I’ve been having fun this weekend working on some of my photo art images, but decided to share a few images of interesting weaver nests today. They caught my eye, and I decided to just go with it.
On my most recent trip, we saw communal nests of the red-billed buffalo weaver and the typical hanging basket style nest of southern masked weaver (that’s my best guess, as we didn’t actually see anyone in residence).
Loads of tiny basket style nests, abandoned for the season.These nests are built on the north and east branches of the tree; I believe in order to keep the nest cooler. Our guide told us that this was one way to determine direction if you are lost out on the bush.
On previous trips I saw several other great examples.
In Etosha National Park, the Sociable weaver nests had gotten so large, it brought down the branch of the tree.One of the many sociable weavers still in residence in the broken nest.In Amboseli National Park, another tree filled with the basket style nests of the weavers. I don’t recall which variety would have bee the architects here.A black headed weaver gathering supplies to work on a nest in Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda.
