I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.
I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.

Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)

Altamira Oriole

(Icterus gularis)

Description:

I watched this nest at its earliest stages of construction. Because of the Big Freeze last February, this tree did not leaf out, and the birds abandoned this nest and built elsewhere. Before leaving the Lower Rio Grande Valley and travelling west, I stopped at the National Butterfly Center in Mission to see friends there.

Date Taken: 2021:05:09 18:46

Location:

National Butterfly Center
Mission, Texas
United States
124.68 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

File Name: AltamiraOrioleNest_D5X8043_NationalButterflyCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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