Hanging high in a soft maple tree above our house is this home of an oriole, easier to see now that the leaves have retreated from the branches:
The nest is most likely constructed of hairs from cows' tails and baling twine fibers.*
Notice, too----and, isn't it amazing----the leaves only recently have fallen off the tree and already new leaf buds have formed.......they wait patiently through the whole winter for the arrival of another spring! What a hopeful sign!
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A happy day to all!
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6 comments:
From the home of the Baltimore Orioles to your home, I wish you a happy day, too!
Awwwwwwww! I learned about a new bird today! Thank you;) Happy, happy Wednesday to you!
I've never seen an oriole and really would like to. That's an interesting nest.
Lovely shot....I love to look at the various nests that birds build. They are so resourceful when it comes to their building. Amazing that the trees already have their new leaf buds!!
Great capture. I like the black and white conversion too. Seems fitting in the leaves dropping season we have now.
That's quite an interesting nest. It reminds me of some of the wasp or hornet nests that I've seen in trees. It is amazing how they can put it all together and it stays through the weather. I also enjoyed reading the link about the storm yesterday, I don't recall ever hearing that story before despite being from Iowa.
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