Weaver bird

In the garden of my house in South Africa I have a weaver bird. I was really happy about this. I love watching them. The nests are quite sophisticated really and it is fun to watch them hang upside down while weaving the nest into some structure strong enough to hold the babies while they grow


I think I only one male who is building two nests and trying to attract two females but I am not sure. I wonder how many nests there will be when I get back.




The probelm with weaver birds, so I discovered, is that they take off all the leaves and flowers and anything that grows off the surrounded branches. It can't be good for the tree, but it does make it easier to watch them.

You can see the "bold spot" in these two photos.