[Mnbird] unexpected nighttime feeder visitor

Jim Ryan muchmoredoc at gmail.com
Sun Aug 16 09:26:50 CDT 2015


The treefrog was cooperative and I got a better picture, which is posted on
my facebook page for any who care to see:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004814656899

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Jim Ryan <muchmoredoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is my first year feeding the birds in over 10 years. And the first
> time ever feeding orioles and hummingbirds.
>
> I have not seen an oriole at the feeder since mid-June (but I see hummers
> daily) and so I left it empty up until about a week ago when I added some
> jelly, hoping for migrants.
>
> The bees and hornets (and a squirrel) have been eating all the jelly so I
> stopped the jelly and switched to an orange half.
>
> When I tried oranges in the spring they were left untouched.
>
> This time of year the orange is a big hit with flies and wasps, which is
> pretty gross. So after dark tonight I was going to throw out the orange and
> I came upon a Cope's Gray tree-frog on my oriole feeder catching the
> flies!
>
> I took a (lousy) picture but has not been uploaded to my computer.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Jim Ryan
> Vadnais Heights
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>
> Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone
> to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.- Robert
> Johnson
> <http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html>
>
> <http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html>Courage
> can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway.- Mignon McLaughlin
> <http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/mignon_mclaughlin_quotes.html>
> ----
>



-- 
Sincerely,

Jim Ryan
Vadnais Heights
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Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone
to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.- Robert
Johnson
<http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html>

<http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html>Courage
can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway.- Mignon McLaughlin
<http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/mignon_mclaughlin_quotes.html>
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