Apple Tree
Soon it will be the season for apple picking, and the tree in this orchard is looking right on schedule. The fence that surrounds it protects the area from White-tailed Deer eating everything in sight, and protects them from themselves. Just as there were warblers, vireos, orioles and more feeding on the flowers of the trees in the spring there will be ample time for birds to feed on the apples all autumn.
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This morning was a terrific one for yet more orioles! After being lucky enough to get a nice pose from a male Baltimore Oriole yesterday, I was able to get a couple decent photos of both female and male Orchard Orioles (Icterus spurius) today. The only reason they stopped at such low levels for me even for a moment was because the ladies were actively having to avoid all the guys chasing after them. Here is hoping I get to enjoy watching a pair building a nest soon. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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