Birds Flock to Grape Jam-boree 

You're welcome and thanks so much for watching and for your kind comments. Comments like yours are what makes it worthwhile to do all the editing, etc. Of course it's a labor of love for I really enjoy it, and I realize I am very blessed to get those beautiful orioles and grosbeaks simultaneously. "Jousting over the jelly" would have been a great title also. Good luck with your beautiful birds.

Wow! Id like to try that!

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I'm with you Shelly! It's very rare! I couldn't believe it either, so I thought I would shock a few knowledgeable bird watchers by including it, because we know robins are ground feeders, largely worms. Maybe we were in a dry spell and the worms were deeper under ground? Thanks for watching.

@@creatorwise I'm so glad you DID include it. 😊

You're so welcome, and thank you for your super comments! They were excellent, kind and interesting. Good luck with the grape jelly. If you don't have many birds it may take them a while to find it and learn to like it. I used it for years before I ever saw a robin on it, and it's still rare to see them eating it. I hope it brings it a lot of birds for you eventually.

@@creatorwise Thank you for your reply!! I plan to hunt down some cherry jam to tease the robins, although cherry jam is scarcer than a sweet smelling camel in this area. There are cherry orchards in Western New York right along Lake Ontario, but you'd think cherries came from China, for crying out loud. Will just have to drive up there and pick them myself and make my own jam, with REAL sugar, not that crappy corn syrup and stock up a few jars. For the robins and finches, it doesn't have to pass inspection at the Ritz!!

@@tacksscherbo7771 With homemade cherry jam with real sugar no telling what you'll bring in --- from cedar waxwings to pileated woodpeckers! Lol. Word gets out, your neighbors and the man on the street will be stopping for free samples. Be sure to capture the feeding frenzy and post!

You're welcome, Barbie, and thank you for the kind and excellent comments! You have a fabulous array of colorful avian beauties also. Congrats on your Orchard Orioles. I saw some on 2 days in late April, last spring. They are so rare I record them. Lol. Merry Christmas!

Great observation, Tara! So true. They are acting as selfish as humans! Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for your kind comment, and for watching!

Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Good luck and God bless!

Your welcome, Mary, and thank you for your kind comments. Coincidentally, I saw my first baltimore oriole on our hummingbird feeder, also. I then bought a large orange globe that held sugar water but it didn't attract the orioles, before I found this combo sugar water and grape jelly feeder. Enjoy your oriole, and may you be blessed with many more species soon.

Thanks for your nice comment. Yes, we are so blessed.

Thanks for the nice comment! A 32 oz. jar of grape jelly lasts me 1 week. When you switch to grape jelly you may get some rose-breasted grosbeaks and catbirds also.

Me too! Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you, leeann, for watching and for your gorgeous comment! 😀

Yes, it is still working today! You're welcome and thanks for your kind comments. It will work for you if you're in an area where the orioles and grosbeaks summer. If not, you will still get other birds, and the orioles and grosbeaks when they migrate through in the spring and back through in late summer. Good luck and God bless!

+Dolores Nieto You're welcome, Dolores, and thanks for your kind comment. I get lots of comments on some of my other bird videos about how much cats love to watch. The baltimore orioles especially love the grape jam, but others learn to like it too. Be patient, it may take some time for others to discover it.

So do my three kitties. 😃

Thanks for watching and enjoying these "midwestern" Indiana birds. Lol. That would be definitely east of you though.

John LeBaron You're welcome, John, and thanks for watching and commenting. Your kind comments on "Baltimore Orioles - Up Close and Personal," served as a catalyst for this post!

Yes, that was amazing, and the grosbeak didn't seem to mind, if he even noticed. Thanks for watching and commenting!

YOU'RE WELCOME, Debby, and thank you so much for your BEAUTIFUL comments! You did make my day :)

Thank you very much, Wendy, for your kind comments. That makes me so happy, also. Really did make my day :)

LOL. But it didn't last long. They were at it again next day.

Congratulations!!! You are in for a bird-watching-Jam-boree! May you have many blessed hours of joy!

Thanks for watching, frank, glad you liked them.

You're welcome, and so glad you liked it! Yes, that robin surprised me and lots of others. I still occasionally see one on the grape jelly!

Awww, what a very special thing to do! May it rest in peace. Thanks for your kind comment and for watching.

Thanks! They haven't done nearly as well in recent years (that was 2012).

Thank you for the very nice comments! I really appreciate them and I'm so glad you enjoyed our birds! Blessings!

Wow! That is an awesome array of birds! I have not even seen most of those. Congrats! Thanks for stopping by!

You're welcome, and thank you for your nice comment!

Thank you for your lovely comments! And for your feeding tips and info! My jam/jelly doesn't last long enough to get mold. Lol.

That's cuz yours know Home Sweet Home! 😊😉

Thanks Tina for your very kind comments. And congratulations on all your Orioles and your wonderful paradise :)

You're welcome, and thanks for your kind comments. Sounds like you are having great success also, especially with your homemade wild black raspberry jam! Sounds so good I would come to your feeders for a sample! Watching those fledglings feed is a treat with their fluttering wings and whiny chirps. The Grosbeaks will find it before too long.

Yep, me too. Pretty smart robin. I would pick jelly over worms any day. Lol.

Thank you so much, Alyson! Your comment made my day! Congrats on your innovative use of my video. I'm so glad it brought in birds to your feeders. Fantastic! I hope it brings in a lot of colorful birds to you.

You are so right! When I first started I did not know any of these colorful birds were within a hundred miles. I was overjoyed when they arrived. I am richly blessed!

Thanks, yes I agree with you, the hummingbirds are very special creations from God. I do have feeders up and have even been blessed to hand feed them.

@@creatorwise wow that's awsome!

@@bandit1272 I videoed it and you can click this link to watch it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GCIJNu7Q7z4.html

@@creatorwise alright I'll check it out

***** Thank you so much for watching, Butterfly Spirit, and for your kind comments. I always enjoy your awesome nature videos.

Thanks so much for your kind comments! Yeah, the USA sign is like the icing on the cake. I purposely set my camera do get the USA and the blue hydrangeas in the background.

You're welcome, Tinthia, and thank you for watching and commenting. I guess I'm glad you're sad, along with me, at the 6 "thumbs downs." But only 6 out of the 77,663 views is a very miniscule percentage, .00772%. I think a few are concerned that the grape jelly is not good for them, maybe too much sugar or preservatives. I occasionally buy "natural" but not always, and they seem to be thriving and increasing. Stay safe.

Thank you for your kind comments, Amy. You are going to really enjoy feeding and watching birds! Yes, I think the orioles will be heading south shortly, but get ready for them next year with an oriole feeder, sugar water and grape jam or jelly and good luck to you. I live in south central Indiana so we are probably about the same latitude.

Good eye, Carol! You're one of the very few to notice and comment on that. I wanted to make that my thumbnail, but the grosbeak's head drifted out of the camera view. Thanks for watching and for your astute comment!

Thank you! The feeder is called "Bird's Choice Oriole Fest Oriole Feeder," and Amazon has it. Good luck!

Olivia Slayton You're welcome, Olivia. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for the kind comment, Dena!

Thanks for watching. It may take a little time but they will eventually find it. For Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks you will have to be in their summer location or else you may only see them when they migrate through. Good luck.

I live in Pasadena, MD, midway between Baltimore and Annapolis. We have lots of Grosbeaks but I've never seen an Oriole.

I assume the Baltimore Orioles (birds) were named because they live around Baltimore. I think you will see some soon. I would put sugar water in your oriole feeder along with the grape jelly. We saw our first orioles on our humming bird feeders. You can also put out orange halves for them.

Thanks. They'll be back. I started out with feeders farther apart, but in recent years I moved them closer together to get more in my videos as you can see if you search my channel. Moving them closer didn't seem to have any adverse effect. Congratulations!

Give it a try. It will work if you're in an area where they summer. Or you may catch them temporarily as they migrate through your area. Thanks for watching Susan, and for your nice comment.

Barb D check out Wildbirdsunlimited.com

Thank you so very much, Cheryl, for your kind and amazing comments which just flowed into a delightful commentary, a colorful narrative that really did make my day! Your enthusiasm is so contagious it warmed my heart! I loved the way you described the little baby finch! I appreciate so much your taking the time to compose this little masterpiece, and your obvious love for birds and the rapidly disappearing wildlife in your area of MA. I totally agree with you that the red-bellied woodpecker is horribly misnamed. It's very rare that I see the little splotch of light orange or pink low on it's belly. Unfortunately the name "red-headed" is already taken, but I read where someone suggested "ladder-back" for its name due to the horizontal black and white stripes on its back. That is an apt description, but as you say even that doesn't suit this wonderful bird at all. I hope Rosy comes back and you get some Orioles. Yes, they do love grape jelly and jam. I used to use orange halves, but they didn't like them as much as the jelly. That feeder is called "birds choice oriole-fest oriole feeder," available on Amazon. I have several videos of Pileated woodpeckers. I hope you can find time to check out my channel, lots of colorful birds I will happily share with you. I'm in south central Indiana, near Columbus. Blessings to you, and stay away from that coronavirus!

@@creatorwise Awww shucks. Thanks so much for the compliments, but like you, probably, it's just that I feel delighted to see all the beautiful birds you get at your feeders. Thanks to RU-vid for giving us all this free-for-all place to post & to watch interesting recordings of life in so many different areas of interest, like yours! I"ve been in the house since mid-March, so haven't had the plague. Between online access to food, & Amazon, to keep stocked up, I'm managing. Getting a bit stir crazy, though. How are you managing? Luckily I have an indoor kitty, who doesn't pounce on birds, so she's staying on my good side. So I have her & the birds to fuss over & keep me company - and my computer, of course, connecting me to the world, which makes all this lots more bearable. I looked up the Red-headed Woodpecker I saw at your feeders. I've never seen one! I do see the Downey, Hairy, Red-bellied, when I put out suet, & a Flicker that hops around digging on my sloped backyard, on occasion, probably easting ant larvae, & still hear a Pileated at a distance occasionally, but never saw one of those, so wondered where you're located. Looked it up, found some great pics, learned it's apt name, then - much to my surprise - found that, while becoming scarce, they are in my area of central MA, during breeding season. It looks like you have deeper woods than I do here. I do have a few Oak, Ash, & Birch, running along the back yard, in front of an old stone wall. In the neighborhood, there are still many trees at least 75' tall, left from before these former pastures on this hill were built upon, & lots of large, old evergreens, planted many years ago around here, & some native white pine, There are many large shrubs in my yard: several Rhododendron, a large swath of Forsythia, a big Mountain Laurel, some evergreens, of different heights, some pruned, & Azaleas, so there's some shrubby cover which is maybe why I have an Eastern Towhee living here or at least a frequent visitor. Haven't seen a female, & haven't seen him for a few days, so he may have left in search of a mate. Hope he comes back with a mate & raises his family here. What a pretty bird they are & love their sweet song. Think I saw a Carolina Wren, yesterday. Used to see them regularly, & the male Goldfinch have been turning yellow for mating season. If I want to see them more, I have to spring for some Thistle/ Niger. Very costly, but I think the Tractor Supply has a better price than what I'd last paid. I have a few old, native trees & shrubs with berries for the birds, so that helps. Planted a Sargent Crabapple for them, years ago. It's just about to explode into a snow drift of lovely apple blossom scented flowers, followed by very small fruit. There was a Hawthorne, but those thorns are so long, I had it cut down. I'd encountered some seedlings, so don't want to deal with 1.5" thorns. There are still a few Chokeberry I guess they are - with small black berries, already here when I moved in, plus some Cotoneaster, which are covered in tiny white bell shaped clusters, which the hummingbirds love in the spring, & then they are covered with red berries, later, plus I planted the Inkberry & American Holly, for more berries. There are some raspberries, which need proper pruning to produce more berries & my blueberries never got out of their nursery pots. They produce just enough berries to feed a chipmunk. I'd been waiting for them to ripen...Oh well. Thanks again for your enjoyable videos. What kind of camera setup are you using? Can you see it live on your computer? I'd like to be able to do that, so I can watch them all day,

@@cherylanderson3340 Thank you so much for more of your awesome commentary! I have a simple little Ultra HD Flip Camera, which does a decent job, but Cisco stopped making them in 2010, and I got a new one in 2011 on Amazon for around $100. You can still find new ones there and on Ebay, but the price has risen considerably. I bought a little miniature tripod with velcro straps, so I just collapse the legs of the tripod and strap it to a nearby shepherd's hook to get good closeups. It has a little software editing program that allows me to just save the best footage. No, I can't see it live on my PC, but wish I could. I'm managing fine. Stocked up on food when I saw the lock down coming, and have used Kroger pick-up a few times. My daughter sent me a nice mask and I got out twice today, to an apple orchard and my first visit inside a grocery store for a few needs. Actually I'm not minding this lock down so much (except for missing church) because I have a much larger battle I'm fighting. My wonderful wife of 55 years passed two years ago and I still miss her more than words can say. But the Lord is helping me through it by giving me a wonderful thankfulness for all those wonderful years, plus 3 awesome daughters, their great husbands, and 12 extraordinary grandchildren. God was so good to us, I just can't complain. But it does seem to take priority over my concerns about covid-19. I enjoyed all the comments about your trees, shrubs, berries, etc. I'm glad you researched the red-headed woodpecker and the pileated. The pileated comes in to my little suet cakes, so keep your eyes open. I have some videos of the pileated, plus they make camos on some of my other videos. Here is a link to one of my pileated vids, called, "Pileated Potpourri." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0vbNoUux3kc.html The Carolina Wren was one of my wife's favorite birds. They made a nest in a planter of geraniums that I brought home from her grave. I was able to capture the babies and mom on the nest and feeding them, and finally leaving the nest. I felt like the whole episode was a gift from above to help me, so I called it, "Carolina Wrens Soothe Broken Heart," and posted it on RU-vid. I get lots of comments from viewers saying cats love my bird videos, especially "Winter Birds' Feeding Frenzy (Cats Love It!)" It has had over 532,000 views. You might see if your little kitty would like it. It's full of bright red cardinals, pretty blue jays! And lots of chirping and spinning that feeder almost makes me dizzy! Actually my woods is rather narrow, but long. In some of the views on this grape jam video you can see through the woods to a small lake and a river just beyond that. I can't explain why we have such a large variety of beautiful, colorful birds to entertain us. I see you also have a lot of different woodpeckers and even flickers! I don't see them very often. Thanks again for watching my videos, and for your uplifting comments. I think I have so many bird videos on my channel, that you could almost watch them all day. Blessings, Ron

​@@creatorwise So sorry for your unbearable loss of your wife. When my ex-husband died, about 13 years ago, it was such a deep, sudden blow, followed by many levels of grief, despite the relief I'd felt to finally be free of him when he moved out, & again when the divorce was finalized. I can only imagine how much worse it would've been, had we been enjoying being married. It really does helps to make peace with so much grief, to hang onto being grateful, as you are, for all the years of wonderful memories & for your life of raising your children together. I too have been grieving anew, for two years, the loss of our only child, a daughter, just days after she'd had her 33rd birthday.She'd been packing for a week or so visit with old friends in the Boston area. She died in her sleep, apparently. It was sudden, unexpected, & only recently, am I beginning to find some acceptance, though I miss her terribly. My kitty companion is actually my grandkitty. Having her to take care of has been an enormous help to me. She not only keeps me company, I know she feels the loss of her mommy, my daughter as well. It's so good when I can find something, like continuing on with feeding & watching the birds, which my daughter had enjoyed with me, after moving back home, a couple years before her death, so I'm comforted by having had that time together, after living in the Boston area, following college in Amherst, then a few years in San Francisco. So it makes me feel some level of happiness & contentment feeding & watching the birds. In fact I need to go feed them now. Just got a 40# bag of black oil sunflower seeds delivered, from Walmart, & the sun is setting. There'll be some eaten by Cardinals soon, with enough left for an early morning feeding. A few months ago, I'd bought a 50# bag for $3.00 less than this 40# bag! Will be buying the cracked corn & Niger thistle @ Tractor Supply, next, to save a lot. Your lovely bird videos certainly have been a good source of feeling entertained, delighted, & for bringing on many smiles for me & for so many others. They're so beautiful, & I love learning about them through observing their behavior. Oh & I saw a Baltimore Oriole at my feeder @ 6:30 AM!!!! WoW! That's a first. Saw one in the Birch trees in front, once before, but never at the feeder. Like the recent sighting of a Rose - breasted Grosbeak, they may have been around, though I hadn't seen them. I'll try to locate one of those feeders for jam, & hope to see more of them. The peanut suet is on the way. In winter I prefer to use real suet, but now that it's warming, this type of fat won't last long enough to go rancid! I meant to ask if that was a water body beyond the trees. That likely helps make your yard even more appealing, I'm sure. There's a large pond,& a mile away, a smaller, connected pond, with streams & wetlands in between them, down below this hill & surrounding it, on one side, so many birds can find water in this area. Before a big house was built across the street, with a very tall peaked roof, I used to be able to watch the pond in all kinds of weather & enjoyed how the lighting changes, throughout the day, which I could see through the trees, until they leafed out. There are two small islands in that large pond, which I could look down on. This made it look even more beautiful. Sometimes, the islands were barely visible, enshrouded by fog in the morning, & I could see the bright dawn & sunset hues reflected on the still surface of the pond. Being so near that pond, I once came out to find a skeleton of a fish, well picked over, laying across my improvised birdbath. It's a large, clay colored plastic saucer for placing beneath large planters, easily 15" across. I'd put a large, angular rock in there to weigh it down, plus a few smaller rocks, for extra weight plus a place for small birds to land on & to perch, while drinking water. There's usually still enough space to splash around in, for birds up to Blue Jay size - if there isn't a Robin in there already, or a huge fish skeleton. The tail hung down, out beyond the saucer's diameter, & the head was missing. Some large bird must've grabbed the fish in its talons, flew off with it, & brought it there to eat the skin & meat, with water to drink & swish its beak around in, to clean up a bit after eating. It may have then taken the head away to snack on later, or to bring to babies still in the nest, or a raccoon may have come along, & helped himself to any leftovers. Well, so nice to have chatted a bit, & thanks for the links. Looking forward to seeing your other recordings, & will definitely enjoy watching the Pileated Woodpeckers at your feeders! I'm sharing these with a couple friends who also feed & enjoy watching birds at other's feeders too! Let's hope we can see an end to this pandemic soon. Stay safe.

@@cherylanderson3340 Thank you so much, Cheryl, for your wonderful and kind expression of sympathy at the passing of my beloved wife. It meant a lot to me! Especially when I learned of your similar experience of losing your ex-husband, and the unexpected grief, and then the devastating loss of your dear daughter. I can't begin to imagine how gut-wrenching that would be, and I do offer you my sincere sympathy, and my thoughts and prayers are for your comfort and strength. I'm so glad you were able to spend some time together with her in recent years, and that is something to be thankful and grateful for and that helps in the healing process. A Scripture I love is Psalm 34:18, "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart." And I think it's so wonderful that you have her little kitty, your grandkitty as you call it. I know that must help a lot. Does it have a name? Or is it just "grandkitty?" It's so neat that you love nature, and birdwatching, and feeding the birds. That is such an uplifting hobby I know, as I enjoy it so much myself. There is also a painful aspect though as I think so often how much my Marci loved our birds and we were always calling each other to the patio door to see the birds, especially as they arrived in the spring. We even had nicknames for many of them. Wow! So glad you had your first Baltimore Oriole at your feeder! I can still remember our excitement at seeing unusual birds for the first time! I saw a little warbler Sunday that I had never seen before, but it wouldn't hold still long enough to find it in my binoculars to spot some identifying character. I looked through my bird book but couldn't make a positive ID. What a shame that the big house across the street ruined your amazing view of the pond, etc. Your picturesque description was so delightful and made me feel as if I were right there. When the leaves are off in the late fall and winter I have a fascinating view of the lake below and the river just beyond it. You can see them in some of my winter bird vids. I agree, let's be done with this pandemic!!! Be careful and stay safe!

Thanks for the very kind comments! The bird you're asking about is the Gray Catbird. They actually do sound like a cat meowing at times. To hear one watch my vid: "The Cat(bird)'s Meow" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qEJXzz1htc0.html

Indiana. Yes, we have the yellow, American Goldfinches. They are in some of my videos. Thanks for your nice comments! Good luck on the goldfinches!

@@creatorwise I think I've only seen a couple of gold finches over the many years, but many red/purple finches. My husband said he has seen some a long time ago in a neighbor's yard across the street. I've bought yellow colored finch feeders for thistle and finch socks and I never seen finches feeding on them. Then the socks just get moldy from the rain and have to be discarded. Any advise on how to get yellow finches? We do however have Orioles, cardinals, woodpeckers, red finches, hummingbirds, chickadees, titmouses, catbirds, and once in a great while a red chested grossbeak. Would sure like to see some yellow finches though.

@@jerriehattery6116 You do have a wonderful variety of colorful birds which I'm sure you are thankful for! There may not be any goldfinches in your area. You might try Google for advice on how to attract them . Good luck, and let me know when you see them!

Thanks! Great idea! Is that white or wheat bread?

@@creatorwise Wheat. We want them healthy.

You're welcome, and thank you for your kind comment! This is in my small backyard in southern Indiana. Happy to share my birds with you.

Wow! Thanks for the tip, John! I just added orange marmalade to my shopping list! It just stands to reason, since they love orange halves and the color orange obviously. I will give it a try. Are they ever going to be surprised!

Thank you for watching, commenting, and loving our birds! I have never heard of nectar causing babies wings to be deficient for their flying abilities. It may be that they get the necessary nutrition from other food sources, such as hummingbirds from flowers. The last few days I've been watching fledgling orioles fly in close and their parents feed them grape jelly. I have videos on my channel showing this and also house finches doing the same. They always flutter their wings to get attention. Perhaps someone has mistaken this fluttering as a wing development problem, but they have no problem flying in or leaving. Then as juveniles the Baltimore orioles finally land on the feeders and feed themselves. I'm sure the house finches do also, but I can't tell the juvies from the adults. I have never observed any fledglings having problems flying. Perhaps other viewers can comment on this. Thanks again, and please stop by often.

Thanks. South central Indiana, USA. When I started feeding birds about 14 years ago I thought I just had regular birds. I had no idea these colorful beauties were going to be coming to my feeders to eat. Still amazed by it!

I never have to change it, Leigh Ann. It doesn't last long enough to get old. I usually fill the ports twice a day, and they are often empty for a while before I fill them. I go through a 32 oz. jar of grape jelly in less than a week. Yes, I have seen hummingbirds and even butterflies land on or hover over and eat the jelly. Thanks for watching!

Wow. I've never seen an Oriole feeder before. Where did you buy it?

Thanks, Kathy. It's called Bird's Choice Oriole Fest Oriole Feeder at Amazon. Good luck and God Bless!

@@creatorwise Pretty amazing! I have three questions. Do you leave it out all day? Doesn't the jelly draw flies and stinging insects? How long did it take for the birds to first find it?

@@pattiday431 Thank you. Yes, I leave it out all day, and night. It usually doesn't draw flying insects until late summer, and most years it's not bad, just a few small bees, which the birds seem to dodge and pick around. One year I had some large black hornets. I would try to kill them with a fly swatter, which, if I missed, irritated them and they buzzed me. LOL. I escaped without injury and gave that up. Only killed a few of them and splattered grape jelly everywhere and broke the plastic roosts. Time for a new feeder. The Baltimore orioles and rose-breasted grosbeaks always fly south in late August anyway and I always take this feeder down then, so we don't have to endure the insects too long. I just ignore them now. I originally bought this feeder only to attract the baltimore orioles. They had been showing up at my hummingbird feeders, and I saw this feeder advertised on a video and decided to try it. As I recall, they found it quickly, in the first day or two. Then the other birds starting coming in, esp. the house finches. I was surprised when the grosbeaks came in. Some of my friends say it took a little longer. If you're trying for the orioles and grosbeaks, I hope you're in a state that they summer in. Otherwise you may only get a chance when they migrate through in the spring and late summer. The housefinches, catbirds, etc. will find it quickly I think. Good luck, Patti! Please let me know how it goes.

Thanks! Glad you liked it. I use grape jam or jelly in the four ports of the red circular feeder. There is sugar water right under the jelly ports. Black-oil sunflower seed in the gazebo style feeder. The little square metal cage holds a suet cake, and the mesh sock has thistle seed (nyjer) for the goldfinches and house finches. Stop by any time to enjoy them.

@@creatorwise I am really very thankful for your reply. Exited to watch some more videos. I love my backyard birds.

@@varshapatel8612 You're very welcome. Enjoy your birds!

Thank you so much for your wonderful, glorious comment! It really made my day! I'm in south-central Indiana, near Columbus. Stop by often to enjoy our birds. And I have lots more, colorful, beautiful birds on my channel! May God abundantly bless you, Deb!

Thanks a lot. I never have to change it. They devour it so quickly I have to fill the ports twice a day. I don't recall how long it took them to find it when I first started feeding them grape jelly. I'm sure you could leave it out a few days. I use a Flip Ultra HD camera, which was made by Cisco. But they no longer make it. You can still find it on Amazon and Ebay. I bought a miniature collapsible tripod which came with velcro straps, so I strap it on to a shepherds hook. The orioles recently left our area (Indiana) to migrate south, so depending on where you live you might just watch for them in the spring and fall during migration. Good luck!

You're welcome and thank you for your kind comments, Mar! Glad you liked the rose-breasted grosbeak; I am blessed to have them and the baltimore orioles frequent my feeders, here in south-central Indiana. You can find this feeder on Amazon --- Birds' Choice 1009 Oriole-fest Oriole Feeder at $24.95. I think the fledgling feeding was a house finch, but I have trouble telling them from purple finches. I hope you are in an area where the rose-breasteds and orioles summer, or at least migrate through. If not, stop by often, I'm happy to share these avian beauties with you. I have other vids on my channel featuring them also. Good luck!

Thank you so much! This is in south-central Indiana, USA, in a park setting with lot of mature trees adjacent to a narrow strip of wooded forest.

@@creatorwise You live where I've wanted to live for years--near New Harmony. My wife and I are stuck in Texas.

+Tiff W Thanks for watching, Tiff. Yes, catbird at 4:10. I'm in south central IN. I have grackles and starlings, and raccoons and squirrels also. The feeder is called Birds' Choice Oriole-Fest Oriole Feeder (Amazon). That is an ant guard and I use sugar water, but the grape jelly is the major attraction. I have a cheap Flip cam (Cisco no longer makes) and a small collapsible tripod with velcro straps that I strap onto a nearby shepherd hook. Birds don't seem to mind it. Gets me a lot of up close and personal vids. Check out my "Winter Birds' Feeding Frenzy." Good luck with your oriole feeder.

Usually not until late in the summer, bees and hornets also. Sometimes I go after them with a flyswatter! Lol. Occasionally kill a few of them, but end up splashing grape jam all over everything. The birds are still able to feed, but they are very cautious. I was lucky I haven't been stung. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ella.

@@creatorwise thankyou..and thanks for taking time to film and upload your delightful video..I love watching bird.. got lots of feeders and a birdbath and humming bird feeders... We've seen a large variety of birds this last 2 yrs in upstate New York...my favorite so far to watch are the humming bird and the gold Finch... And the cooing of the Mourning dove :)

@@Cinderella999-l5r Thanks for your very kind comments, and for subscribing! You made my day! It sounds like you have a nice bird sanctuary yourself! I love hummingbirds also. I've been very fortunate to get to hand-feed them. Here is the link, if you would like to watch it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GCIJNu7Q7z4.html I think you will enjoy it, because, near the end, there is an intruder that we were just talking about. Enjoy.

You almost named it. It is a mourning dove, so named because of its mournful cooing.

@@creatorwise Oh, thank you. I used to hear this bird around my house for many years. And I haven't heard it for many years. Miss it.

Thanks for your kind comment! Yes, that is a female rose-breasted grosbeak! I know, quite a contrast from the beautiful male, black and white, with a rose colored V shape on its breast, that appears throughout this video. Probably one of the biggest contrasts, if not the biggest, between male and female of any birds!

@@creatorwise thanks!

Neither had I Hollie, and I'm glad I caught it on video. Maybe there was a drought then, and the ground dry and hard and few worms? Or maybe it just wanted dessert. LOL. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yes, indeed! If you have Baltimore Orioles in your area, they will soon find it. Also, other birds like house finches, catbirds, etc.

Thanks for your nice comment! No, this is south central Indiana. Congrats on having same beautiful birds.

Indiana. Good luck in the future.

Yes, it was Susan, believe it or not! Thanks for watching. God bless you!

Thanks for watching! Southern Indiana.

Flip cam Ultra HD 8GB made by Cisco. They no longer make them but you can still find them new on Amazon and eBay. I also bought a miniature collapsible tripod with velcro straps, which I strapped to a shepherds hook. Got some pretty nice close-ups at an inexpensive price. Thanks for watching and good luck, Mary.

That's a good question, and I have wondered about it. But I see it recommended in bird books, field guides, Bird & Bloom magazine and I've been doing it for several years, and not seen any negative effects. They bring their fledglings in to feed also. I hope there is a lot of natural grape sugar in the jam and jelly. Of course, sugar is bad for us also, they tell me, but I think I have a "sweet tooth." Thank you for watching and commenting! May God Bless You, also, Tammy!

@@creatorwise Read just recently that High Fructose corn syrup may not be the best thing. Just recently bought a product with none included. "Welch's Concorde Grape Spread" Talked to spokesperson on phone said all natural product and combination of Jam and Jelly.

@@fluffypeanutcat Thanks so much for this info. I am definitely going to check it out. Only the best for my avian beauties!

That was a mourning dove, so named because of its mournful cooing.

@@creatorwise yes of course. My girlfriend tells me its a loon, (I say no). Lol. I am showing her this post. Thanks for clearing that up. 🥰

@@elisevautour6292 You're welcome, Elise. Yes, I can positively identify these mourning doves. They are very common here in southern Indiana, and I've seen and heard them all my life. We don't have loons here, but I've seen and heard them on videos. Some doves appear in the foreground of my albino squirrel video, one starting at 5:38 and later on another one comes in. Here is the link to it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dtTS1uC-5_Q.html Thanks for watching and commenting. Blessings! 😊

Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. I'm in south-central Indiana, near Columbus. God bless you.

It's called Birds Choice Oriole Fest Oriole Feeder. Amazon has it right now, but price has soared to $56. Here is a link for a much better price: www.duncraft.com/BirdsChoice-Oriole-Fest-Feeder

On Amazon: www.amazon.com/Choice-1009-Oriole-Fest-Oriole-12-Ounce/dp/B001R4KOL8/ref=sr_1_3?crid=88TRT5LKVTKR&keywords=birds+choice+1009+oriole-fest+oriole+feeder%2C+12-ounce%2C+orange&qid=1566846044&s=gateway&sprefix=birds+choice+oriole+fest%2Caps%2C351&sr=8-3

Birds Choice Oriole-Fest Oriole Feeder www.amazon.com/Choice-1009-Oriole-Fest-Oriole-12-Ounce/dp/B001R4KOL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529891982&sr=8-1&keywords=birds+choice+oriole+feeder

They do come for grape jam also. I've never tried raspberry...might work.

I am dying to attract them. Been trying here in Ontario almost 3 weeks now. Fingers crossed and my yard is decorated with lots of orange.

vistaprime I’m in Niagara Ontario. It took me seven years of hanging orange halves all over my yard but they finally found me about 8 years ago. They come every year on May and say goodbye every October. I now make about 50 jars of grape jelly for them as buying in store got too expensive at the rate it’s eaten. Keep trying but they have to find you so it may take a little while but it’s worth it.

@@fionaproctor6330 hi Fiona, mine come now every year first week of May. I made some mistakes the first year, including not having the feeder out away from the house where they can see. We had a good dozen or more last year, They don't stay all summer unfortunately. We do keep the food out and the last one visits until July. Maybe this year they will hang around. The feeders and oranges go up on April 30 and we expect the first flight of visitors around May 6 to 9th.

vistaprime where about scare you in Ontario? Strange they leave in July.

Well, I assumed I had it right, and it seems to have worked fine. No problems with ants on this feeder or my hummingbird feeders. But I will buy some new ones this spring, and double check the instructions. Thanks for watching and for the heads-up, Gigi!

@@creatorwise maybe it's just the angle! Love your birds!!! I'm hoping to draw orioles to my feeders this spri ng here in New Hampshire and will be using the grape jelly as well! 😁

@@gigistitchin Thanks for your kind comments! I wish you good luck with orioles this spring. But if they don't show up, please stop by often. Happy to share mine with you.

The robin is on the feeder from 2:04 to 2:34. This is the american robin, not the beautiful robins in the U.K.

You will be glad to hear it was my neighbor using his weed eater at 4:10 and I thought it might frighten the birds, but they didn't seem to mind.

I think it is called Birds Choice Oriole Feeder, on Amazon. Thanks for loving it.