Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
July 28, 2021 at 7:43 am
Now that’s a beauty! What kind of bird?
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July 28, 2021 at 7:52 am
A young Baltimore Oriol.
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July 28, 2021 at 8:12 am
Thanks, Dawn. Owing to the orange coloring, I had wondered if that’s what it was.
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July 28, 2021 at 8:05 am
That stance….whatever you want, buddy. Such a pretty bird.
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July 29, 2021 at 10:39 am
Yes, they are pretty scrappy little guys (or girls, can’t tell at this point).
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July 28, 2021 at 10:55 am
Oh my goodness, he looks like a creamsicle popsicle!!!
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July 29, 2021 at 10:40 am
Yes he does! Now I have to go to the store and get some of those.
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July 28, 2021 at 1:05 pm
So cute!
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July 29, 2021 at 10:40 am
I love watching the young ones figure stuff out. We still have bluejays and cardinals feeding their young ones at the feeder…then when the adult gets tired and leaves, the youngsters help themselves. Typical teenagers.
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July 28, 2021 at 2:29 pm
I recognized it was a juvenile, but read the comments above and discovered the species. I am sure there are orioles in the area, but i have yet to see one visit the feeder. Keep enjoying summer.
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July 29, 2021 at 10:41 am
They are only interested in the grape jelly and sometimes the oranges here, have never seen them on any other feeder other to wait in line for the jelly.
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July 28, 2021 at 5:05 pm
HaHa, he’s so darling! And I love how commanding he looks!
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July 29, 2021 at 10:41 am
He thinks he’s in charge. Katie allows him to continue to think that.
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August 1, 2021 at 11:30 am
Yo must always have a camera in your hand, by the time I get mine out they’ve flown off. Both Mr and Mrs Cardinal were on the teeter yesterday, not at the same time.
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August 1, 2021 at 2:06 pm
LOL. It’s usually laying around somewhere close, but lots of times it’s at the other end of the house and I miss great stuff. The orioles are getting used to us moving around in the living room, and in fact often tell us directly that there’s no more jam out there!
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