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A great 1st of the year bird :)
KC Foggin

A great 1st of the year bird :) (Icterus galbula)

Male Baltimore Oriole.
Baltimore Orioles do not molt into bright-orange adult plumage until the fall of their second year.
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Habitat
Their preferred habitat is open deciduous woodlands. Baltimore orioles also do quite well in community parks and suburban backyards. They forage in the treetops and commonly build nests in American elms, cottonwoods, and maples.
Location
Backyard, Myrtle Beach, SC
Date taken
Jan. 1, 2023
Scientific name
Icterus galbula
Equipment used
Nikon D90, SIGMA 80-400/4.5-5.6 DG OS. plus a 1+1/4 extender, hand held
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Digiscoper321
Great shot of this beautiful bird,KC,amazingly enough we have a female 2 Cy bird of this species in the most southern part of Sweden at the moment and twitchers from all over the country are getting lifers galore.Not me though,I'll let it be.
 

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Date taken
Sun, 01 January 2023 6:46 PM
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