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The Weaver Bird's Nest Bird nests vary greatly by design and complexity. Eagles construct simple nests that are made by dropping large numbers of sticks on top of each other at random.

Birds can be picky building their nests. They experiment with materials, waffle over which twig to use, take them apart and start again. It’s a complex, fiddly process that can seem to reflect ...

Within the range of more ordinary cup-like woven nests, there is a lot of variation in construction, using different ...

Weaver Bird Weaver birds are known for their impressive nest-building abilities. They use thin strands of grass to weave strong, basket-shaped nests that hang from tree branches.

Each sparrow weaver spends the night in a separate, woven roost and the breeding pair’s eggs are reared in similarly constructed nests. A group of a dozen birds might have 30 to 40 structures ...

A baya weaver bird inspects its intricately woven nest hanging from a palm frond, a marvel of avian architecture and ...

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Spectacled Weavers often build very long nest entry tunnels which hang below the nest. These can be up to 60cm long in some cases. The longer the tunnel the more protection the eggs and chicks have ...

With climate change making the Kalahari hotter and drier, such shelter could become even more vital for desert-adapted birds. Protecting the sparrow-weaver and its nesting habitat is crucial, Moagi ...

For weaver birds, nesting may have species-typical characteristics (despite different materials being used in different locations) but it requires not just considerable experience and skill ...