The number of Orioles and the frequency of their visits to the hummingbird feeder over the past week has increased dramatically! Last Friday I noticed two pair visiting. Then yesterday I saw a completely different one - much darker in color, which I presume to be either a different Oriole all together or...an immature male (I haven't decided which yet). The poor little thing has a bum leg - it just flops around. But...she (or he) manages to perch nicely.Okay...I looked it up and this is a male Orchard Oriole. Hmm...first time I've ever seen one.
The increase of Oriole visits to the feeder prompted me to put out a plate of sliced oranges the other day. Apparently this "treat" was a hit!
A quick check of the little white birdhouse yesterday delighted me with the the sight of three tiny Eastern Bluebirds - they had hatched! Needless to say, Mother bird is super-protective of her younglings these days!
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