Beautiful young Oriole....

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  1. Sherry8

    Sherry8 I Love Birds!

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    I was taking pictures and along came this beauty to pose for me..the young are eating the grape jelly now and visiting my feeder all the time.

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    Here she was looking right at me...
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    I am not sure if this is the same one at the feeder or not...
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  3. dooley

    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    I love your orioles. Last year we had three or four that stayed most of the summer. This year they didn't stay very long and were gone. Must be too hot for them here. Thanks for the pictures. dooley
     
  4. bailey

    bailey Seedling

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    Awww aren't birds so sweet? I could sit out on the patio all day and watch them if I didn't have 4 kiddos to watch ;)
     
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    gardengater Young Pine

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    You take amazing bird photos, sherry8. I love to sit on the deck and watch them in the pines. The other day I heard a whirring noise behind my head and when I turned around, a Hummingbird flew away. Keep taking them and sharing them with us.
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  6. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I love the way you take piccies Sherry as they tell a story every time. What a handsome bird your young oriole is and thanks for snapping him for us all. :stew1:
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    What a pretty thing. I think that I saw a Liatris peeking it's little head up in one of the fotos. :)
    It is so nice seeing your birds. It is also good news that the Orioles have raised some young.
     
  8. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    You always take the most wonderful bird photos Sherry!
    I didn't know they liked grape jelly!
     
  9. Pianolady

    Pianolady In Flower

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    Awww...they are so cute!
     
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    petunia Young Pine

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    Orioles are so pretty. You did wonderful capturing them. I like #2 & 5. they're so cute.
     
  11. kuntrygal

    kuntrygal Texas Rose

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    Sherry you take the most amazing pics of birds. Don't know how you manage to get such wonderful shots.

    Sjoerd, I saw that Liatris also. I have a Liatris that only had two blooms, then I guess it croaked! Still green, but no new shoots coming up. And they don't last long enough, for me!!
     
  12. Sherry8

    Sherry8 I Love Birds!

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    I noticed that with the wet conditions this year in my flower bed that the liatris just aren't lasting ...I had been pulling the young plants out for years so be careful when weeding...I think I will let them fill in if they don't rot this summer...Sherry
     

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