{"id":49846,"date":"2017-07-08T05:57:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T11:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=49846"},"modified":"2017-07-08T05:57:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T11:57:31","slug":"bullocks-oriole-just-after-stealing-food-from-a-spider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/08\/bullocks-oriole-just-after-stealing-food-from-a-spider\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider"},"content":{"rendered":"

This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.<\/p>\n

Two of my most elusive and sought-after subjects are Western Tanagers and Bullock’s Orioles (sometimes I think I’ve been cursed by yellow\/orange songbirds). I’ve had numerous opportunities with orioles coming to my backyard hummingbird feeders but by definition that’s a setup situation and I don’t post those types of images (and\u00a0rarely even take them). So last June when this\u00a0beautiful male unexpectedly presented himself to me on Antelope Island I was delighted to document some interesting and amusing behavior and even get a shot or two that I liked pretty well\u00a0aesthetically.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This bird was a specialist at robbing insects trapped in spider webs. Notice the bundled and wrapped “bug” hanging down from the leaf at bottom right. Just prior to this shot the oriole had reached down and\u00a0snatched another of these little protein bundles hanging down from the leaf just below his left foot. During that process much of his head was hidden by the leaf but I did get this clear shot a split-second later. This photo now resides in my ridiculously small collection of Bullock’s Oriole images that aren’t setups.<\/p>\n

But there’s more to the story than just that. Just prior to this event the\u00a0bird had stolen more food from a spider web near a fence just a couple of feet away. But in that instance the spider was there to defend its food cache and the reaction of the oriole to the angry spider was nothing short of hilarious. Just over a year ago I posted photos of that encounter and if you missed it I think it would be worth your time to check it out. That series is one of my favorite\u00a0documentations of amusing bird behaviors.<\/p>\n

Here’s the link<\/a> if you have the interest and missed it the first time around.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.<\/p>\n

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