For the Birds

We’ve been delighted with the flurry of Baltimore Orioles visiting our bird feeders this year.

My oldest son laughed when he learned that they like to eat orange slices and grape jelly. 

When we noticed them drinking out of the hummingbird feeders, we wondered why they had such a sweet tooth. 

Orioles, Grosbeaks, and Hummingbirds all enjoy a higher sugar diet during some parts of the year. My son hypothesized that it had to do with the distance of their migration patterns. Did longer m...