Hooded Orioles at the Far Northern End of Range in California
p.1 #1Hooded Orioles at the Far Northern End of Range in California
I was thrilled to even see them. let alone try and get a picture. The pair were darting all over the place in late afternoon overcast light and hiding in old blackberry vines, which sadly is not a very interesting setting. It is what it is...
A neighbor has an ornamental palm tree which is probably the reason they are here. The Cornell Lab says Arcata, CA is the northern most location known (as of 2017) and that is exactly where I live.
A friend joined me in looking for them as my old eyes could barely make them out some 87 feet away.
Both images using Nikon Z8 and Z 100-400 lens and 2.0 Viltrox TC. 45MP cropped DOWN to between 3-4MP, then super-rezzed. So not the sharpest but I am still very pleased nonetheless! A real treat for me...
Dave
800mm f11 1/800 ISO 12800 26.6 m
800mm f11 1/2000 ISO 12800 26.6 m
A neighbor has an ornamental palm tree which is probably the reason they are here. The Cornell Lab says Arcata, CA is the northern most location known (as of 2017) and that is exactly where I live.
A friend joined me in looking for them as my old eyes could barely make them out some 87 feet away.
Both images using Nikon Z8 and Z 100-400 lens and 2.0 Viltrox TC. 45MP cropped DOWN to between 3-4MP, then super-rezzed. So not the sharpest but I am still very pleased nonetheless! A real treat for me...
Dave
800mm f11 1/800 ISO 12800 26.6 m
800mm f11 1/2000 ISO 12800 26.6 m
Apr 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
p.1 #2Hooded Orioles at the Far Northern End of Range in California
Beautiful Birds !
Apr 22, 2026 at 05:12 AM
p.1 #3Hooded Orioles at the Far Northern End of Range in California
Excellent find and capture,
Douglas
Douglas
Apr 22, 2026 at 05:23 AM
p.1 #4Hooded Orioles at the Far Northern End of Range in California
Thank you very much Douglas.
Just a footnote on the 800mm with the 2.0 TC. I hope I will have a second chance hopefully because I failed to make an exposure just one stop down, where sharpness is much much improved, based on some further trials!
Dave
Just a footnote on the 800mm with the 2.0 TC. I hope I will have a second chance hopefully because I failed to make an exposure just one stop down, where sharpness is much much improved, based on some further trials!
Dave
Apr 22, 2026 at 02:35 PM