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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Sep 28 2020
juvenile
Ottawa - Very rare locally. The last record for this seafaring pirate was 1973. It pesters gulls until they disgorge their catch. The species shows up on Lake Ontario near Hamilton every few years.
Sep 29 2020
5
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Sep 27 2020
juvenile
Ingleside
Sep 29 2020
18
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Sep 21 2020
juvenile
Presqu'ile Provincial Park
Sep 29 2020
3
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Sep 20 2020
juvenile
Presqu'ile Provincial Park
Sep 29 2020
4
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Sep 28 2020
male, adult
Ottawa - male displaying
Sep 29 2020
6
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Sep 14 2020
immature
Ottawa
Sep 15 2020
19
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Sep 14 2020
female
Ottawa
Sep 15 2020
2
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Sep 14 2020
adult
Ottawa - This was one of the toughest. I had it for just a few seconds.
Sep 15 2020
5
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Sep 1 2020
immature
1000 Islands - This is a poor quality record shot of a wayward visitor to Ontario and New York. The remnants of Hurricane Laura were expected to bring the odd southern bird along for the ride. While the storm passed well below Canada, some birds would have been pushed along by the perimeter winds and continued north, stopping when they reached the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. This young Brown Pelican, an occasional visitor to Canada, spent about a week in the area, moving back and forth between the US and Canada.

Now for the photo. The pelican could really only be viewed with a scope, which I had, and even that was pushing it. I thought I'd at least try for a record shot for the fun of it. I lay the camera/500mm lens across the car roof (more stable than even my heavy tripod) and used a remote to minimize shake. I had to shift to manual focus because the lens couldn't pick up the distant subject. This is about a 50% crop so at least you can see the bird with its hefty bill and compare it to the smaller cormorants. When I returned home, I checked the distance using satellite view online with the distance measure. The bird was 3.4 km out but still identifiable. That was a record, record shot. :) Other birds that showed up along the lower Great Lakes included Laughing Gulls, Brown Booby and Magnificent Frigatebird.
Sep 8 2020
21
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Aug 21 2020
adult
Richmond - This one had a punk look. The erected head feathers were flattened soon after.
Sep 6 2020
10