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Species photographed: 0
Countries visited: 62

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American Golden Plover (14)

Pluvialis dominica

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Sep 9 2023

Details: adult, molting

Kemptville - There was a small flock in a recently tilled field. The birds were mainly further out and with terrible heat shimmer shooting was impossible. A couple of hours passed and they moved close enough that the shimmer was less of an issue.

Date uploaded: Sep 10 2023

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Spotted Laughing-thrush (2)

Garrulax ocellatus

Krish

India

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Date taken: Aug 1 2023

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2023

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Great Blue Heron (179)

Ardea herodias

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

Date taken: Sep 7 2023

Details: summer plummage

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2023

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European Starling (35)

Sturnus vulgaris

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

Date taken: Sep 7 2023

Details: summer plummage

Date uploaded: Sep 9 2023

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Piping Plover (9)

Charadrius melodus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 18 2023

Details: male, adult, inflight

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - This is a provincially endangered species with only a few breeding pairs. 2023 was a poor breeding year. This male was calling and flying about proclaiming territory. We were not near a nest. The pair did not nest this year but another pair did.

Date uploaded: Sep 8 2023

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Solitary Sandpiper (33)

Tringa solitaria

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

Details: juvenile, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Sep 6 2023

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Solitary Sandpiper (33)

Tringa solitaria

BobTour

Canada (Québec)

Details: juvenile, summer plummage

Date uploaded: Sep 6 2023

Comments (3):
BrianMorin: Good news on your shorebird subject. This is the less common Solitary Sandpiper, a juvenile. Note the greenish legs. Interestingly, this bird often teeters like a Spotted Sandpiper and as its name suggests, often appears alone or with only one or two others.
BobTour: Thank You Brian Morin for the correction, well appreciated. I'd love to meet you one day over a coffee.

Hudsonian Godwit (73)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: juvenile

Oshawa - An uncommon to rare fall migrant, the bird was discovered on the back field of a high school yesterday. I beat everyone to school for the first day back and had the bird to myself for 30 minutes this morning. It was great. It showed virtually no fear but I didn't approach too closely anyway, giving it space to feed on insects and probe for worms. Several times it started to head my way so I'd back off.

Date uploaded: Sep 5 2023

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Magnificent capture.
BrianMorin: I made a special trip when I heard the preferred feeding location and thought if I got there very early I might have some luck. The encounter exceeded expectations.

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (7)

Ceyx erithaca

Krish

India

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Date taken: Aug 21 2023

Details: adult

ODKFs mate and reproduce twice, in immediate succession. Two sets of eggs and fledglings in usually, the same nest. This is a male-female pair in the stage between two reproductive cycles. Not sure which is what.

Date uploaded: Sep 1 2023

Comments (1):
BrianMorin: Good shot and interesting data.

Common Kingfisher (3)

Alcedo atthis

Krish

India

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Date taken: Aug 21 2023

Details: male, adult

Date uploaded: Sep 1 2023

Comments (1):
BrianMorin: A beauty. Stunning colour.