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Montezuma Oropendola Nest

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4 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Moved to Birds :-)

sunswimer02
sunswimer02 11 years ago

Hey, yea, I lived in Honduras for 2 years when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer, and loved watching the oropendolas go in and out of their nests. They're pretty nimble birds too, and would steal slices of oranges out of the fruit while it was still hanging on the tree!

MatthewKritzer
MatthewKritzer 11 years ago

Thanks Sunswimer02 for the ID...Montezuma Oropendola nests are unique. They make their nests at the very end of branches and often near wasps nests (as shown) to discourage monkeys that love their eggs...

sunswimer02
sunswimer02 11 years ago

Hm. Dont know about the wasp, but the nest is from an oropendola :).

MatthewKritzer
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MatthewKritzer

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 14, 2012
Submitted on Oct 14, 2012

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