Tuesday, May 20, 2008
An Orange and Black Thrill
Once last year I saw a male Baltimore Oriole in my birdbath. I could hear their call once in a while so I knew they were around.
"Oranges!" it said on Wild Birds Unlimited. "They cannot resist oranges." I was determined to get them coming to the yard regularly so I got two oranges from my neighbor and hung two halves in the suet feeder. Another I hung further out in the yard just on a whimsical little dish on a chain. I didn't know what to do with the last half so I just put it on my deck railing about 5 feet away from the doorwall.
You can guess where I first saw the male...that's right...at the "extra" orange half. He was too fast for the camera but now I know they are around.
Today I snapped these photos. I suspect the first is the female and the second is a juvenile fledgling. The male is just SOOO bright I can't mistake him.
"Oranges!" it said on Wild Birds Unlimited. "They cannot resist oranges." I was determined to get them coming to the yard regularly so I got two oranges from my neighbor and hung two halves in the suet feeder. Another I hung further out in the yard just on a whimsical little dish on a chain. I didn't know what to do with the last half so I just put it on my deck railing about 5 feet away from the doorwall.
You can guess where I first saw the male...that's right...at the "extra" orange half. He was too fast for the camera but now I know they are around.
Today I snapped these photos. I suspect the first is the female and the second is a juvenile fledgling. The male is just SOOO bright I can't mistake him.
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I'm so jealous!! Beautiful birds!