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Hooded orioles (orange-and-black males, yellow-green females) are frequently found in close association with palm trees, which are favorite nesting locations. In southern California, they also favor streamside sycamore trees. They are fond of flower nectar (such as from ocotillos, as at below at right), agaves (upper right and immediately below), and fruit, and occasionally patronize hummingbird feeders. I photographed these in southeastern Arizona and at several sites in California: Big Morongo Reserve in the southeastern desert, Palm Desert, La Jolla, the Monterey Peninsula, and in sycamore trees at the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area in Riverside. |
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