Brian Morin

1781 uploads

Total photos: 1781
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 349
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Red-necked Grebe (13)

Podiceps grisegena

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Aug 5 2023

Details: adult, summer plummage

Toronto

Date uploaded: Aug 15 2023

Comments (3):
Chris: Not always an easy species to get close up. Great job.
Sue Bishop: Well done! What a beauty, Brian!

Barred Owl (27)

Strix varia

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 31 2023

Details: adult

Ottawa - This is a very reliable bird. It stays in a very tight area and regularly fishes for frogs and minnows. Because of this it comes much lower in the trees than you'd otherwise see.

Date uploaded: Aug 1 2023

Comments (2):
Ahmad Shah: That is a wonderful capture.
BrianMorin: I saw the owl a few hours earlier, further back and three times as high with a branch across its face. I returned, monitored it for 30 minutes when its started to come to life, preening then later flying to a much better perch for both of us (the bird and for me).

Wood Thrush (5)

Hylocichla mustelina

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 11 2023

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jul 29 2023

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture.
BrianMorin: Pelee is the only place I've had any luck with Wood Thrushes and sometimes they are incredibly cooperative there.

Prothonotary Warbler (18)

Protonotaria citrea

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 12 2023

Details: male, adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jul 23 2023

Comments (3):
Ahmad Shah: Fabulous capture.
BrianMorin: He was a fine specimen and at very close range. I didn't move towards him, he flew in to defend territory from another male that was 4 metres from me. At one point he landed on the railing of the boardwalk, about 2 metres from me. What a show.

Green Heron (86)

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 (77)

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 (39)

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)

Setophaga 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.