Orchard Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted May 14, 20042,841 views13 comments

Although smaller and not as vibrant in color as his cousin the Baltimore Oriole out of the 2 this species is my favorite. I just love his cool "Silver Boots" and his shiney dress! He's always ready to go out "Sportin" as my grandmother would say!

Canon 10D
Sigam 300mm lens w/1.4 TC
ISO 100, 1/200 @ 7.1 exp. comp. -.6
Slight beak movement, due to not changing my ISO to 200 'cause I was shooting flowers just prior.
Cropped about 50%, levels, usm.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on May 14, 2004 at 6:27 PM

Oh baby!!

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Comment posted by Garth McElroy on May 14, 2004 at 6:29 PM

Holy cow!!!! I'd take this over a baltimore any day!!!!!!!!

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Comment posted by Bruce Sherman on May 14, 2004 at 7:59 PM

Ken,
You have posted some great shots recently, and this is without a doubt my favorite.

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Comment posted by Ruediger Merz on May 14, 2004 at 8:34 PM

Absolutely great, Ken.

I love this one.

Styx

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Comment posted by William H Fissell on May 14, 2004 at 10:18 PM

Ken,

there just ain't words for this. Now for the nits....

still looking....

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on May 15, 2004 at 12:37 AM

Kenneth,

This is so nice, my words just won't do this any justice. The Oriole is so sharp and well illuminated. Don't think it could be improved, perfect.
PS: I haven't seen one of these in S. Louisiana in many years. When I was a youngster, these orioles were everywhere, building their pouch-like nest in pine trees and within bundles of moss hanging in live oaks. The last one I saw was about 10 years ago, and the parent was feeding a young starling. I guess you know what that means.

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Comment posted by Malcolm Hunt on May 15, 2004 at 3:02 AM

Amazing shot with the leaves framing the bird nicely. The details look great which can be very hard to get right on dark looking birds, well done.
Malcolm Hunt

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Comment posted by Vic Harris on May 15, 2004 at 7:51 AM

Fabulous in every respect!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 15, 2004 at 3:28 PM

A very nice bird, and a fine image.

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Comment posted by Daniella T. on May 16, 2004 at 12:25 AM

wow! that is a nice pose and it is really sharp too. I love the shine on the bird's feathers.

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Comment posted by Chris Davidson on May 16, 2004 at 6:28 PM

Absolutely gorgeous Ken! GREAT WORK! I much prefer the Baltimores colors but when this Orchard is photographed so beautifully, its hard to disagree with you!

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Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on May 17, 2004 at 8:47 PM

Thanks ever sooo much everyone!

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Comment posted by Trey Neal on May 19, 2004 at 12:22 PM

Extremely well executed capture - that open beak gives it life. Nice work.

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