Female Hooded Oriole at my Humming Bird feeder
Apr 4, 2018 23:39:28 #
All right! The female Oriole showed up in fairly good light. She went to one of the humming bird feeders instead of the Oriole feeder. That's OK, a hummer came along and went to the Oriole feeder. The female had to put up with competition and being harassed by the bees.
Note other than condensation the feeder was scrubbed inside and out - all three feeders got scrubbed.
#1 80D, 100-400 mk2 + 1.4x III @ 560, 1/400 @ f/8.0, ISO 320 off tripod from about 50-55'
#2 all same but ISO 400
PP in the new version of LR & PS upgraded this morning.
Fine detail in feathers is really hard to get in these more or less solid bright colors, esp with back light like these.
Note other than condensation the feeder was scrubbed inside and out - all three feeders got scrubbed.
#1 80D, 100-400 mk2 + 1.4x III @ 560, 1/400 @ f/8.0, ISO 320 off tripod from about 50-55'
#2 all same but ISO 400
PP in the new version of LR & PS upgraded this morning.
Fine detail in feathers is really hard to get in these more or less solid bright colors, esp with back light like these.
Apr 4, 2018 23:53:00 #
Apr 5, 2018 00:53:14 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Difficult lighting but still a nice job!
Thanks a lot.
Apr 5, 2018 03:05:06 #
Still, very good captures considering your difficulties and lighting issues.
Well taken.
Well taken.
Apr 5, 2018 06:53:32 #
Funny what feeder the birds are attracted to...our HB feeders always attract loads of wasps which seem to keep some birds away. Nice captures!! 
Apr 5, 2018 07:03:04 #
robertjerl wrote:
All right! The female Oriole showed up in fairly ... (show quote)
Jerry, excellent photos.
Greg
Apr 5, 2018 08:33:43 #
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Apr 5, 2018 12:17:50 #
Leicaflex wrote:
Still, very good captures considering your difficulties and lighting issues.
Well taken.
Well taken.
Thanks
Maybe I should put my popup blind out there so I can get the birds from the other side, that would cure the back light problems, get me closer for better feather detail etc. Put it up tomorrow so they are used to it by Monday when I can try for some pictures. It will have to be Monday through Friday of next week, this weekend and next weekend I am the 8-5 announcer for our railway museum's Spring Day Out With Thomas festival.
Apr 5, 2018 12:19:49 #
jederick wrote:
Funny what feeder the birds are attracted to...our HB feeders always attract loads of wasps which seem to keep some birds away. Nice captures!!
A couple of months ago I had one hummer that would hover and use its wing tips to bat the bees off so it could get to the feeder.
Apr 5, 2018 12:20:21 #
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Apr 5, 2018 12:27:31 #
Ben's nana wrote:
Nice capture. I guess he's looking for some variety
Fran
Fran
Thanks
My first Oriole was a male and got used to the hummer feeder. I put up an Oriole feeder and it kept going to the hummer feeder than when he found a mate he introduced her to the hummer feeder. Last summer for a while I had two pairs and the second pair would use the Oriole feeder most of the time. Strange but I have never seen an Oriole at the other humming bird feeder. That one is glass, different shape, in shade and open flying space on only two sides. I guess they like this one because they can fly in and out on all sides.
Apr 5, 2018 18:19:34 #
robertjerl wrote:
Thanks br My first Oriole was a male and got used ... (show quote)
I didn't know orioles could be so particular that it stick to using the hummingbird feeder. I like these shots very much.
Apr 5, 2018 18:44:38 #
Sirius_one wrote:
I didn't know orioles could be so particular that it stick to using the hummingbird feeder. I like these shots very much.
Last summer even when the one pair was using the Oriole feeder I saw Orioles at the humming bird feeder about 2/3 of the time.
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