do you have any grape jelly?

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It is always a pleasure to hear from Betty Thompson in Kansas because there are usually photos with the email.

"I am attaching some photos of Baltimore orioles, which are quite abundant here. The grocery store shelves are often empty of grape jelly this time of year! I walk the local parks hoping my lens will capture a decent photo! The photo of the nest was taken in late March at Quivira Wildlife Refuge, aren’t they just a work of art? The orioles photos were taken at a local park here in Wichita," Betty emailed. 

We get these orange and black orioles passing through East Tennessee in the spring but not in huge numbers. Their time here is ephemeral. Their summer breeding range is to our north and west. Part of their diet includes fruit and can be fed in backyards with a variety of edibles including slices of oranges and apparently they have a fondness for grape jelly.

Thanks, Betty. 

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