Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole female perched on a dead tree branch that is mostly covered by lichens.
Orchard Oriole, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 30, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/320 sec.

This page is for the Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). In the field, I incorrectly identified this bird as a Prothonotary Warbler. I had seen the warbler in the same general area the previous weekend, and the bright yellow of the female Orchard Oriole seemed to match as it flitted around the trees. Only after I was doing my confirmatory checks at home did I realize I had misidentified it. The oriole was doing a decent job of hiding and I am happy I was able to get a decent shot.

Orchard Oriole on a small branch below a larger dead tree trunk.
Orchard Oriole, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/640 sec.