Mealtime at the oriole household

[squirl033]

A couple of shots of a mama and papa Bullock's oriole feeding their chicks at a nest here in Chehalis...

 

[Jeff1583 83]

Very nice shooting...

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I did not know they fed them berries. I had always assumed it was protein only. Great photos and thanks for the informative set.

 

[baturn]

Very nice captures!

 

[goooner]

Very nice indeed.

 

[zombiesniper148 13]

Great images.
Well timed.

 

[Jeff G]

I had didn't know they fed them berries either, great set!

 

[squirl033]

Thanks, guys! I assumed insects would be the chicks' main diet as well, but apparently the adults feed them a mix of berries, bugs, larvae, caterpillars, and whatever else they can harvest... Really fun to watch this, too... The chick are only about 4 days old, so I've got another 8-10 days to capture more images before they fledge...

 

[MartinCrabtree143 38]

Care to share the camera lens metering and exposure? Nice images BTW.

 

[squirl033]

Care to share the camera lens metering and exposure? Nice images BTW.

Sure... Canon 7D mkII, Tamron 150-600 lens, 1/320 @ f/6.3, ISO 1600, 600mm...

 

[MartinCrabtree143 38]

Reason for asking metering is the exposure is so even without even a hint of that green cast images like that often posses. Again great shot.

 

[HIvill]

Wow incredible catch

 

[rosh4u]

Very Nice set of Images Shared!

 

[NancyMoranG]

Great clarity and color!
What 3Dog Night song is in your signature?

 

[HavToNo]

Very cool shots.