nest of White-browed sparrow weaver

Description:

White browed sparrow weavers build untidy nests of dry grass with a down facing tunnel entrance. The nests of a colony are all built in one tree, sometimes overflowing to a second, and all the nests are constructed among the outer branches of the tree or bush on its western side

Habitat:

This colony had built there homes in an young Acacia tortilis thorn tree in a bushveld region near the Limpopo river. It was close to a farm dwelling and goat pens

Notes:

Weavers are thought to make their nest entrances downward facing to make it more difficult for snakes to enter