I just had the two male Baltimore Orioles and juvenile oriole at my feeders together. It just occurred to me that maybe the other "male" just might be a female with male colors. I know some females can look similar to males but are usually obviously female but this one is identical to the male that's been coming to the feeders for the last two years. Does anyone out there know if some female Baltimores look like that? I've never seen them like that in the wild or in books. It seems very odd to me that two males would be together and with a juvenile at that.
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