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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhere are all my orioles??? Haven't had any for a couple of days......
Ton's of humming birds but no orioles.....anyone else?randr
(12,418 posts)They go into a protective hiding.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)Seven games back of the division leading Yankees. I understand your concern now.
DFW
(54,477 posts)MuseRider
(34,136 posts)a constant presence and then "poof" they are gone. I rarely see them again until the next spring. I think they stay close to their nests once the eggs are laid. I don't actually know this but this is how it is every year here. I have a lot of wooded areas here on the farm so there are lots of places for them to be hidden away.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)with their young ones. About a week ago they quit coming to either the oriole feeder (nectar) or the jelly. We still get a lazy-ass robin, who should be eating earthworms but eats grape jelly, coming all the time.
a kennedy
(29,753 posts)joint for them. I think we'll take our feeder down as soon as this jar of jelly is gone.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)I hope they come back.