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Altamira oriole        Images © Mark A. Chappell

The Altamira oriole is a large tropical oriole that makes it into the Rio Grande valley of south Texas.   Unusually for orioles, they can be very confiding (I saw one attacking its reflection in a rear-view mirror), especially around feeders.   These were at Bentsen Rio Grande State Park.

  • Canon 1D3 or 1D4; 500 mm f4 IS lens plus 2X converter or 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, fill-in flash (2007, 2014)