Tiny blossoms
White, purple, and violet
They speak to me
Of calmness
Peace
Of quietness
And gentle strength.
They remind me that healing
Comes in many forms
But all require patience.
And they speak to me of friendship
For now, in my garden,
I'll always know you're close.
There are multiple orioles around the garden where I work. I think the head is too black to be a female so I'm looking for confirmation or correction of whether this is a first year male.
One of the brightest males seems to be tolerating this one but not others, so I suspect this is maybe his offspring from last year?
Any thoughts are appreciated. Note that Baltimore is the only oriole in range here, and this one did sing at one point and the song was consistent with Baltimore as well so I don't suspect any other species.