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Southern Masked Weaver nest

Ploceus velatus

Description:

Masked weaver building a nest in a palm next to my driveway.

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4 Comments

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Some feedback: The nest did not survive. Males build a nest and try to entice a female to inspect the nest. When they do manage this, the female inspects it and when she's not happy, she rips it apart.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Agree beautiful nest !

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

beautiful nest!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Wonderful !

Johan Heyns
Spotted by
Johan Heyns

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013

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