Baltimore Orioles (Birds) are here!

Posted on May 8, 2026 by jjspina

Here is a post that I sent two years ago. I had to share it again now that the Orioles are here! It has some great photos. I also shared some new photos below from this year’s arrivals. There are three birds in these photos – one female, light orange, and two males bright orange. It appears that the female is not happy that the two males are hogging the feeder of grape jelly. I don’t blame her! Haha!

A close-up view of a bird feeder with several colorful birds, including a bright yellow bird, visible through a window screen.
A close-up view of colorful birds perched at a bird feeder with an orange roof, seen through a window screen.
A close-up view of a bird feeder with two birds, one yellow and one gray, feeding. The scene is viewed through a window screen.

I was happy to see that the Baltimore Oriole birds are now here right after the hummingbirds. Of course I had to snap some photos as always of these beautiful birds. They truly are colorful and a pleasure to see once again.

A vibrant orange bird perched on a metal feeder pole, viewed through a window screen. In the background, blurred green trees are visible.
A colorful bird sitting in an orange birdhouse feeder, viewed through a screen window.
A vibrant orange and black bird perched on a feeder with a red rim, seen through a mesh screen.
An orange birdhouse hanging outside a window, with a bird perched inside, viewed through a screen.
A vibrant bird perched inside an orange birdhouse, viewed through a window screen with trees in the background.

These photos are of a male who is bright orange while the female is a paler shade of orange. I haven’t seen a female yet but I’m sure she is close by. They usually take turns eating with the female in second place. Something is wrong here!

A bird feeder with an orange bird perched inside, viewed through a window screen, surrounded by trees in the background.
A close-up view of a vibrant orange birdfeeder with a bird inside, set against a backdrop of a forest, visible through a window screen.

They are attracted by the orange feeder and the grape jelly. They will not eat grape jam or any other flavors. Thanks to my husband, they eat well. He always keeps a large jar of grape jelly on hand. I prefer grape jam myself. Ha!

I enjoy seeing these birds as well as all the others and have to thank John for taking the time to attract them to our feeders with all the tasty seeds. If it was up to me I wouldn’t be doing all this – too busy with my writing and other stuff.

Now back to my WIP and the final edit before publishing. Sigh!

Thank you so much for stopping by to read this post and for your continued support. Come back again soon for more news about upcoming books, reviews and whatever else pops into my overcrowded head.

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Janice is a multi-award-winning author with 50 books: 23 children's books for PS-Gr 4, 12 middle-grade/preteen, four young adult books, all written by Janice Spina, and nine novels, and two short story collections written by J.E. Spina. She is also a writer of poetry, blogger, avid reader, reviewer, copy editor and supporter of her fellow authors. Janice has always loved writing and started young writing poetry, then stories. Her books have received 50 Book Awards and a few finalists awards, and many 5-star reviews from Readers’ Favorite Book Awards and on Amazon. All Janice's books are available on Amazon.com in paperback, eBook and audiobook formates, B&N and other online book sites. Her hobbies are crocheting, sewing, walking to keep fit, hula hooping, tap dancing, going to dinner with her husband, and spending time with family and friends. Janice loves to hear from readers and appreciates reviews. Sign up on her blog http://jemsbooks.blog for updates of her books. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband who is her illustrator and cover creator and two tanks of fish.
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