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To weave a place , to woo the girl , to start a family in the trees : This is the life of a male weaver bird — champion material designers and indefatigable courters .
A Southern Masked Weaver ( Ploceus velatus ) beginning the entrance to a nest in Johannesburg , South Africa . picture by : Derek Keats .
There are over a hundred coinage of weaver birds , mostly in Africa & Asia , most of which build intricately weave nest . habitation - building is done entirely by males hop to attract a female person . look on the metal money and available building material , nest may be construct with plant fibers or twigs . In a soupcon , the resourceful weaver bird will also use train or twine . Gunter Wilhelm Grass are often preferred for their pliability and reliable copiousness - one nest requires about a thousand strands .
A Baya weaver hiss in Bangalore . Photo by : Shrikant Rao .
A weaver bird in Uda Walawe , Sri Lanka . Photo by : Davida de la Harpe .
The nest begins with a undivided strand , tangle to a branch with beak and claw . After that , the technique is just like any other weaving design - the strands are thread through others at oppose angles . From the first air mile , an entrance is built . The aperture is important . It must be large enough for the birds to enter , but small enough to limit piranha from entering . The ideal design has a tenacious tube that connects to a bedroom , which will optimistically do as the baby’s room .
A weaverbird bird beginning the nest , Gibbs Farm , Tanzania . exposure by : Cris Pierry .
A weaverbird bird in Salem , Eastern Cape , South Africa . photograph by : G Bayliss .
When the nest is complete , the male person will annunciate an undefended star sign by fluttering his wings . He invites a distaff home and hopes she approves . If she does , there will be eggs in the nest within day . If she does n’t , the nest is usually abandoned . A male will often make multiple nests over the course of the mating season . According to theBBC , most weaver males never become parents .
Weaving a nest in South Africa . Photo by : Mark Shobbrook .
A weaver bird checks on chicks in the nest , Camp Okavango , Botswana . Photo credit : George Lamson .
Tha majority of species progress individual love nest , but others , such as the sparrow weaver of Africa , will weave aggregate nest in communities with hundred of other weaver bird pairs .
Weaver razz nest in Jinja , Uganda . Photo by : Nicola Swann .
A weaver bird at Alamana Camp , Tanzania . Photo by : George Lamson .
A community of interests of weaver bird nests in Namibia . picture by : Mark Abel .
A weaver raspberry building a nest at the Nkorho Bush Lodge , Sabi Sands , South Africa . Photo by : Tim Ellis .
