Marie Read / Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male perched in pear (Pyrus sp.) blossom, eastern redbud in background, New York, USA. May.

Marie Read / Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male singing in spring, perched on Pear blossom (Pyrus sp.) flowers, New York, USA May.

Heather Angel / Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) nectaring on Quickstick / Mother of cocoa tree (Gliricidia sepium) flower. Chiapas, Mexico.

Marie Read / Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) first year female perched with newly-emerged leaves in spring, New York, USA, May.

Paul Hobson / Black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) perched on branch. Costa Rica.

Robin Chittenden / Yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis) Trinidad and Tobago, April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), adult male feeding on Lemon / Crimson bottlebrush flower (Melaleuca citrina), South Padre Island, Texas, USA. April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), male feeding on blooming Lemon bottlebrush, crimson bottlebrush (Melaleuca citrina), South Padre Island, Texas, USA. April

Cyril Ruoso / Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) male looking for insects, South Texas, USA, April.

Cyril Ruoso / Male Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus) perched on top of Elephant cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) Vizcaino Desert, Baja California, Mexixo, May.

Wim van den Heever / Orange-backed troupial (Icterus croconotus) looking down off branch, Pantanal, Brazil.

Marie Read / Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) male singing in spring, New York, USA May.