Baltimore Oriole

Posted by Cindy on May 4, 2008

As we headed off to the zoo Friday, we were driving along praying for our day, which is our usual custom when we head off for a trip before we’ve had time for Bible and prayer together.  One of the kids or I pray aloud as we begin our journey.  We hadn’t gone far down the lane when our prayer was focused on praise to God for all the glorious creatures were going to see that day.  All of the sudden a brilliant streak of black and orange flew past us and landed on a fence along the road.

I was able to get a picture of husband and wife before they flew away.  (Even with 10x zoom, they were a bit hard to get a good picture of – especially how brilliantly orange the male was.)  I’m sure Baltimore Orioles have flown around here before, but this was our first meeting with them.  What a beautiful sight!  We promptly thanked the Lord that He not only provides glorious creatures at the zoo, but right in our own back yard as well!