much better than my trip in September. The water was only knee deep instead of waist deep and that was only for about two minutes of the walk. The rest was much shallower. Also the distance across had been shortened by 75%, making for about a five minute crossing.

Date uploaded: Oct 13 2023

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Excellent find, nicely captured.
Brian Morin: I had almost given up on seeing this bird. Others had encountered it when they first arrived but I missed it. As I was leaving, a flock of Dunlin flew in and it was with them. It obligingly walked 3 metres in front of me.