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Fine-art Baltimore Oriole plate in the Audubon style. The male in flame-orange and the muted female, together on one branch.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Two birds share a branch. The male presses close in jet black and burnt orange, one of the sharpest colour divisions in the eastern woods. Beside him the female is warmer, quieter, yellowish-brown above and soft orange-yellow below. Together they make the pairing Audubon himself rendered - the blaze and the counterpoint.
Icterus galbula arrives in late April or early May, one of the more reliable signs that winter is done. The male sings from high in the canopy, a series of rich, unhurried whistles that carry across the elm corridors and leafy suburbs he prefers. But it is the female who does the real structural work of the season. She weaves a pendant pouch nest from milkweed fibres and plant strips, threading each strand through itself and pulling it tight with her bill. The finished nest hangs three to four inches deep from a branch tip, swaying in a summer storm without dropping a single egg. It takes her up to two weeks to complete, and she builds it alone, without reference to any model but memory.
The male weighs between 22 and 42 grams - roughly the heft of a large walnut. The flame you notice from across the garden is carried on something very small.
This plate holds the pair as the old natural-history folios held them: close, still, lit from within, on a ground of warm cream that lets the orange speak without shouting. A study in the Audubon tradition, made for a wall where you will keep returning to it.
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to A2) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
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