Olive-backed Orioles are lovely, with their smooth olive-green backs and mottled chests. I caught this one facing directly into the camera, and noticed how fierce those eyes look.

The fierceness fits the bill, if you’re a worm or some other prey for this bird. The oriole was bashing a worm around, softening it up before swallowing it, just before I took the above picture.

The next picture shows the bird with the worm in its beak. But, as is so often the case with bird photography, a branch got in the way!

Not fierce, just inquisitive:

Common name: Olive-backed Oriole

Scientific name: Oriolus sagittatus

Approximate length: 25-28 cm

Date spotted: 18 April 2020 (autumn)

Location: Manly Dam National Park, New South Wales, Australia: 33°46’39.5″S 151°14’57.9″E

Here’s a picture of the bird’s surrounds. In the background is the water of Manly Dam: