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Pretty Boy
KC Foggin

Pretty Boy (Icterus galbula)

Male Baltimore Oriole. They are arriving.
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
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Habitat
Baltimore orioles are found in the Nearctic in summer, including the Canadian Prairies and eastern Montana in the northwest eastward through southern Ontario, southern Quebec and New Brunswick and south through the eastern United States to central Mississippi and Alabama and northern Georgia
Location
Yard Bird, Myrtle Beach, SC
Date taken
Feb., 2022
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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