Oriole in the Ocotillo

Thank you Nikolyn for sharing your lovely comment. I really appreciate it!

Thank you so much, Marty for your wonderful comment. It wasn't easy as the hooded oriole doesn't stay still for long. It must have felt safe , way at the top of this tall ocotillo plant. I was glad to be standing in the right place at the right time.

Thank you, Kate. Golden hour can be a great time to get the camera, and accounts for the wonderful color and detail. The hooded oriole who visits my natural Sonoran Desert acre of joy, is quite difficult to capture. He and the female take off at the slightest movement. Apparently he felt safe taking refuge at the top of this ocotillo. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites, too.

Thank you so much Conni! A spectacular time of day and a willing subject, gives you gorgeous photography. I appreciate your visit and the fave too.

Thank you Johanna. It really was, as this bird flies away at any movement. I guess it felt safe at the top of this very tall ocotillo plant. The lighting was unique as well, golden hour. I was most fortunate to pull off these shots.

Thank you, Marcia! The hooded oriole is a beautiful bird indeed, and golden hour is such a lovely time of day for such a piece.

Cindy! Thank you for stopping by. The hooded oriole is most difficult to photograph, as they always fly away. I am most pleased to have taken notice of him during the golden hour. Flying high to the top of this ocotillo plant, he felt safe.

Thank you so much Nikolyn for sharing your thoughts about my bird photography. I really appreciate it. It was a very moody and rare moment to capture the hooded oriole in this way. The plant it has to the top of, is an ocotillo which is not a cactus, but rather a shrub or plant. He has landed at the top of one of its branches, normally looking a dead stick. They bloom in spring and once again during the summer monsoon. Being October 1st, it was the end of the season, and this bird was taking advantage of those blooms. The male and the female like to rob our hummingbird feeder as well.

Aww, Larisa! Aren't you sweet. Thank you for your lovely comment about my bird photography. I am glad you like it and have chosen it as one of your favorites, and shared it on Twitter.

Thank you, Rick! I really appreciate the wow, and the fave. I am pleased that could actually get some shots of this moment, as the hooded oriole rarely stays put long enough to get the shot.

Randy! I am especially happy to have my bird photography recognized in this special way. Thank you for the Homepage Feature in your lovely art group, Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery. I really appreciate that, and hearing your beautiful expressions shared about this piece. It's a pleasure to be a member in your group.

Thank you Nishma Creations for sharing your thoughts. I am glad you like it and have chosen it as one of your favorites. I really appreciate it!

I had to be quite stealthy with this guy, and use a long lens. I am most grateful that my camera could allow me to get in close. Thank you Angela for sharing such a wonderful comment and choosing this as one of your favorites. I really appreciate it!

Mary! How sweet of you to check out my bird collection and share your beautiful thoughts about it. When you live on an acre of natural Sonoran Desert flora, the birds just love to grace me with their presence. The hooded oriole is just one of those birds, but this is a rare moment. The slightest movement, and they are gone. They like to rob my hummingbird feeder. Thank you for your kind words expressed about this. I really appreciate it!

Jasna! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing wonderful comment about my bird photography. I really appreciate it! I am glad you like it and have chosen it as one of your favorites.

Sharon! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing wonderful comment about my bird photography. I really appreciate it! Those beautiful moments makes it all worth the effort.

Vicky! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing wonderful comment about my bird photography. I really appreciate it! Not an easy bird to photograph, but sometimes you can have those right moments.

Jurgen! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing wonderful comment about my bird photography. I really appreciate it!

Thank you Latha for sharing such a fabulous comment about my bird photography. These birds are very difficult to photograph as the slightest movement and they are off and hiding in the bushes. Sometimes you get lucky and just have to be ready for those special moments. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too.

Dorothy! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it! I can see why it would be a new bird for you, as they exist in a small area of the southwest, Arizona being a large area where they live.

Cindy! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful comment about this piece. They are very elusive birds, flying away at the slightest movement. It was golden hour, and it probably thought flying to the top of this tall ocotillo, he would not be seen. The ocotillo blooms were just to good to pass up, so it stayed a while. I appreciate the fave too!

Bunny! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful comment about this. I really appreciate it!