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Index of Subjects --0016e64c1c4e05d1d30496ecbfff Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 HI Gayle, Can I forward this email to someone off list who has successfully kept orioles going for several winters now? You two should talk :) Helene On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>wrote: > It's been interesting and exasperating in trying to keep the 4 Baltimore > Orioles that have been visiting my feeders for the past 2 weeks or so, > happily fed & healthy. > There is so much competition with the rotten bullying starlings but all I > can do is scatter the feeding areas (peanuts/hulled crushed sunflower seeds) > & also that contain the grapes (black seedless, the Oriole's fave) around. > It's been a struggle, regardless. > However, Mike King came by on Sunday and suggested that with the falling > temperatures 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 the 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. > 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. > And an Oriole enclosure has been suggested as well. > > Sincerely, > > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth > > --0016e64c1c4e05d1d30496ecbfff Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HI Gayle, Can I forward this email to someone off list who has successfully= kept orioles going for several winters now? You two should talk :)<br><br>= <div>Helene<br><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1= 0:45 AM, Gayle MacLean <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:duartess2003= @yahoo.ca">duartess2003@yahoo.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" = border=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td valign=3D"top" style=3D"font:inherit"><div>It&#= 39;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.</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=A0that 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=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. </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 bu= t it's what I can come up with in the meantime. </div> <div>And an Oriole enclosure has been suggested as well.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Gayle MacLean</div> <div>Dartmouth</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></blockquote></div><br></= div></div> --0016e64c1c4e05d1d30496ecbfff--
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