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The Hooded Oriole - the palm tree oriole of California and the Southwest, in warm yellow-orange with a black mask and bib.
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.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
The Hooded Oriole follows the palms. Wherever fan palms grow in southern California, Arizona, or Texas, Icterus cucullatus is likely present, weaving its hanging nest directly into the underside of a palm frond or suspended from the drooping tips of eucalyptus or willow. The relationship between the Hooded Oriole and the California fan palm is one of those ecological pairings that, once known, makes the palm itself feel different: occupied, purposeful.
The male is warm orange-yellow - a colour that reads more like amber or saffron than the orange-red of the Baltimore or the deeper chestnut of the Orchard. Against this warmth, the black face and bib are striking, and the two white wing bars complete the pattern. He is a slender, long-tailed bird, agile enough to move through palm fronds and probe flowers for nectar with a slightly decurved bill.
The Hooded Oriole is one of the earliest returning migrants in the West, arriving in California gardens in late March or April. The male sings a sweet, whistled song - chattier and less fluted than the Baltimore’s - from high in a palm or eucalyptus. Once established in a suburban garden with palms, pairs often return to the same tree year after year.
The range has expanded northward over the past fifty years as palm planting in California gardens has extended the nesting habitat. The Hooded Oriole is now a regular sight in Los Angeles neighbourhoods where it was absent a generation ago. Urban palms, unexpected rewilding.
Available in three sizes on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm - archival cotton, acid-free, matte finish. Printed by Prodigi using pigment inks rated 100+ years under display conditions.
| Size | Unframed | Framed |
|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 in | $39 | $99 |
| 16 × 20 in | $69 | $149 |
| 24 × 30 in | $99 | $199 |
Framed prints are glazed, no mat. Frame colours: black, brown, dark grey, gold.
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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