Orchard Oriole

[buzzsaw]

The backyard is booming with just about everything you can imagine these days, even a species I've never seen back here before... an Orchard Oriole.

I was talking with a naturalist friend of mine about this sighting today and he informed me that in Minnesota you see about 100 Baltamore Orioles for every Orchard oriole... so I was happy to get this guy and even happier that he appears to be hanging around sharing the grape jelly smorgasbord. The MOU peeps would like to see this guy I'm certain!

[finnbay]

Great capture, Buzz!

[Steve Foss]

Nice shot, buzz. Way to get an uncommon bird. I'll be sure to go on the MOU e-mail net and forward your address to everyone there. Enquiring birders want to know!

[buzzsaw]

Yeah, those MOU'ers like US photographers. (I'm generalizing of course)

Here's another I got on the Raspberry bush...

Its hard not to sit and take pics of this guy all day... but the family would dis-own me.

[mmeyer]

Those are really excellent Mike. That last one is incredible.

[JR777]

Those rare captures are sure exciting I know. Excellent find and photos buzz

[DMN]

Excelent pictures, I like the 2nd the best and congrats on the rare find.

DMN

[MN Shutterbug]

Congrats on a first!

[WCS]

Beautiful photos Buzz. My wife and I were commenting on what a different looking Orioles we had in the yard yesterday. After seeing your post, I realized we also had orchard orioles. I went back and looked at my raw files and sure enough, I found one.

[buzzsaw]

NICE! Hopefully these will stick around for a while! My neighbor told me they had one stay all summer about four years ago. Keep your jelly out!

[huntnfishsd]

Great photos guys!

[buzzsaw]

Thank, Huntnfishd!

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I'll be sure to go on the MOU e-mail net and forward your address to everyone there. Enquiring birders want to know!

Boy are those MOU elitists colors shinning through... its been VERY interesting watching the sparring going on lately over there... I'm a bit surprised they send out the public e-mails with the dirty laundry.

[Steve Foss]

I dumped myself off that list last year. Too darn many e-mails clogging my system every day with very little value, so I said "see ya later!"

What are they fighting about now?

[Dbl]

Beauties Mike! Didn't even know there was another variety.

[buzzsaw]

Thanks, Dan.

Steve... I'll shoot you an e-mail with a lil' copy and paste jobbie... it's ugly! Don't wanna post it here.

[Steve Foss]

Thanks, Mike. I read it. Makes me even more glad I dumped that list. Yuck.

And so, back to lovely pictures of our fine subjects, be they bird, beast, plant or human!