If you live with,
very shy migrating birds,
they remember you,
from season to season,
based on the consistency of your behavior,
and quality of your snacks!
Cheers to you from the very wise, and very hungry, orioles~
Orioles Closer~
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LOL! Gotta keep your snack game tight for the Orioles! 🙂 Too cute!
Smiling. Lots of other birds are enjoying it too! დ
Its true!
Smiling. It is დ
What do they prefer for snacks?
They are mad for grape jelly, as are many other birds, and they love oranges, and cherries, and sugar water just like hummingbirds დ
I didn’t know that about birds liking grape jelly. The orioles have a sweet tooth (or beak), then!
They do, and so do, mocking birds and bluejays…..
love the last three photos.. he/she is a sweetheart…
Thank you! He is a sweetheart and a beauty too. დ
This year my ‘snack’s must be great. I have a Cardinal couple eating out of my window feeder every morning, and a Finch couple coming by at lunchtime and the Oriols love my oranges and the jelly. I am happy, they make me happy.
How wonderful! And yes, I fully relate, ” I am happy, they make me happy.” დ
They are so gorgeous! Lovely photos, Cindy, such a treat.
Awww, your thoughtfulness is much appreciated Lynette დ
Wow.they look so happy.😊
Food & fellowship, works for me too!!! 😉
Not only are these stunning photos but the way you arranged them makes for a good optical illusion with the 5th and 6th picture! Looks the the red wire is connected. 😄😍
I went back and saw this for the first time. How amazingly observant of you Teresa! Thank you for pointing this out დ
Pray for Marian Tues; she is having elective surgery to install a baclofen pump which we hope will provide some relief of spasticity and pain …
Blessings on you all!
Sending prayers to both of you Peter. I hope this helps and she recovers quickly. Love to you both დ
How wonderful that they come to your feeder! They’re gorgeous and so are your images.
Awww, so kind and so appreciated. Thank you & cheers to you დ
Superb photos, Cindy – these Orioles are terrific trapeze artists!
Thank you Eliza, beauty, brains and agility! They have it all დ
Who could forget you, my dear friend?
Smiling…Birds have good memories! დ
What agile birds these orioles are! So beautiful too!
They are so much fun to watch! დ
Snacks!
Are key!!! 😉
These are such gorgeous photos Cindy! They look like little acrobats.☺️
Thank you & they are acrobatic birdies დ
Acrobats!!!
They are good upside down on any wire!! 😉
I’m a little jealous 😉
Laughing…. Me too. Forget pole dancers, these guys are wire dancers! დ
Ha! I shall envision me doing such skills!
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He’s a beauty.
He is! დ
Such beautiful looking birds too Cindy. Thank you for looking after them.
Huge Hugs
Thank you David & you are most welcome my friend დ
Gorgeously colourful birds! 🙂
And they have so much personality and inter-personal behavior. They are fascinating დ
Marvelous birds. Elegant.
I <3 my friends who <3 birds დ
What a performance (by the Birds of course 😁)
Smiling……Happy you clarified that Hans & thank you my friend დ
It is good to see what your orioles look like, Cindy 🙂
I love seeing your birds and critters too Anne! დ
What gorgeous plumage! What do you tempt them with Cindy?
They have oranges, nectar and grape jelly here at The Holler delicatessen! დ
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Great acrobatic tweetORIOLE! May oriole his dreams come true! Lol! Fabulous shots as always, my friend! ❣⃛(❛ั◡˜๑)
Oriole Dreaming and such a nice May Day!!! 😉
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Tolle Aufnahmen von diesen rasanten, pfiffigen und hungrigen Orioles, liebe Freundin …
Vielen danke Ernst und bleib sicher und gut mein Freund დ
Such sweet birds. Ful of personality.
Yes, they bicker with each other like people!! 😉
Awesome shots. 🙂
Thank you so much & hope all is well with you დ
Love your commentary “..and quality of your snacks, ” Cindy. Lovely photos of a very graceful acrobatic act. Orioles nests are fascinating, too.
Yes, their nests are engineering marvels aren’t they! Birds are amazing. Thank you so much for your appreciation of them and your wonderful photographs დ
Lovely close-ups of your friendly visitor, Cindy! You can’t get any closer than this.
Thank you Peter. And you are right, this is as close as we can be! დ
Marvellous, acrobatic, shots
Thank you Derrick & cheers my friend დ
I love the photos and story Cindy! Clearly I need to up my snack offerings, or maybe I’m just not that interesting to birds (or people!). Maybe I should try upping my snack game with friends! 😜
Yes. I have found that high quality snacks are a sure-fire way into birds, and people’s hearts. The only problem is, you are left wondering, “Do they like me for me? Or is it just my snacks?”
Cheers to you Brad. დ
It’s you. 😃
😉 😉
Lol cirque les oriels by the look of it.. incredible shots Cindy… stunning birds…hugs ♥
Oh, what a wonderful title Sally! Cirque d’Orioles. Thanks so much my friend & cheers to you დდ
What an acrobat Cindy!
Leslie xoxo
Aren’t they amazing. They argue with each other upside down. I wish I could do this! It might give be a better perspective 😉
I would be more inclined to laugh than argue upside down.
Leslie xoxo 😉
That is because you are smart. An argument is a zero sum game.
Exactly Cindy!
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You are a thoughtful and lovely person. Thank you Sally & be well my friend დ
GREAT SHOTS! Hahahahah … the quality of the snacks!
…..and that’s why may cats adore me! ❦
Your cats love you for yourself………and your treats!!!! 😉
I didn’t realize birds could remember people, Cindy — how interesting! I bet these beauties are glad they found The Holler … and YOU!!
And I am so glad they are here! Many birds have excellent memories. Woodpeckers remember where they hide thousands of acorns. (I can’t even remember where I put my keys!) Ravens remember people who do mean things to them for many years. (I can do this too! 😉 Parrots remember lots of human words. The list goes on and on… Thank you Debbie for caring about the birdies & cheers to you my friend დ
Las aves son hermosas. Se necesitan talento y paciencia para tomar fotos tan hermosas. Felicidades y saludos.
Muchas gracias. Soy paciente con los pájaros porque los amo y amo a mis amigos que aman los pájaros დ
Qué sentimiento tan hermoso. Eso habla de la belleza de tu alma.
Amor para ti დ
Muchas gracias. Lo mismo deseo para ti.
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They look like acrobats! Great shots!
That is exactly what I have in mind too.
Smiling….They are amazing birds on a wire! დ
Thank you & they are acrobats on high wires! დ
Great shots of these cute acrobats.
Thanks so much & hope all is well with you დ
What an artist, 🙂 They are really remembering humans? Great! Today I had heard this from jackdaws. After two Turkish pigeons, a friend’s (linsenfutter.wordpress.com) bird feeder is now conquered by a jackdaw. Why do we need artificial intelligence, when there is so much unknown in nature? 😉 Thank you very much, Cindy! I hope you will have a beautiful week. Best wishes, Michael
Jackdaws are seriously intelligent birds. Tell your friend to be polite. Jackdaws remember individual people who do mean things to them for many years!! 😉 😉 Thank you Michael & cheers to you my friend. დ
Gosh! Really! I will tell him. He only has problems with the pigeons, trying to enter this wooden feeding house. Best wishes to you too, Cindy! xx
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Amazing. Beautiful shots, so close, I want to reach out and pet their tummies.
Smiling. I am close enough to one right now to do almost that!! So happy you enjoyed them & thank you Gigi დ
It’s all about the snacks, lol. Gorgeous as always Cindy <3
I have been thinking about you and it is wonderful to hear from you. You are an amazing person. If I can do anything at all to support you, please email me. I hope you know how many people in this community of ours loves, respects and cares for you. I am just one, of many. დდდ
Cindy, thank you so very much for your kindness. And thank you for you lovely offer. I’m towing the line solo now, but I will keep your generous offer on the back burner. Hugs xox
You are “towing the line solo now” So hard. But good, like you, bubbles up, like oxygen, in water. Love to you დდდ
Aw, thanks for that Cindy xx
That’s because you feed the Orioles Oreos!
Laughing…… Great! 😉
Ha! Cirque de Soliel a la Oriole!
I wish I had thought of this title! So accurate. Thank you John დ
Compartí tu página y esta publicación en mi cuenta personal y en la de escritor, ambas de facebook, con la idea de difundir entre mis contactos la belleza de lo que tan amablemente compartes. Saludos.
Espero que sepas que la razón por la que amo los blogs es conocer gente tan creativa como tú. Gracias mi amigo. დ
Es un honor y un privilegio tenes amistades sinceras y respetuosas. Cuenta con mi amistad, Cindy.
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Hi Cindy, How have you been? You are still one of the first ones to like my posts. BTW, the photography is AMAZING!!
I love your posts Candy & thank you my friend დ
Aren’t they wonderful acrobats!
And they don’t charge for admission! All shows for free 😉
Well, maybe a birdseed or 50… 🙂
True. I hadn’t factored that into the equation…
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Your support of all creatures great and small is so appreciated Sharon. Thank you my friend დ
They must be in some acrobatic mood no.😀 Nice clicks.
They are high wire dancers! დ
Circus bird!
Exactly, a high wire flyer! დ
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Wow… magnificent captures of this beautiful bird!
Honored. Thank you Amy დ
Amazing isn’t it. Hummingbirds too. Challenges our view of “bird brains.”
Yes it does. Bird brains are eerily smart brains დ
Shy but pretty. 👍🏻
Exactly! დ
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Love to you დდ
Whoa! They remember you? That is truly fascinating. I didn’t know it.
Ravens and crows remember people who do bad things to them for several years! They carry grudges too. So mind your p&q’s around your feathered friends!! 😉