Audubon's Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted May 21, 201181 views4 comments

This Audubon's Oriole was photographed at a feeding station at Falcon State Park in Zapata, Tx. This male was partaking in some marshmallows and oranges that were set out on trees. He exhibited a unique feeding posture which caught my attention. Photo was taken after a thunderstorm with varying light.

Canon 7D, 300 mm f2.8 lens, f2.8, ISO 400, 1/2000, Aperture priority with tripod

Comments welcome and appreciated.

Carlos Escamilla
Laredo, Tx

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 21, 2011 at 1:58 AM

Loopy from a sugar rush, no doubt. Interesting behavior. I don't think it does much for the picture, though.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 21, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Interesting pose and nice details on the bird. The marshmallow doesn't help the image though. It is very bright and really competes for the attention of the viewer.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 21, 2011 at 12:39 PM

I agree with the others Carlos. The bird and surroundings are great, but the marshmallow kind of ruins it for me.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 22, 2011 at 12:26 AM

Carlos - this is a fine image, but the marshmallow has got to go!

Carefully cloning it out and leaving even a bare space would be better.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments