Brian Morin

Green Heron (85)

Butorides virescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 14 2023

Details: adult

Blenheim - The heron was actively hunting frogs.

Date uploaded: Jul 19 2023

Comments (2):
Chris: Great action shot with the crest too.
BrianMorin: The crest was a bonus. It also moved fairly close which was nice.

Sandhill Crane (75)

Grus canadensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: adult

South Lancaster - I had to be at the site by 5:15 a.m. to make sure I'd see the crane family head from the marsh to an adjacent soybean field. My shooting window today lasted about 3 minutes with the best shots in the first minute. Usually it is about 20 seconds.

Date uploaded: Jul 14 2023

Comments (3):
Sue Bishop: Excellent capture, Brian. It was worth getting up for.
BrianMorin: It was. This was across from Cooper Marsh.

Veery (17)

Catharus fuscescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 12 2023

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jul 10 2023

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Nice closeup.
BrianMorin: As only Pelee can offer. The light was nice too.

Eastern Bluebird (38)

Sialia sialis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 5 2023

Details: male, adult

Long Sault - Proclaiming his territory. No sign of chicks yet.

Date uploaded: Jul 7 2023

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Nice colorful bird.
BrianMorin: He was a fine looking specimen. Very hard to approach so I eventually gave up. He won that one.

Prairie Warbler (3)

Dendroica discolor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 19 2023

Details: male, adult

California (Ontario) - On breeding territory

Date uploaded: Jun 30 2023

Comments (5):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!
BrianMorin: Great little bird singing away.

Cassin's Kingbird (1)

Tyrannus vociferans

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 16 2023

Details: outside normal range

Leamington – An exceptionally rare bird in the province with only a few prior records for this Southwestern U.S. species. Thankfully I was in the region at the time and saw the bird the day after many others had seen it. It was not found the following day so timing was perfect.

Date uploaded: Jun 18 2023

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Great find, well captured.
BrianMorin: This was an exceptionally difficult subject to shoot. The initial brief activity at dawn was in the open but after that it was always within a small woodlot in a park. Poor light and lots of leaves and branches meant I'll only have about 2-3% keepers but at least I have this to show for the effort.

Dickcissel (6)

Spiza americana

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 17 2023

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Merlin - I spotted two pairs in this area. The males were singing. This Midwestern species irrupts into the region in small numbers to breed and it often occurs after our main songbird migration is over.

Date uploaded: Jun 18 2023

Comments (1):
Chris: That’s interesting on the irruption. Glad they found the right habitat as I believe it’s population is declining

Franklin's Gull (24)

Larus pipixcan

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 9 2023

Details: immature, outside normal range

Oshawa - Although this is an immature bird it does show a faint blush on the lower front.

Date uploaded: Jun 12 2023

Comments (5):
Ahmad Shah: Beautifylly captured.
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture, Brian!

Tricolored Heron (36)

Egretta tricolor

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jun 9 2023

Details: adult, outside normal range

London - A long haul but this species has eluded me in Canada so I decided to make the run and was successful. Sightings in the East are rare but they occasionally show up in the Southwest.

Date uploaded: Jun 10 2023

Comments (4):
Chris: How about that? Great result for the effort!
BrianMorin: Thanks. It was worth the effort, with a few bonus birds on the way home.

Sandhill Crane (75)

Grus canadensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

South Lancaster - In a field adjacent to Cooper Marsh Conservation Area. They had two chicks.

Date uploaded: Jun 5 2023

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Spectacular shot with the baby on its side.
BrianMorin: This was right place, right time, to the minute. It worked better than I had expected.