Brian Morin

1757 uploads

Total photos: 1757
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 347
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2
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May 8 2023
adult
Point Pelee National Park - What a treat to have a chance to see this night bird at close range and only 18" off the ground.
May 23 2023
11
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May 13 2023
immature, outside normal range
Point Pelee National Park - One or two birds appear each spring around mid-May, sometimes hanging around for a couple of days before returning south. This is a second year bird showing adult features like whitish head and gray underparts but still having mottled underwing.
May 19 2023
11
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May 8 2023
molting, outside normal range
Point Pelee National Park - This is the most unlikely bird to ever visit the southernmost point of mainland Canada and a record for this Arctic wanderer. Hundreds of observers saw the bird within its five hour visit before it flew off towards a destination even further south, Pelee Island, 16km away. In typical ptarmigan fashion it paid no attention to its admirers, at times approaching to within a few feet of them.
May 19 2023
17

Chris: That is indeed incredible. While at Long Point I overheard talk of this occurrence. Glad you caught up with him!
BrianMorin: I have seen birds in northern Quebec but not in Ontario and to have one show up on this trip was an experience beyond incredible. Ironically we were watching the appearance of the bird on its journey which was first noted in Toronto a number of days earlier then possibly Burlington, then Port Stanley, Wheatley the day before and then Point Pelee before a final flight south to Pelee Island with no further updates. Hundreds of people saw this species for the first time that morning. The discovery close by at Wheatley the previous day was a closely guarded secret known only to a few local birders. All that changed before 6:00 a.m. when it showed up at the southern Tip of the park and the whole birding world knew. It made regional media news and I discovered moments ago that so did I. I was in the throng captured on video by a local broadcaster and aired on CBC (I recognized my hat and jacket) :) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2204262979681
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Apr 21 2023
Ottawa - The lively extended song of this tiny mite is remarkable, a welcome sound on a spring day.
Apr 23 2023
18
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Eastern Meadowlark (72)
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.
Apr 13 2023
15
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male, adult
Long Sault - There are still a few hundred diving ducks in the river, with Ring-necked being the most numerous.
Apr 13 2023
17
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Western Grebe (72)
adult, outside normal range
Port Credit - This bird has put in an annual appearance for four years. It usually sticks around for a few weeks then moves about Lake Ontario and eventually heads to the Prairies. I went to see it last year but it was 150 metres out in the lake. Needless to say the speck in the middle of the shot was not very convincing. I spent the entire morning hoping for a close approach and had success a couple of times as it moved from far out to shore. It was always on the move and usually that was underwater. It can easily swim beneath the waves for several minutes and cover a great distance. It prefers underwater to flight or even swimming. It never flew.
Mar 30 2023
14