orioles nesting in my yard

(Louise) Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b)

I was in my yard working one day and saw a pair of Orioles scouting branches in my Pin Oak. A few days later I saw them eating from my hummingbird feeder. I put some cut oranges out and grape jelly and they found the oranges. Sorry about the distance pic, but they are still a little shy of me. This is the male eating an orange I skewered on an old garden rake. I hope to get some closer pics as they get used to seeing me. Right now he chews me out when he wants to feed and I am there! His nest is above him in the oak tree.

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Orchard Park, NY

How clever, lavender, to use the rake - perfect perching! Has the misses oriole been visiting the jelly too? Do you think they have eggs yet?

The Ozarks, MO(Zone 5b)

You are so lucky Lavender to have them nesting! I sure like the looks of your set up with the bird bath, ladder, vines and rake. Very cool looking!

(Louise) Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b)

going to turn that old ladder into a plant stand. She eats too, he is a pig. Don't think they have eggs yet, still looks like they are building. I will try to get more pics as they settle in. I don't want to scare them away. That old garden rake has one of my clematis climbing it and it has a tine that is turned upward and holds the orange very well!

The Ozarks, MO(Zone 5b)

I thought the ladder was going to be a plant stand...I love using stuff like that! I hope you have baby pics to share when the time comes!

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