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.
orioles nesting in my yard
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?
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!
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!
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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