Oriole Song Bird
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Poetry/Verse/Oriole Song Bird
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All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France
I heard a rich whistling sing-song echoing from the trees
rising and falling and flashes of bright orange color
the bird was sturdy with a thick neck and long legs
he had a very sharp pointed bill and a black hooded head
and his body was a bright orange, his tail feathers long
he was medium in size, bigger than a hummer lets say
After some research I discovered he was an Oriole,
they migrate to Canada in the summer months
from late Spring to around August when they leave
nesting in forest edges, in stands of trees beside water
or in backyards, like mine, to take advantage of feeders
eggs are laid in a pendulous nest made of plant fiber
I read they love fruit like oranges and grape jelly
and sweet sugar water just like the hummingbirds
they eat beetles, grasshoppers, spiders, and worms
and like millet and seeds from the feeding stations
so, I set up a place to put their orange halves and jelly
and enjoyed the show . . .
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2023
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