Purpose

Melanie and Richard told me that we had a visitor in the West Garden today. A Female Baltimore Oriole had found a Tobacco Horn Worm (THW). She had difficulties pulling the Robust Worm from the Plant which was the Worm's Dinner. According to Richard, the Baltimore Oriole just started eating the THW. She ate some of it and then carried the rest off. Does she still have Young to Feed?

We haven't seen many Baltimore Orioles this Summer. We did see an abundance of Tobacco Horn Worms in the last few days.

I know those THW and their Adult Moths have a purpose. The Moths are Pollinators and we surely know that many Pollinators are in trouble. Most of my reading talks about how the THW are a nuisance for Gardeners and what to do to get rid of them. I should surely be doing some research on this. There has to be More to the Story. The Baltimore Oriole seemed happy that number 73 was here.