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Orioles are among the most beautiful of summer visitors to the United States. Although orioles may also sip from hummingbird feeders, providing a specialized oriole feeder allows them better access to the nectar.
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Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 I have regular hanging seed feeders on a double Shepard's hook in my yard. I took an orange, sliced it in half, then cut an "X" on the bottom of the orange half. I then slipped the orange onto the upward tips of the Shepard's hook. Now I can view a variety of finches feeding at the hanging seed feeders, as well as the orioles feeding on the orange halves! So regardless of what you have hanging on that Shepard's hook in your yard (flowers, feeders), stick an orange half on the upward tip of the hook for an inexpensive oriole feeder!
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Grape jelly is a real success story, we put orange halves on the top of the feeder, and small containers of grape jelly on a second shelf below them.
Use jar covers or small containers for the jelly as it needs to be cleaned and refilled often.
Anonymous said
on 7/18/2006 My orioles eat only grape jelly and drink nectar from their feeder, which has special bee guards. They also like red grapes.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Orioles also love grape jelly. Instead of sugar use grape jelly mixture or offer it in an orange half partially scooped out.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Every year without fail, the Baltimore orioles return to my yard to feed on the nectar of a red-blooming Oriental Flowering Quince. The quince belongs to the family Rosaceae and is classified as Cydonia oblonga.
Why feed artifically?