That is the male.  The female, as usual, is much more subdued.  It’s amazing how much of his body is covered in black.  In the picture below the Scott’s Oriole is yelling at a Bullock’s Oriole.  He does not believe that the Bullock’s should be on the feeder.

The Bullock’s Oriole was not at all impressed.

Oh rly?

People often think about orioles eating fruit because that’s the easiest way to get them in your yard.  You can provide either oranges or jelly.  Or in this case suet.  (There is a Yellow-rumped Warbler in the picture, by the way.  I will eventually post better pictures of him, but I have posted several times about those guys and not enough about other warblers.)

In addition to fruit, orioles eat insects.  It’s nice to see one in the wild eating food he found himself.

They’re supposed to breed in Utah so I will be on the lookout!

It’s completely worth it too.  The first time I visited I got great pictures of a bird I’d only recently seen.  The second time at the gardens, I saw a new bird: the Bullock’s Oriole.

Orioles are very common this time of year.

You can attract orioles by putting out cut oranges or jelly.  I’ve been considering doing this but I’m hesitant to put out something that might attract bugs.

For now, they’ll have to keep hunting for caterpillars.