The orioles are here! Well one is at least... saw him on the feeder this morning... so I went out and put some “el cheapo” grape jelly out for him too.
Omg omg omg! How exciting! I finally saw a hummer bird yesterday. I probably need to make new nectar already. I'll have to stock the jelly feeder.
The birds here actually prefer the el cheapo . . ran out once and put out some smuckers. . . . they hated it! Bird tantrums I tell ya. They would take a bite and shake their head violently and scold me real good.
That’s probably because smuckers has real fruit or something... the generic seems to be pretty much sugar and gelatin and purple based on what it looks like after it’s rained on ( a clear looking blob)
Standing outside burning some stumps I pulled and the barred owls are having quite a conversation... either that or someone let loose some howler monkeys down off toward the river... lol I’m any case it’s a nice night to be in the show me state!