Saturday, June 21, 2008

Weaver birds in Palm Meadows

There is a colony of weaver birds just across the street from our house in Palm Meadows. These amazing birds weave grasses together onto the palm leaves to form their nest. The green nests are newer than the dried brown ones. There are 2 chambers in the nests: one for the parent, and another for the young. You can see both in the far left nest in the photo. Once the eggs are laid, the 2nd chamber is enclosed, and the opening is extended into a tube. The bird itself is small to medium sized and yellow and black. At one time, we counted 15 nests in this single tree.
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