Brian Morin

1736 uploads

Total photos: 1736
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 343
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2
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male, adult
Cornwall
Mar 3 2017
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Feb 28 2017
male, immature
Williamsburg - this individual has a very dark facial disk. The dark disk, dark around the eyes and overall darker brown plumage suggests the bird is partially melanistic. I rechecked other images and have reconsidered the bird's sex. It may have been a male after all.
Mar 1 2017
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Feb 23 2017
immature
Cornwall
Feb 24 2017
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Feb 23 2017
adult
Cornwall - a stretch before the hunt.
Feb 24 2017
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Feb 9 2017
immature
Plaisance - This bird attracted attention because of the unusual amount of brown feathers around the eye. None of us has ever seen one like this before. I made the trip specifically to see it and we had some luck. I have friends who have many years experience with Great Greys and have handled both live birds and study skins. They had never come across this marking.
Feb 10 2017
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Feb 1 2017
immature
Tupper Lake - A rare bird in North America and a very rare breeder. COSEWIC designates the Ross's Gull as threatened. There are about 50,000 birds worldwide mainly in Siberia but between 0 and 10 pairs breeding annually in northern Canada. There is a slight pinkish blush below, present in both sexes. Viewing conditions were poor and the bird was not as close as I'd like but we got it which was the main thing. This bird is currently in the Adirondacks on a nearly frozen river. That is possibly the most illogical place one would expect to find it. This bird should be between Russia and Alaska in the Pacific.
Feb 2 2017
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Jan 30 2017
adult
Chateauguay - Île Saint-Bernard. With virtually no winter finches to see, birds such as the Tree Sparrow offer some relief for weary observers.
Feb 1 2017
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Jan 30 2017
adult
Chateauguay - Île Saint-Bernard. This was one of three stars performing at the refuge for excited birders and photographers.
Feb 1 2017
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Jan 30 2017
male, adult
Chateauguay - Île Saint-Bernard
Feb 1 2017
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Jan 30 2017
female, adult
Chateauguay - Île Saint-Bernard
Feb 1 2017