It was just the feathers around his head are kind of patchy compared to the more solid black of the full grown ones. Also its behavior was tame compared to the rest of the orioles I see, he was only about 8 ft from the camera. I only see the yellow throats in prairie areas with shorter trees, they are very tiny.
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The Oriole mom or dad usually bring the young ones to the Jelly dish the first time and show them where it's at, but after that they are on their own and it is funny to see them trying to figure out how to land on the edge of the dish. They usually come together with their siblings and bicker and try to push each other off.
I will pay more attention to their heads. I see what you mean.
Oh yeah that's an even younger juvenile. My poor little sparrow ended up dying today, he took too hard a fall from the nest and had swelling on the side he fell on. Win some lose some. I have about a 50% save ratio with baby birds so far.
Oh, he was lucky that you kept him comfortable until the end. His fate could have been worse. I am so glad there are people like you who care enough to try.
So far I've managed to save a mockingbird, goldfinch, night hawk and a few sparrows. The babies are the most difficult usually if they keep eating then its a good sign they will survive but this last one had an injury on top of things so that's what ended up dooming him. The night hawk was one that was shot by kids with a pellet gun, that one was the easiest to take care of and within few days his wing was healed and he flew off well fed.