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Hooded Oriole and Two Babies

A mother Hooded Oriole and two babies comfortably nested under a hanging banana leaf. The babies may only be a week from fledging but in the meantime they are sure keeping mom very busy. She returns with some sort of bug or grub food every few minutes.The nest itself is a work of engineering and art and is a good example of the lengths some birds go to to avoid predation of the young.

Hooded Oriole

 

UPDATE: 8/23/10

Hooded Oriole

 

Bird Watching
8:00 am first Monday of the month. Meet in the main parking lot.

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