Hmmm...can you tell which species this is?
Here's another view when it flew out into the open:
A hint: We've been seeing the adults of this species in our yard recently, so I've posted photos of an adult female and adult male during the past 12 days.
Perhaps a view from the side will help:
Although paler than the adults, and the bill is shorter in comparison (as well as being pink and gray, rather than black with a blue highlight), perhaps you've guessed that this is a juvenile Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)?
We think there were two or three juveniles spending time in our yard this morning. They seemed quite interested in the flowers of a Pineapple Guava tree. At one point, I noticed one of the juveniles actively begging from the female:
Another bird family to add to our yard list this year!
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