This rare visitor to our yard, a Baltimore Oriole, stopped by during its migration north in early February, 2010. Their primary foods are fruit, nectar, and insects.
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What a beautiful bird! I’ve never spotted a Baltimore Oriole. Thanks for sharing your photos. Blessings to you, Patti…
This is the only one I’ve ever seen, Carol Ann. I’ll be keeping an eye out, in case another should stop by. Blessings to you.
How lucky to see the Oriole. It will be a while before I see them here. Such pretty birds! Have a wonderful day!
It’s the only one I’ve ever seen here, Eileen. The pictures of it aren’t very good, but at least I have proof it visited.
I thought they were a sports team (!)
Nice pictures.
Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW
Stewart M – Melbourne
Sports teams are named after a lot of our feathered friends, come to think of it, Stewart. The pictures aren’t very good quality, but it was enough that I was able to identify the new visitor. Hopefully if they come back, I’ll be ready for them!
I’ve never seen one. How special that you got pictures!
I’m glad I kept the pictures, haven’t seen one since.
Great catch — er, capture.
Just barely, Georgette! Thanks!
Pretty little guy!
They like oranges, and are known to visit nectar feeders. They should be migrating through any time now.
Beautiful! Cute too! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Jayne.
Love those Baltimores Patti! Can we hold on till Baltimore and Tanager time?..
I thought we might hold on, but it looks like your stormy weather is headed this way. I’ve never seen a Tanager, Pix.
Great find. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Thanks, Boom & Gary.
Wow!!! Wonderful pictures!!!! I love it!!!!
Thanks, Beth Ann! It’s always fun to see a new bird.
sweet little girl!
I hope she stops by to see us again, Theresa. Have a blessed day!
She’s a beauty.
That’s a pretty bush too, what is it?
E.C., I think it’s Hellebores, but I’ll have to check with my niece, the bush is in her yard, across the fence.
Nice post for WBW!
Thanks, HansHB!
Thanks for sharing the photos of this lovely bird. It’s the first I have heard of a Baltimore Oriole.
I wish the photos were better, Judith. I started putting oranges out, maybe one will come our way again and I can get more pictures!
Beautiful bird. We don’t get them in the UK. I’m visiting via Linda’s blog
Thanks for taking the time to visit, nuvofelt. I imagine you have quite a number of birds that we don’t have.
Not only can you photograph them, Patti, you can identify them! I can’t do either. I’m impressed.
You are easily impressed, my dear Susan. There’s an Audubon group in VB. As an early bird, you may want to join up with them for a walk some EARLY MORNING.
http://www.vabeach-audubon.org/ is their website and lists their field trips.
Too bad they don’t have a later group so we could go together. We could be our own group!
Hey, I just visited their site and they meet at my church!
I thought that’s where you said you go. They even provide transportation on some of their excursions. That trip across the CBBT to the refuge should be amazing.
I wouldn’t want to do it without George. Maybe this spring we’ll get involved—after he buys me my binoculars.
I imagine George would love it, too. Hopefully next time we get a nice, warm day, we can get together for a walk. I’ll bring my binoculars and you can see the bird world for yourself and if you really like it. I have a feeling you’ll be hooked.
A beautiful bird to brighten any yard! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by to look, wallacejones.
Great picture and I have to agree with Coming East. Your knowledge of birds is fantastic. The only Baltimore Orioles I can identify play baseball. The only birds I can readily identify are cardinals, turkeys, owls, ets.. you know, the easy ones.
Tim
Baseball? What’s that, Tim?
Thanks for your kind words.
Awesome, Patti! I don’t know if I’ve ever even seen one (let alone photographed one)!
Thanks, Robert. This was taken three years ago, and I haven’t seen one since. We would only see them migrating through, so I’d better get my nose pressed up to the window so I can watch for them.
Sure hope they stop by again this February.
I hope so, too, Merle.