some orioles

[denis]

these were taken earlier this year at colonel sam smith park,with steve,and neil.was very cloudy,bu it worked to our advantage with good feather detail,and no harsh light.
MR & MRS baltimore oriole




orchard oriole

[Bird Brain]

Beautiful!  

I haven't seen any Baltimore Orioles this year.  Bummer!  

Jo-Anne

[denis]

thanks jo-anne.
geez,sorry about that. i,ve seen loads of them,almost everywhere i go.

[ravynne40]

These are gorgeous shots of the orioles, nice going Denis.

Jo-anne, they are everywhere..just listen for the bird that sounds like a robin on steroids LOL.

They are fast too, Denis you were lucky enough to have them sit long enough to get those, half of my oriole pics are blurry orange!

[Bird Brain]

Jo-anne, they are everywhere..just listen for the bird that sounds like a robin on steroids LOL.

 Funny.  :lol:

Irene and Denis ... every year, I see and hear one male Baltimore Oriole for a short time at Lake Aquitaine but didn't see him this year.  Usually see male Baltimore Orioles at Erindale Park and Rattray Marsh - unfortunately, have had zero time to visit those places so far this Summer.  

Speaking of Robins, have been seeing SO many this year, including babies!  

[denis]

thanks irene.
the baltimores are very plentiful. it,s the orchard oriole i dont see much of.

[Drevni]

The quality of pics is amazing. Was wondering what lens it is, and what distance?

[denis]

hi.
on this particular shoot,we were fairly close.i used a canon 1-D mark 11,combined with a canon 500mm F/4,on a tripod with gimbal head.dont remember if i had a 1.4x extender on,or not.

[Brian Bailey]

Very nice shots Denis!

I particularly like the Orchard Oriole.  They're tough to get close to (at least in Toronto).

I really thought we might get a nest there this year, but I haven't seen any in the park since late May.

BB

[denis]

thanks brian.
yes it was a real treat for me,and a first,also.

[JW Mills]

Amazing series Denis!
I've also checked out your other posts. I've had computer troubles and have been off-line for two weeks so rather than make multiple posts let me just say here that all of them are excellent but I'm kinda partial to this one.

[denis]

thanks john.
appreciate it.