Black Hooded Oriole (Juv or female)

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Shot this at Wild Woods Spa, this was around my cottage for a while, what a place be if you have such birds around you.

Experts pl confirm if this Juv or Female

Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm+ 1.4x TC

Av 5.6
Tv 1/500
ISO 400
Focal length 700mm
Monopod
Date and Time : 30th Dec'11 @ 10:21am

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely image.Its a female.Fine composition with habitat. It will bring spring and come to see me when the mango trees will be blossoming in early February.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice to see this species. The eye contact is nice. Good perch. Is this a crop? There seems to some noise in the background. Reducing the sharpening would be good. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice one Praveen, it is a Juv/ immature it has the typical streaking on the breast and a smudged hood. Adult Female BH orioles donot look very diffrent frm the male, you see slightly more pinkish bill and an over all darker colouration in the male.

TFS
Roopak

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

I agree with Roopak Bhai,it is still immature.It is close to adulthood,as yellow forehead of the juvenile has turned almost black, but the bill has still remained blackish.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild