Oranges and grape jelly is out for the Orioles.
The Scarlet Tanagers like the suet feeders.
The Butter Butts (Yellow Rumped Warblers) are ground feeders, but also like the suet feeder.
It is always fun to see which kind of birds show up year after year.
Far Side
Oh, I love seeing your visitors. So pretty! Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteHow do you serve them grape jelly? Will any jelly do?
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As soon as i put out my orange Baltimore Oriole feeder they showed up. Now it has oranges and grape jelly in it to feed on. Haven't put out the hummingbird feeder yet, but since you have them I will put it out. I love all my bird friends.
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say I have never seen an Oriole and I live in MD. Our state bird seems to like to be everywhere but here. Araignee
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of putting out some feeders as I too enjoy the birds. This week I saw a female bluebird and a goldfinch. I would love to see an oriole and a tanager....beautiful! Not sure if we get those down here.
ReplyDeleteEach year we have Orioles that actually stay and build nests! We love that. It makes me sad when they leave in July and head back though. This week saw an Indigo Bunting!
ReplyDeleteWe are deluged with robins and cardinals. My grandsons have a nest with 4 robin eggs in the wreath on their front door.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful birds. I'm so glad you are willing to share their beauty with your devoted followers. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe saw our very first Oriole at the feeder yesterday and I just learned they like sweet fruity treats. So I plan to cut up an orange today and put it out in the tree by the feeder.
ReplyDeleteI used to keep track of the dates when I spotted birds on their migration. They were pretty consistent from year to year.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the birds...your birds are different than ours, so seeing NEW TO ME birds is a huge delight
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful birds to have visit your garden :)
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful birds! We have the Scarlet Tanager but not the others. I've never seen as many different birds as we've had this spring. For the first time, we have a pair of Mockingbirds in the yard and a pair of Killdeer with two half grown babies.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your two fine grandsons. Bet you're proud of them. Enjoyed your last post.
You really do get such a variety of birds passing through. Because you feed them so well year after year they have to stop by and say hello on their travels. ;)
ReplyDeleteWe have lots of birds in my area, too. They love to sit on the wires above the street and chirp.
ReplyDeleteYou have some beauties! You know what they like, that’s why. Their colors are such a treat.
ReplyDeleteI love the variety of birds you get each year there. This year we saw a couple of Orioles once for the first time but they must have been passing through because I haven't seen any more. I love the Butter Butts too and that name cracks me up. We had hummingbirds within ten minutes of putting the feeder out. It's fun to watch them.
ReplyDeleteI keep trying with the hummingbirds. I can't get anything at the suet until I put it out. Cold, windy day today so I didn't mow today. You have some great visitors. I like orioles.
ReplyDeleteMy hummingbirds are finally back both at the lake and at home. I love to watch them at the feeders. The eagles are back in their nest in the tree behind our trailer too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
I like watching birds
ReplyDeleteI like the 'Butterbutts' name!
ReplyDeleteI was excited to see the Hummer floating around my bird feeder several days ago... I immediately put out the nectar feeder. We have orioles as well and Indigo Buntings. ( Lots of them this year!) but no Tanagers.. They are so pretty! You are so lucky!
ReplyDeleteYour bird visitors are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a colorful collection of birds you have at your house! Just wonderful. I don't know if I've ever seen a scarlet tanager. They certainly are pretty. May is a great month for seeing beautiful birds that are just passing through. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteYou are in some good habitat for birds on their migration.
ReplyDeleteSo much color! We don't see any of these here, sadly. Enjoy your visitors!
ReplyDeleteWe've never had orioles... they are so pretty. I have noticed a lot more bird songs this year. We love watching the birds and listening to them!
ReplyDeleteWe had several pairs of orioles down here (southern Missouri), which enjoyed the grape jelly and some rosebreasted grossbeaks, but they have since moved on. For the first time this year the catbird has also been eating the grape jelly so I have kept putting out (at least until this last jar is gone)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! We have large, hungry, orioles, but I've never seen a scarlet tanger or that warbler. I tried to put up suet this spring but the squirrels ate it all at one sitting each time. So I gave up on that.
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