Chestnut Headed Oropendola sketches, Barro Colorado Island 2013

male chestnut headed oropendolas displaying
Male chestnut headed oropendolas displaying. Watercolor over pencil, drawn through scope. ©2013 Debby Kaspari
female nest building
Female chestnut headed oropendolas nest building, Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Drawn through scope.
female chestnut headed oropendolas inspecting possible nest sites, male in background displaying to them.
Female chestnut headed oropendolas inspecting possible nest sites, male in background displaying. Drawn through scope, Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
female chestnut headed oropendolas
Female chestnut headed oropendolas, drawn through scope, Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
female chestnut headed oropendolas facing off over nest ownership
Female chestnut headed oropendolas facing off over nest ownership. Drawn through scope, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 2013
More female to female hostility in the nest-building arena.
More female to female hostility in the nest-building arena. Drawn through scope, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 2013.
Love triangle, chestnut headed oropendolas.
Love triangle, chestnut headed oropendolas. Drawn through scope, Barro Colorado Island, Panama 2013

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