This was taken in the Arboretum, but of course, we have orioles nesting at the garden too. I couldn't find a nest to photograph today, so went down to the Arboretum to find this one. I include it because it is quite amazing that a seemingly fragile nest, hanging high up in the tree, at the mercy of heavy snow and strong winds, is still intact! I've found that the oriole nests I've examined have been amazingly dense and strong. They are made of long strands of vegetation fibre, woven around and around until this fairly heavy, sturdy "sock" is formed. One nest I found some years ago at FWG, was made entirely of DSV fibres and was exceptionally strong.