Brian Morin

1736 uploads

Total photos: 1736
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 343
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2
adult, summer plummage
Casselman
May 30 2017
May 28 2017
female, adult, summer plummage
Embrun - rare in spring
May 29 2017
May 28 2017
male, adult
St. Isidore
May 29 2017
May 28 2017
adult, summer plummage
Crysler
May 29 2017
May 25 2017
adult
Massena
May 26 2017
May 25 2017
adult
Massena - I posted this shot not so much for the bird but for the backstory. We spotted the bird along a road and I grabbed a few shots. To stabilize the camera I went off the road about 7 feet to lean the camera against a sign. About 30 seconds later I returned to the van and not long after I felt something crawling on my hand. It was a tick. I brushed it out the window and pondered what had happened. The grass was not that long, about 10 inches but this critter was lurking somewhere, waiting for an unsuspecting birder to show up. You probably know about the issue with black-legged ticks and lyme disease (a real nasty issue that can be debilitating if not detected early). The percentage of infected ticks has risen to between 20-50% depending on the area. Read up on it. Take precautions and try to stay on trails and hardened surfaces as much as possible. Winter has its pluses.
May 26 2017
May 25 2017
male, adult
Massena - I had posted one of these birds the other day but this individual presented much better.
May 26 2017
May 25 2017
male, adult
Massena
May 26 2017
May 25 2017
adult
Massena - I didn't see the caterpillar in the images until I got home. It's a good thing the vireo doesn't have that on its menu.
May 26 2017
May 24 2017
male, adult
Morrisburg
May 25 2017