Hi everyone! It’s Cindy here to tell you about some of the wild bird excitement we’ve had in the past few days. On Saturday morning we saw a Baltimore Oriole feeding from our hummingbird feeder.
Male Baltimore Oriole on hummingbird feeder
In a short time we were able to see at least 3 male Orioles and one female.
Male Baltimore Oriole on hummingbird feeder while female waits her turn
One of the things Orioles like to eat from are fruits and oranges are a favorite. Since we had a supply of oranges in the fridge Charlie decided to make an orange feeder. After a little while in his workshop an orange feeder was created.
An orange feeder with room for half an orange on each side.
All it took were a few scraps of wood (that were already treated with protective coating) and a sturdy piece of wire salvaged from an old bookcase. A couple of screw eyes to hang it with and we were in business.
We put the orange feeder just a few feet away from the hummingbird feeder and within minutes the orioles were exploring it.
Sometimes there was even a waiting line in the tree above the feeder and other times there was an oriole on both sides.
In the morning when I take the dogs out for their first “business” run I now add orange feeder maintenance to the routine.
A well used orange
Needless to say the new feeder is a hit with the orioles. We think we have at least 2 males and 2 females so we are hoping they stick around all summer so we might get to see their babies too. Most summers we’ve had glimpses of orioles around our property but this is the first year we’ve ever had them come to our hummingbird feeders so we hope to see much more of them.
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Wow! That’s amazing! We hardly ever see Baltimore orioles here. Usually they’re just passing through. Maybe we should make one of those feeders. (Might be a good project for Ryan and Grampa.) We have lots of bright yellow gold finches, though. We have a special thistle seed feeder for them.
OMD, they are so beautifuls! What a great idea ~ I would have Ma do that orange thingie, butts I thinks the squirrels and rats would eats it furst. yuck.
Anyhu, you guys are so lucky to have such beautiful burdies!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
What a fun feeder! We have robins building a nest in our snow crab tree!
hugs
Hazel & Mabel
What a pretty birdie!
it looks like art what the little berds did with the orange …maybe they get their wonderful feathers from eating oranges all day?
What beautiful birds. We don’t think we have Orioles here, at least we have never seen them. BOL, we did have a blue jay come eat Tuiren’s DOG FOOD.
I had no idea about the oranges. What a neat idea for a feeder.
I’ve never seen a Baltimore Oriole. I love the pictures!
Mom hasn’t seen an oriole in a long time. Those in your photos are beautiful. She once had canaries and they all loved oranges. Thanks for taking such good care of our feathered friends.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
Wow!!! We never knew Orioles ate oranges…What a beautiful sight!
We don’t have orioles in town so it’s a real treat form me to see yours. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful bird. Nice job on the perch, too!
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