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Hooded Oriole (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Chuck A. Walla
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steve_nova
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Now thats one attractive bird.
Chuck A. Walla
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steve_nova said:
Right, these things will knock your socks off, especially in an area Sibley devoted a page expressly for the drab gray birds found there.
bob
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Katy Penland
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Hey, Bob, pardon a dumb question but is that a water bottle? Or a nectar feeder? Just wondering 'cause during the summer, I get Bullock's orioles hanging on the hummer feeders for dear life (as well as hairy woodpeckers, house finches and even hummers).
Very nice shot of a hooded, and congrats on a lifer!
Last dumb question: Why are these guys called "hooded," d'you suppose, when the black is under the chin? I've always wondered about that.
Very nice shot of a hooded, and congrats on a lifer!
Last dumb question: Why are these guys called "hooded," d'you suppose, when the black is under the chin? I've always wondered about that.
Chuck A. Walla
Well-known member
Katy Penland said:Hey, Bob, pardon a dumb question but is that a water bottle? Or a nectar feeder? Just wondering 'cause during the summer, I get Bullock's orioles hanging on the hummer feeders for dear life (as well as hairy woodpeckers, house finches and even hummers).
It's a big ol' hummer feeder. The Bullocks are fairly common here and I get House Finches and Goldfinches on it also. I put out another fruit feeder for the occasion.
Last dumb question: Why are these guys called "hooded," d'you suppose, when the black is under the chin? I've always wondered about that.
Not a clue. There are two other Oriols that would be better candidats to my mind but I don't get to name them.
bob
