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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Jun 24 2020
adult, outside normal range
Brockville - I made several trips to check out this bird but with no sighting on Tuesday I was sure it had finally departed. Then I received a call yesterday afternoon that the bird was still there and had sought shelter out of the wind closer to shore. Conditions were very challenging, shooting through narrow openings in blowing cattails while standing in rubber boots in marsh mud, trying to maintain my balance. I had great luck in very nice light.
Jun 25 2020
18
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male, adult
Brockville - Ospreys are pretty run of the mill for us but I won't turn down a good shot when it presents itself. This one had just snagged a small pike.
Jun 22 2020
16
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Jun 19 2020
adult, summer plummage, outside normal range
Brockville - There had been several reports of pelicans along the St. Lawrence River between the Quebec border and the 1000 Islands in recent weeks but most were one-day wonders. This bird stuck it out for over a week north of Brockville in a conservation area.
Jun 20 2020
9
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Jun 17 2020
adult
near Ottawa
Jun 18 2020
17
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Jun 17 2020
male, adult, outside normal range
Kilmarnock - I returned to see this bird on a sunny day for a better show of colour. It sang its fluted song for a while but never moved to a more suitable low level perch. It hasn't yet given up hope that it will find a mate. Compared to its eastern cousin, this bird has brown feathering that is paler, with the yellow of the throat extending up to the beak.
Jun 18 2020
13
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Jun 12 2020
male, adult, outside normal range
Merrickville - What an incredible song this bird has, a terriffic Prairie tune. We listened to it singing for 90 minutes. Too bad it won't find a mate in the area since it is way out of range.
Jun 13 2020
13
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Jun 12 2020
adult
Ottawa - Nice yellow underparts of the (Eastern) Palm Warbler.
Jun 13 2020
5
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Jun 4 2020
male, adult
Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park
Jun 5 2020
14
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Jun 4 2020
male, adult
Algoma District
Jun 5 2020
12
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Jun 4 2020
male, adult
Algoma District - A treat for us so used to Red-winged Blackbirds. They have little in common with them except the family association. They are more approachable, spend most of the day ground feeding in grassy areas, fly about interacting with one another, have a very different call and males have an almost liquid metallic sheen.
Jun 5 2020
17
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