On one tree limb, we have the Red-breasted Grosbeak, looking rather calm, cool, and collected….
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Red-breasted Grosbeak |
On another tree limb, we have the Baltimore Oriole, looking much more alert, fierce, and determined...
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Baltimore Oriole |
Both birds have one goal in mind...to get their beaks on that grape jelly Mikey tucked inside a piece of driftwood.
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| Grape jelly used to lure in birds. |
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Baltimore Oriole and Red-breasted Grosbeak |
And, the winner of "The Great Grape Jelly Smack-Down" is....
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Baltimore Oriole |
That fierce determination definitely paid off! (Look closely and you can see the grape jelly in his beak!)
To see our favorite Baltimore Oriole photo, click here. For a little backstory on the grape jelly technique to lure in birds, click here.
