After finally getting some warmer temps and a half a day of some sun the old mercury dropped again back into the 40's. Throw in some more rain and a little wind and you have some pretty miserable conditioins for the birds and for anyone stupid enough to sit out in it. Well I was that silly as I had noticed some orioles hanging around the last couple of days which is a first for us. The wife said she had seen them picking around in the feeders, nosing around the seeds and nuts. I know they like sweet stuff so I had put out a couple of apple slices and a piece of watermelon as I sure would like to see them stay. While I was out I also decided to brave the dark, cold and wet conditions to see what I could come up with. I apologize the shots showing the feed as I usually don't post them, preferring shots of the birds on the perches either before or after eating but the orioles just didn't want to co-operate and rarely went to a perch. They were also shot at very slow shutter speeds due to the darkness so they might not be a sharp as some prefer.
C&C welcome as always.
