Fiery-throated Hummingbird (13)Panterpe insignis Ahmad Shah Panama Date taken: Feb 16 2023 Boquete, Chiriqui Province. Date uploaded: Apr 15 2023 Views: 22 Comments (2): Chris: Tremendous work to get the colours displaying.BrianMorin: Getting the right pose to best capture the bird's colours is the trick. This does it.
White-throated Mountain-gem (26)Lampornis castaneoventris Sue Bishop Panama Date taken: Feb 13 2023 Details: female #Chiriqui #Finca Lerida Date uploaded: Apr 13 2023 Views: 26 Comments (2): BrianMorin: Nice pose and choice of background.Chris: Congrats Sue on yet another new species.
Eastern Meadowlark (73) Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Details: adult Ingleside - These birds returned about a week ago and are a welcome sight in the fields. As expected, it was a very difficult subject to work with. Date uploaded: Apr 13 2023 Views: 17 Comments (6): Sue Bishop: Wonderful find and capture,Brian!!BrianMorin: I went looking for them and found a pair where there was a pair last year. This time I had one bird closer than before.
Ring-necked Duck (29)Aythya collaris Brian Morin Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Details: male, adult Long Sault - There are still a few hundred diving ducks in the river, with Ring-necked being the most numerous. Date uploaded: Apr 13 2023 Views: 19 Comments (6): Sue Bishop: A beauty!BrianMorin: He sure is and in good light.
Brown Fish Owl (5)Ketupa zeylonensis Krish India 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 11 2023 Details: female, adult Date uploaded: Apr 13 2023 Views: 20 Comments (3): BrianMorin: A majestic subject.Sue Bishop: Wonderful!
Gray-headed Chachalaca (5)Ortalis cinereiceps Ahmad Shah Panama Date taken: Mar 9 2023 Cabanas Potosi, El Valle de Anton. Cocle Province. Date uploaded: Apr 12 2023 Views: 25 Comments (1): Chris: Very nicely done.
Boat-billed Heron (5)Cochlearius cochlearius Ahmad Shah Panama Date taken: Mar 10 2023 Details: juvenile El Valle de Anton.Cocle Province. Date uploaded: Apr 12 2023 Views: 20 Comments (1): BrianMorin: Good shot. It posed nicely.
Surf Scoter (14)Melanitta perspicillata Chris United States (Washington) Some heavy surf at Point Roberts with a front moving through, and several weather warnings in the region. Date uploaded: Apr 9 2023 Views: 23 Comments (6): BrianMorin: Great Surf shot. Better than a placid setting. The obvious caption would be 'Surf's up'Chris: I have a bunch. Was tough to choose between this further out view or close-ups with the crashing waves
White-winged Scoter (7)Melanitta fusca Chris United States (Washington) Male and female displaying prominent field marks at Point Roberts. To my surprise, a new personal species upload. Date uploaded: Apr 9 2023 Views: 13 Write comments
Harlequin Duck (27)Histrionicus histrionicus Chris United States (Washington) Details: male At Point Roberts, Washington Date uploaded: Apr 9 2023 Views: 27 Comments (4): BrianMorin: Another beauty.Chris: Luckily he chose to swim right past me 😊
