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Northern ( Baltimore ) Oriole, eating a grub.

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Alby Abrevaya Senior Member Registered: October 2008 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 660	It was like a burst of sunlight, when the Baltimore Oriole appeared. His head, neck, back, and upper tail were all black. His wings were black with white tips. His underparts from his neck to the end of his tail were bright orange. You couldn't keep your eyes off of him as he ate the berries. He appeared mostly at the end of the day. It was apparent that he ate berries as well as worms and grubs.
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Rattlesnake Gal

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Registered: November 2003
Location: Central NH
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Sat November 12, 2011 2:37pm

You sure have captured a lot of excellent bird photographs! Thanks!

Baltimore Orioles prefer ripe, dark colored fruit and sometimes use their slender beaks to feed in an unusual way, called “gaping”: they stab the closed bill into soft fruits, then open their mouths to cut a juicy swath from which they drink with their brush-covered tongues.

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