Orchard Orioles

The big highlight from Rock Meadow today was a family of Orchard Orioles. I’ve been hoping to confirm breeding for several years now and finally succeed today.

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Youngster

OrchardWhat?

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Mom and a youngster

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Someone’s hungry

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Mom taking a break.

 

Update: Coincidentally, great video from Lang Elliot was posted today (7/20).

Comments (4)

  1. Mick wrote::

    Great photos and how nice to have a cute family of birds close by like that.

    Monday, July 19, 2010 at 1:22 am #
  2. Larry Jordan wrote::

    Great series documenting the Orchard Orioles breeding grounds. Those fledglings get pretty demanding, I don’t begrudge that Mom taking a break!

    Monday, July 19, 2010 at 11:58 pm #
  3. Lana wrote::

    Very nice shots. We have these birds in our area, too, but they’re not a common sight.

    Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 11:01 pm #
  4. dreamfalcon wrote::

    I belive they are very hard to spot, since they blend in with the leaves! Cool photos!

    Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 10:30 am #