Brian Morin

1755 uploads

Total photos: 1755
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 347
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Bufflehead (27)

Bucephala albeola

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult

Ingleside

Date uploaded: Apr 7 2024

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Terrific capture.
Brian Morin: This was both a surprise and a shocker. I was trying to get some shots of a more distant Ring-necked Duck when I spotted this Bufflehead diving very close to shore and only about 5-7 metres from the car. The problem was that weed stalks were in the way, partially obscuring the shot so I waited until the bird would dive them backed up just enough to give me a chance. I was able to get it between the weeds with enough room to perform a decent crop. I also had it in perfect light and distance. As you know, without sun, this bird's head is black.

Rough-legged Hawk (34)

Buteo lagopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 25 2024

Details: adult

Wolfe Island Kingston

Date uploaded: Apr 6 2024

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.

White-winged Crossbill (13)

Loxia leucoptera

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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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

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.

Sandhill Crane (77)

Grus canadensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult

Cooper Marsh - Likely one of the birds from the local breeding pair.

Date uploaded: Mar 28 2024

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Nice one,Brian!
Brian Morin: It was a three hour wait for three birds to show up and another 45 minutes before they came out into the open but it paid off.

American Kestrel (71)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 25 2024

Details: male, adult

Wolfe Island Kingston - Very cooperative subject for a change.

Date uploaded: Mar 26 2024

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Short-eared Owl (23)

Asio flammeus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 16 2024

Wolfe Island Kingston – It was a good winter for this species on the island. Earlier in the year I had many but while there were only 4-5 remaining on this day, I was very pleased with the result. The nice thing about shorties is that they usually become active before dark, in this case 2 hours ahead, so getting acceptable photos in available light is possible.

Date uploaded: Mar 17 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: A beautiful creature; super capture

Northern Shrike (23)

Lanius excubitor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Mar 16 2024

Wolfe Island (Kingston) - This was one of 5 shrikes I encountered that day, a record total for me. I figured that 2-3 of them were recent northbound migrants.
That is the actual colour of the bird. It's in transition.

Date uploaded: Mar 17 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: Great photo and description.

Eastern Bluebird (71)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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We have a few bluebirds breeding in the area but they are always a treat to see. This male had a partner and had already selected a nest box.

Date uploaded: Mar 5 2024

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Well captured.
Brian Morin: It took a number of shots on different perches before settling on this one as the most successful.

Northern Hawk-Owl (23)

Surnia ulula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Mar 3 2024

I don't normally post more than one shot of a recent subject but this one is worth an encore. I checked out the bird again and managed to get better shots than on the first sighting.

Date uploaded: Mar 4 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: Gorgeous - bird and capture :)

Northern Hawk-Owl (23)

Surnia ulula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Winchester - Discovered a few days ago and since we are late in the season, the bird could head north any day now.

Date uploaded: Mar 2 2024

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Wonderful!
Brian Morin: I thought I was going to miss the species this winter but thankfully this one was found last week.