Brian Morin

1723 uploads

Total photos: 1723
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 341
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Blue-headed Vireo (30)

Vireo solitarius

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 12 2025

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Sep 10

Comments (1):
Chris: There's something about this one...a real stunner

Least Bittern (25)

Ixobrychus exilis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 31 2025

Details: juvenile

Ingleside (Farran Park)

Date uploaded: Sep 5

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper (11)

Tryngites subruficollis

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 29 2025

Details: immature, outside normal range

Sarsfield (Ottawa) - Up to four birds were present for a few days – I saw two. They are rarely spotted in migration in the region.

Date uploaded: Aug 31

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find, well captured.
Brian Morin: At close range the bird can easily be seen but a little further away and not moving, it becomes invisible thanks to perfectly matched plumage.

Veery (17)

Catharus fuscescens

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 8 2025

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Aug 27

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Beautifully captured.
Brian Morin: The Veery can be a very cooperative subject.

Spotted Redshank (6)

Tringa erythropus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 11 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Cambridge - Fantastic find at a suburban retention pond where the bird was easily observed for an entire day. It was a one-day wonder but several hundred people got to see it before it left that night. The previous record in Eastern Canada was in 1990. The bird likely crossed from Russia, through Alaska into Canada and followed migrating shorebirds south.

Date uploaded: Aug 13

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Superb find, Well done.
Brian Morin: Very long day. Six hours travel each way but my late start (I only heard about it before 9:00 a.m.) meant I'd have nice late afternoon light leading into early evening. It was perfect. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I was one of the lucky few hundred. There were hundreds more that missed it. This bird in breeding plumage is unlike any other species we have.

Ruddy Duck (25)

Oxyura jamaicensis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 30 2025

Details: male, adult, summer plummage

Blenheim lagoons - A common species in migration at this location. There were hundreds in the lagoons but only a small number of adult males.

Date uploaded: Aug 3

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: Superb capture.
Brian Morin: This species has been very frustrating. Ruddy Ducks all over the place but so few good looking adult males and they always seemed to be too far out. This one broke the rule long enough for me to grab a few shots.

Hermit Thrush (20)

Catharus guttatus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Apr 28 2025

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jul 25

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Excellent,Brian!
Brian Morin: Everything worked. The light was right, the background faded beautifully and the bird stayed still for about 10 seconds. That is a lifetime in bird photography.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (28)

Polioptila caerulea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 9 2025

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jul 22

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Nice closeup,Brian!
Brian Morin: I spent 15 minutes trying to get a decent shot of this little guy. I got lots of pictures, a few of which worked. It was as tough as dealing with a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Western Meadowlark (60)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 11 2025

Details: male, adult, outside normal range

London - The bird was actively calling for a prospective mate but none showed up. Similar to the Eastern Meadowlark but the call is a giveaway for this Prairie bird. The yellow on the face extends onto the cheek past the bill and the back is a sandier colour rather than brown.

Date uploaded: Jul 17

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!
Brian Morin: I spent a couple of hours with this bird at first light, hoping that it would come to the fence. It had been singing in a field about 100 metres away but eventually I was rewarded.

American White Pelican (31)

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 3 2025

Details: adult, summer plummage, outside normal range

Prince Edward County (Gull Shoal) - We found two birds on a rocky shoal four km offshore. Pelicans breed in southwestern Lake Erie but a few birds wander before and after the breeding season. This summer individuals have been popping up across Ontario in the south, central and east, usually seen as flybys.

Date uploaded: Jul 6

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture,Brian!
Brian Morin: This sighting wasn't on the radar for our trip that day.