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Old June 27th, 2010, 09:58 PM
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Thumbs up Oriole Upgrade

The plastic cup didn't last long as far as being anchored down. It broke away the other night and thought humph...time for an upgrade.

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Weekend project.

Took a cedar shingle and made a box to fit 2 dollar store plastic containers.

Use my mitre saw and made precision cuts ( ) then glued all sides together with a base.

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Got a bit carried away and decided that since the orioles like the hummingbird feeder,
I would paint the cedar box the same colors as the feeder and
Voila!

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Wait...humph, wait, humph....

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Old June 27th, 2010, 10:08 PM
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A nice little dish that I can easily take in, out, wash and replenish with fresh jelly!

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Not 15 minutes after setting up the new haven, we received a vistor scoping out the new digs!

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Success!

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Old June 28th, 2010, 06:41 AM
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GREAT JOB!!!!! What a fantastic idea and so successful
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Old June 28th, 2010, 07:41 AM
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Good job! Those precision cuts are amazing!!!!!
Love the paint job too. I guess the bugs that are attracted to the jelly are just added protein for the birdies huh.
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Old June 28th, 2010, 07:52 AM
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klm,I've never heard of feeding the birds jelly,but I suppose it's good and sweet,looks great though,you are very handy.
If I did that,it would be filled with bees and flies,like 14+said,an extra protein bonus for the birdies.
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Old June 28th, 2010, 04:27 PM
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Hey, great job, klm!!! I finally put out a regular oriole feeder with compartments for the jelly and just hose it out every night. But my orioles are still turning up their beaks, even when I hang it out near the hummingbird feeders they keep raiding

Maybe I need to upgrade to a deluxe model, too!
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