Well, looks like all the orioles have moved on. I found this one photo that I hadn’t posted yet, so I thought it could be a tribute to the oriole season being over. As much fun as they have been I’m not sad to see them go. They’ve been going through my nectar so fast and they also scare away all my hummingbirds. I’m hoping that they hummers will return now that all the oriole teenagers are gone.
I don’t know why, but all I can see when I look at this photo is that one little feather on the back of the head puffed out. Reminds me when you see an image of the back of your head and your hair doesn’t look like you thought that it would.
This juvenile orioles looks like she is telling your fortune with a crystal ball.
For some reason, this shot managed to have a wonderful halo effect in the background. Looks like I instagramed it, but it happened all on it’s own.
I’ve gotten about 6 juvenile Hooded Orioles downing three feeders every other day at this point. Teenagers, am I right?!?
I’ve gotten a new brood of three juvenile Hooded Orioles hanging out at my feeders. This is the smallest of the three and I thought she was just adorable.
A male Hooded Oriole watching the juvenile orioles eating all the food.
My new hummingbird feeder has been a huge success! I’m getting a consistent seven different orioles a day. The hummers have basically abandoned my WBU feeder and exclusively fight over this one.
The orioles still freak out when they see me through the window. I managed to snap a pic of this one before he flew away.
A female Hooded Oriole confused by our new backyard furniture. She’s been hanging around at the tops of the trees scoping it out. The bird food is lasting longer since we got the new set because it’s freaking out everyone.
A male Hooded Oriole in all of his breeding plumage. So many of the birds in San Diego try to blend into the background, but these orioles go the opposite direction and stand out in the brightest yellow.
In addition to the Costa’s Hummingbird, I’m now getting Hooded Orioles at my new feeder. At this point, I’m getting about six different orioles at my feeder. So many that the feeder is running out after a few days!
I’m really excited that the feeder is working out so well. I’ve tried multiple different things to get orioles and this is the only one that’s really worked. Here is the feeder in case you’re interested: First Nature 3051 Hummingbird Feeder, 16-Ounce
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