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Scott's Oriole - the yucca oriole of the Chihuahuan desert, in bold lemon-yellow and jet black. A desert bird that looks like it belongs somewhere tropical.
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 Scott’s Oriole is yucca country. Icterus parisorum breeds in the desert mountains and arid slopes of the Southwest wherever yuccas and agaves grow tall enough to hang a nest from, and its lemon-yellow and black plumage blazes against the dry grey-green of the desert in May like something that wandered in from the tropics. Which is, essentially, accurate: the wintering grounds are in Mexico.
The colour is the first distinction. Where Baltimore and Bullock’s orioles wear orange, and the Orchard oriole wears chestnut, the Scott’s is yellow - a clean, bright lemon-yellow that reads warm in direct sun and almost greenish in shade. Against this, the black of the head, back, and throat is absolute. White wing bars and yellow shoulder patches complete the pattern. The total effect is one of the most striking oriole plumages in North America.
The nest is a woven cup or shallow pouch constructed from yucca fibers and suspended from a yucca stalk or the spine of an agave rosette. The female weaves it while the male sings from a nearby perch - a rich, fluted song that carries through the desert silence and led early naturalists to compare it favorably with the Baltimore’s. Some authorities place it among the finest oriole songs on the continent.
The Scott’s Oriole breeds in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and north into the Great Basin. It arrives in April, raises a single brood, and departs by August. The window to see it singing against a blooming yucca - that yellow against white flowers against blue sky - is brief.
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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