Here Come the Orioles!

So last summer I got this great idea that I wanted to attract orioles to our deck.  

People have talked about having these birds around this area and a couple of years ago we did have a beautiful bright orange bird play in our oak tree one afternoon so I figured there could be some close enough to entice to hang around the house.  

I put an oriole feeder out but it was late in the season and it seemed I had missed the birds.

This year I was ready for it and had my feeders out really early.  

A couple of weeks passed and there were no birds.  

It was still early.  Perhaps they just hadn't made it here yet.  

Then, a couple of weeks ago--the day the big storms were due to come through--our backyard lit up with orange like you would not believe.  

There were orioles everywhere!  

Not only did they like their syrup feeder and their jelly feeder, they began eating all the wasps we were having trouble with around the back yard.  

One of the birds even seems to favor the hummingbird feeder.  

I guess he likes red popcicles rather than the orange. 

I know a few people like that.

Here birdie birdie birdie

I have this cute little plate-like bird feeder attached to one corner of our deck so we can look out of our window to see the little birds eat and play. We have had flocks of English blue birds, finches, chickadees, larks, bluejays, sparrows and even a few cardinals visit the feeder. It is fun to watch the birds hop around and feed. We even had a squabble among four blue birds the other evening. They finally worked it out and all ate peacefully at the feeder. The birds really seem to enjoy the seed and I have to refill the plate about every other day. Just yesterday I put an extra-heaping serving out for the hungry little guys.
This morning I was walking around the backyard and just happened to glance up and see...
We've been wondering if Fluffy has been putting on a bit more weight lately.