Male Orchard Oriole on an olive tree branch
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Submitted to Photo Challenge: Wildville
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Blessed be his glorious name and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Psalms 72: 19
We are more apt to see the Baltimore Orioles and rarely do we see the Orchard oriole, consequently was thrilled that one appeared on May 16, 2011, to eat jelly off the bird feeder. Spring is my favorite time of the year to see the migrating colorful birds, which is why I chose this picture for the challenge.
A rare guest
Did its best
To give visibility
Whilst on an olive tree...
The male orchard oriole
Fulfilled his role
Within natures splendor
As God's ambassador,
To bring sweet release
In the name of peace.
Poetry by me, AJP
To see the female Orchard Oriole who arrived a few days after the male
here is the link:
http://jpgmag.com/photos/3016043
Thank you so much JanElle for your kindness in nominating this picture.
30 responses
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Donna Mullins gave props (6 Feb 2012):
wonderful detail on this beautiful bird right down to its feet! Very nice entry.
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Doglvr gave props (6 Feb 2012):
Excellent close up.
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Sarah Springer gave props (6 Feb 2012):
Awwwwe I just love all your little birdie friends.....looks even more special in lightbox
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Donald Garrett gave props (6 Feb 2012):
A very handsome specimen and great entry for this new theme!! (I've never seen one up close!)
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Regenia Brabham gave props (6 Feb 2012):
Fantastic shot and entry!!!! Such great DOF.
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Iztok Urh gave props (6 Feb 2012):
Excellent!!
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Linda Houghton gave props (6 Feb 2012):
Fantastic shot -- wonderful entry
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Michaela K. gave props (7 Feb 2012):
what a beautiful bird
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John Linton gave props (7 Feb 2012):
Wildly wonderful entry!
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Ann Reece gave props (7 Feb 2012):
The photo is excellent, Andrea, I did not know that there was an Orchard Oriole, I have only heard about the Baltimore Oriole. I have never seen either species. I would love to see them someday. In my art class we are working on painting birds and have been paying attention to their feet and legs. This photo gives a perfect shot of the feet, plus the whole bird - lol : )
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Judy and Wayne Wanamaker gave props (7 Feb 2012):
What a fabulous capture, Andrea! So sharp! and the colors are gorgeous! Great entry!
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Nadeem Shafi gave props (7 Feb 2012):
You've done it again. Amazing, Andrea.
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Andrea Petersen said (7 Feb 2012):
Donna and Ann you mentioned the sharpness in the legs and feet.I manually stopped down to F/16 as I wanted as much detail as I possibly could get shooting through the window. My ISO was 450 and my shutter speed 1/100 sec. I used my telephoto 300mm lens.. I also used a tripod so there would be no camera shake. I shot this at 9:37 AM on May 16, 2011 and I was able to shoot 7 pictures of it before it got to our feeder..Our Olive tree and the feeder is not far from our window..I will enclose a link to see another shot of
this bird that I posted earlier. -
Andrea Petersen added a link (7 Feb 2012):
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Litz Go gave props (7 Feb 2012):
excellent entry, Andrea!
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Shirley Valencia said (7 Feb 2012):
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JanElle gave props (7 Feb 2012):
I've only seen the baltimore orioles, which are very lovely too. The colour of this oriole is incredible and I love how you captured such intricate detail, even his feet are pictured very clearly! What a fantastic capture and entry !!
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Patty Gross gave props (7 Feb 2012):
This photo is absolutely stunning, Andrea. The colors are so rich and beautiful. You captured him perfectly....I have a terrible time with birds. They seem to know when I'm about to push the shutter and that when they make a break for it! :) But your shots are always astounding!!!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (7 Feb 2012):
Lovely!
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Richard Knight gave props (8 Feb 2012):
I have never seen such detail.
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Susan Littlefield gave props (8 Feb 2012):
Wow! I feel like I'm looking right through the window and seeing this bird in person. Fantastic shot, Andrea!
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damir ceric gave props (8 Feb 2012):
wonderful,and so well photographed,complimenten
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Rachelle Crockett gave props (8 Feb 2012):
Great capture!
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (8 Feb 2012):
this is the perfect shot for this theme!
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Merike Mäll gave props (10 Feb 2012):
väga hea makrofoto-ilus-selge
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Iztok Urh gave props (10 Feb 2012):
Wonderful!
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Bruce Miller (Deleted) gave props (10 Feb 2012):
:-)
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Deborah Downes gave props (11 Feb 2012):
Incredible clarity and detail. For sure gets my vote.
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Ioana Caravan gave props (16 Feb 2012):
Excellent entry!
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Winky Vivas (Deleted) said (23 Feb 2012):
Absolutely beautiful! Wonderful colors, detail light, and DOF. I love your poetry too! Outstanding work in every way!
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