{"id":10929,"date":"2018-04-30T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T10:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=10929"},"modified":"2018-04-27T15:12:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T19:12:53","slug":"take-5-orange-loving-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-orange-loving-orioles\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Orange-loving Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may surprise you to learn that Baltimore Orioles<\/a> are not named for the coastal city in Maryland that shares their namesake. The bold patterning of black and yellow-orange sported by male Baltimore Orioles reminded early observers of the black and gold heraldry of Lord Baltimore, hence their common name.<\/span><\/p>\n

While females and young birds tend to be quite a bit drabber about the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>head\u00a0<\/span>and may show pale orange, yellow, or even simply tan below, m<\/span>ale orioles\u00a0have black heads, backs, and wings with the striking bright orange below that makes them so iconic.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles love fruit, and although they favor young woods or orchards at the forest\u2019s edge, they can sometimes be enticed to visit backyard feeders by fresh fruit or berries, especially in May when they begin to return to the Northeast from their winter homes. In fact, special oriole feeders<\/a> are often designed to hold halved oranges or dishes of fruit jelly.<\/p>\n

Here are five photos of beautiful Baltimore Orioles from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest. If you spot an oriole, be sure to report the sighting<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Baltimore Oriole \u00a9 Eric Hayward<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baltimore Oriole \u00a9 Bill Sooter<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baltimore Oriole \u00a9 Anne Greene<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baltimore Oriole \u00a9 David Clapp<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baltimore Oriole \u00a9 Julie Gagliardo<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It may surprise you to learn that Baltimore Orioles are not named for the coastal city in Maryland that shares their namesake. The bold patterning of black and yellow-orange sported by male Baltimore Orioles reminded early observers of the black and gold heraldry of Lord Baltimore, hence their common name. While females and young birds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":10936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[230,229,83,84],"class_list":["post-10929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-baltimore-oriole","tag-oriole","tag-photo-contest","tag-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/47BillSooter627_fi.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2Qh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7507,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-time-to-nest\/","url_meta":{"origin":10929,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Time to Nest","author":"Hillary T.","date":"April 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the time of year birds are busy preparing for nesting season. 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