Baltimore Oriole Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Baltimore Orioles are always VERY welcome spring guests in my yard, providing a much needed splash of color after a dreary South Dakota winter. They usually arrive after the first week of May, and typically I'll have one or two regularly visit my orange and jelly feeder. In 2018, however, I had up to a DOZEN Baltimore Orioles in my yard at one time! It was an odd year, with a very late, cold spring, and migration seemed to be condensed for many species. However, it really was a blast seeing so much orange flitting about the back yard. My favorite photo has to be from that year...hence this picture of a gorgeous adult male sitting on top of the shepherd's hook that holds the feeder. Taken on May 11th, 2018 in Brandon, South Dakota.

Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula


Baltimore Oriole 1 (Male) May 20th, 2004 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 2 (Female) May 20th, 2004 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 3 (Female) May 20th, 2004 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 4 (Male at feeder) May 19th, 2004 Brandon, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 5 (Male) June 3rd, 2006 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 6 (Male) May 16th, 2007 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 7 (Male) May 16th, 2007 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 8 (Male) May 16th, 2007 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 9 (Male building nest) May 20th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 10 (Male at feeder) May 9th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 11 (Male) May 9th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 12 (Male) May 22nd, 2010 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 13 (Male) May 22nd, 2010 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 14 (Male) May 27th, 2013 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 15 (Male) May 17th, 2013 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 16 (Male) May 17th, 2013 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 17 May 13th, 2014 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 18 May 13th, 2014 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 19 May 12th, 2014 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 20 May 12th, 2014 Brandon, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 21 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 22 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 23 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 24 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 25 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 26 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 27 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 28 May 11th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 29 May 8th, 2018 Brandon, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 30 May 15th, 2020 Perry Nature Area near Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 31 May 13th, 2017 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Baltimore Oriole 32 May 18th, 2020 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Baltimore Oriole 33 May 22nd, 2019 Brandon, South Dakota