Baltimore oriole
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The Baltimore oriole is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its common name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the co
Baltimore Oriole dorsum
Baltimore orioles
Adult female
Juvenile in Maryland, United States
Maryland
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Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east,
Baltimore oriole
…the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly. The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland, and the namesake and mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. The Baltimore oriole was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist…
The bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore, which inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Battle of Antietam in 1862, one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, with nearly 23,000 casualties
The ruins left by the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
Great Falls on the Potomac River