Brian Morin

1772 uploads

Total photos: 1772
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 347
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Tricolored Heron (36)

Egretta tricolor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 6 2024

Details: adult, outside normal range

Collingwood - I had great views of the bird for an hour after a 4 1/2 hour wait sitting on a boulder on the shore. It was a beautiful subject.

Date uploaded: May 17 2024

Comments (6):
Chris: Terrific find and snap!
Brian Morin: This bird was well out of my way but I knew it would be worth the trip if I saw it. Fortunately that proved to be true and I clicked away for an hour in multiple terrific settings. Its feeding pattern, darting to and fro faster than you can blink, is incredible. At one point it was catching 2-3 minnows per minute. Great Blue Herons could take lessons.

Black-necked Stilt (30)

Himantopus mexicanus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 4 2024

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Strathroy - A pair bred here last year. A male has returned but there was no female yet. The next closest breeding is possibly Manitoba (rarely) and Saskatchewan but mainly Alberta. It's a great find.

Date uploaded: May 16 2024

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Virginia Rail (29)

Rallus limicola

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 27 2024

Details: adult

Cooper Marsh

Date uploaded: Apr 28 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Superb!
Brian Morin: These birds dislike open areas but once in a while one will poke around at the edge of the cattails. I could hear two calling about 5 metres away and eventually this one came into the open briefly.

Great Egret (118)

Ardea alba

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult

Cooper Marsh

Date uploaded: Apr 27 2024

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture.
Sue Bishop: Gorgeous capture, Brian!

Northern Parula (74)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 14 2023

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park - Warbler season is creeping up on us. There have already been a few advance scouts reported in different areas, including a Parula at Pelee this week.

Date uploaded: Apr 19 2024

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Beautifully captured.
Brian Morin: Point Pelee offered up a great photo opportunity.

Great Horned Owl (23)

Bubo virginianus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Details: female, adult

Cornwall - Bird at nest site at dawn. It had been feeding its single 10-day old chick a cottontail rabbit. This must have been a very late nesting.

Date uploaded: Apr 14 2024

Comments (4):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!
Brian Morin: I couldn't believe the effect on the eyes. The very early morning light gave them a unique glow. That is the actual colour – no retouching.

Wilson’s Snipe (74)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 9 2024

Wolfe Island Kingston

Date uploaded: Apr 10 2024

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Very nice portrait, Brian!
Brian Morin: This bird was right beside the road so I am only about 5 metres away and it didn't fly. I was treated to a lively series of calls.

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.