Author: Steve

Not to be confused with the Monarch butterfly.

(Not my photo)

The Monarch doesn’t have any white spots on the orange wing part.

I wasn’t paying enough attention.  I saw a solo Oriole and called it an Altamira Oriole which is not uncommon here.  In reality, it’s a Hooded Oriole which is smaller than an Altamira and less common here.  Busted.

Altamira Oriole.

Hooded Oriole.

My bad.

…pretending he’s a hummingbird. 

Drinking nectar from a feeder.

It’s a tropical and sub-tropical bird.

It doesn’t eat birdseed.  It likes insects, fruit, and nectar.

Native to Texas.

Fragrant as a lilac.