The Orioles Return
by Bruce Bley
Title
The Orioles Return
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a young male oriole was taken this spring. This little guy was on a branch of one of my crab trees out front. This is the 2nd year that the orioles have returned. I have to feeders that they eat from. They seem to enjoy oranges and grape jelly. We have had 9 that have been frequently eating the oranges or jelly. They are a beautiful bird.
The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird that commonly occurs in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. This bird received its name from the fact that the male's colors resemble those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. Like all icterids called "orioles", it is named after an unrelated, physically similar family found in the Old World: the Oriolidae. At one time, this species and the Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii, were considered to be a single species called the Northern Oriole.
This medium-sized passerine measures 17-22 cm (6.7-8.7 in) in length and spans 23�32 cm (9.1-12.6 in) across the wings. Their build is typical of icterids, as they have a sturdy body, a longish tail, fairly long legs and a thick, pointed bill. The body weight averages 33.8 g (1.19 oz), with a range of weights from 22.3 to 42 g (0.79 to 1.48 oz). The male oriole is slightly larger than the female, although the size dimorphism is minimal by icterid standards. Adults always have white bars on the wings. The adult male is orange on the underparts shoulder patch and rump, with some birds appearing a very deep flaming orange and others appearing yellowish-orange. All of the rest of the male's plumage is black. The adult female is yellow-brown on the upper parts with darker wings, and dull orange-yellow on the breast and belly. The juvenile oriole is similar-looking to the female, with males taking until the fall of their second year to reach adult plumage.
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May 18th, 2014
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Comments (43)
Chrisann Ellis
Bruce, Your Outstanding Work has been Featured On The Home Page of Weekly Fun For All Mediums...Congrats!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Chrisann, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Weekly Fun For All Mediums New Work". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
David, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I truly appreciate it.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Bruce, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Bruce Bley replied:
Don, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Birds In Focus". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Janette Boyd
Excellent capture of the Oriole! You can almost reach out and touch the softness of the feathers. f/l/tweet
William Tasker
Oh man, Bruce! This is flat out gorgeous! Amazing scene and capture! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, William. I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jean, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards For All Occasions". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Visions Of Spring - Glances Of Summer". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Nader, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Exploration Photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Miroslava, Thank you for the feature in the group "KINGDOM Animalia". I truly appreciate the honor.
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for having this great piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I am proud to be able to support and promote all artists within our group. I very much enjoyed viewing the masterfully done piece from you portfolio to show off to all other artists and to attract perspective buyers. Thanks for sharing your beautiful artwork with all FAA members. Well worthy of this recognition.
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". I sincerely appreciate it.
Ralph Klein
Congratulations. Your this wonderful picture is featured on the HP of PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Thank you very much for sharing. Beautiful work and great capture.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD", Ralph. I sincerely appreciate the honor and nice comment.
Dominique Fortier
Beautiful capture, Bruce! I love very much the background also. l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Dominique. I am glad you enjoyed this work.
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.