Indian Golden Oriole

These golden Orioles are the flying egg yolks  of our backyard. They standout and are a eye-turner in our garden.The species was once considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian Golden Oriole, but has been elevated to a full species. Adult males can be told apart from the Eurasian Golden Oriole by the black of the eye stripe extending behind the eye.

These pair of Orioles, frequent a drumstick tree and are quite shy, even after seeing me everyday. 

Black headed or Black hooded Oriole

We have frequent Golden Oriole sightings on our tamarind tree. But one day I was pleasantly surprised to see  a small flock of Black headed Oriole making merry. Camera was nearby and I did not waste anytime getting as close to them as I could.

 The red striking eye, beautifully contrasts with the yellow yolk like colour. I did not see them eating any tamarinds, but they were just there whiling away time. The birds are so striking and beautiful that, you can look at them and just be left mesmerized.

Black Headed Oriole

Photographs of a Black headed 'Juvenile Oriole'. When fully mature, the bird will have a pink bill and jet black head. The bird is pretty easy to spot in a forest because of its bright yellow colour.
It feeds on insects, berries and nectar. Along with other mild birds, it flies in the company of the pugnacious Black Drongo. Like I had mentioned earlier in the Drongo post, Drongo is like the policeman of the forest and guards all the nests around his nest and provides protection from other marauding species.
Photographed at Narahari Hill .
Sony H-7; 1.7x telephoto; f/8

Golden Oriole

I was on a train on my way to Goa, when at one of the stations, I spotted this Golden Oriole. These are very secretive birds and hence difficult to spot or photograph. I Just did not have time to attach my telephoto to get a closeup of this bird.
These are monogamous birds, and when feeding their chicks they are assisted by other Young Orioles, who do not have their own chicks.
f/4.5, 1/500 sec