Baltimore Oriole in a Redbud tree, Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Oak Harbor OH

I attempted to catch this Baltimore Oriole in the Redbud tree by the door of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, where I am working the Biggest Week in American Birding, for two days. It kept coming back, but I was across the parking lot and never had my camera ready when it perched there. The first day the tree was beautifully blossomed out…the second day, after a supercell thunderstorm, it was not looking as good, and the light was not at its best, but the contrast between the orange orange of the Oriole and the pink of the blossoms was still worth catching.

Nikon P900 at 2000mm equivalent field of view. 1/500th @ ISO 400 @ f6.5. Processed in Topaz Denoise and Lightroom. Cropped for composition.