Doesn't he look for all the world like a huge, exotically colored hummingbird in the above picture? He turned up first thing this morning and found the hummingbird feeder but had a bit of trouble figuring out how to get at the food in it.
Ahhh, success at last!
At least he was nice enough to share with this little hummer . . . especially since it's the hummer's feeder.
We actually do have a Baltimore Oriole feeder which
He's continued to hang around the yard all day, but seems intent on only using the hummingbird feeder and ignoring the one put out especially for him.
2 comments:
Congratulations on your oriole! Aren't they the most amazing color of orange? I always find it hard to believe that's their 'natural' color!
Ruthie - I know! Whenever I'm lucky enough to see an oriole, or Scarlet Tananger, or cardinal, they make me think of the exotically colored parrots in pictures of tropical jungles.
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