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Birders

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

8. I love the orioles!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:36 AM

Mar 2015

Wish mine were back. I go thru 18 jars of jelly every summer for them. I get them from Aldi's -it's the least expensive, and the jelly is firm enough that they can get a gob and fly it to the nests for the babies.

They line up to get jelly, I had to put two feeders up. When the bees finally show up, I use plastic bottles with jelly in them, with holes my husband drills, big enough for the bees go in, not honey bees, the ones that are lightly larger, and they can't seem to find the holes to get out, leaving the orioles some peace. Luckily, the season is almost over before the bees arrive in great numbers.

At the end of the day, when it's dark, I open the lid and let the bees out.

THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY PICTURES...

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We put out grape jelly today for our bird friends (many photos) [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

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Young Brown-headed Cowbird. n/t cpwm17 Mar 2015 #4

Thanks! GentryDixon Mar 2015 #5

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You're lucky to have a home in such a good location. cpwm17 Mar 2015 #3

Awesome Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #6

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I love the orioles! fadedrose Mar 2015 #8