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--0-1269366202-1291733124=:19304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's been interesting and exasperating in trying to keep the 4 Baltimore Or= ioles that have been visiting my feeders for the past 2 weeks or so, happil= y fed & healthy. There is so much competition with the rotten bullying starlings but all I c= an do is scatter the feeding areas (peanuts/hulled crushed sunflower seeds)= & also=A0that contain the grapes (black seedless, the Oriole's fave) aroun= d. It's been a struggle, regardless. However, Mike King came by on Sunday and suggested that with the falling te= mperatures I might be better using grape jelly since the grapes will freeze= making it too difficult for the Orioles to eat the meat of the grapes. One thing that the Orioles seem to like is=A0the grapes that I impale on a = branch twig, cut off the top, scoop out some of the flesh & put a dollop of= grape jelly in the cup.=20 Anyway, just had 3 of the Orioles all lined up enjoying their dessert cups!= Know they'll all get knocked off on the ground sooner or later but it's wh= at I can come up with in the meantime.=20 And an Oriole enclosure has been suggested as well. =A0 Sincerely, =A0 Gayle MacLean Dartmouth=0A=0A --0-1269366202-1291733124=:19304 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>It's been interesting and exasperating i= n trying to keep the 4 Baltimore Orioles that have been visiting my feeders= for the past 2 weeks or so, happily fed & healthy.</DIV> <DIV>There is so much competition with the rotten bullying starlings but al= l I can do is scatter the feeding areas (peanuts/hulled crushed sunflower s= eeds) & also that contain the grapes (black seedless, the Oriole's= fave) around. It's been a struggle, regardless.</DIV> <DIV>However, Mike King came by on Sunday and suggested that with the falli= ng temperatures I might be better using grape jelly since the grapes will f= reeze making it too difficult for the Orioles to eat the meat of the grapes= .</DIV> <DIV>One thing that the Orioles seem to like is the grapes that I impa= le on a branch twig, cut off the top, scoop out some of the flesh & put= a dollop of grape jelly in the cup. </DIV> <DIV>Anyway, just had 3 of the Orioles all lined up enjoying their dessert = cups! Know they'll all get knocked off on the ground sooner or later but it= 's what I can come up with in the meantime. </DIV> <DIV>And an Oriole enclosure has been suggested as well.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth</DIV></td></tr></table><br> --0-1269366202-1291733124=:19304--
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