When it comes to home-building, some birds put even the finest architects to shame. Their nests are not just shelters but ...

African weaver nests provide eco shelter for cheetahs, kudus and owls The maze-like nests of the tiny and noisy sociable weaver bird commonly found in arid parts of southern Africa aren’t just a ...

Researchers discovered that when recordings of alarm calls made by sociable weaver birds were played at the nest colonies, the resident Kalahari tree skinks – a type of lizard – would flee to ...

From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The birds have been busy, building shelters of straw and grass. Up close, the real shape of the "pom-poms" becomes ...

Assimilation is a photo series by Dillon Marsh documenting the nests of the Social Weaver Birds in South Africa’s Kalahari desert.

Sociable weaver birds (pictured inset) in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, make their nests (pictured) around telegraph poles because there are no trees for them to shelter in.

Researchers assessed artificial nests made from four different materials to see which would help boost the population of endangered African penguins the most.

That heap of hay in a tree is not a typical animal commune. Huge group nests of sociable weaver birds across southern Africa are about as close as nature gets to building condos. Ant nests, beaver ...

In Africa, weaver birds form communal nests by sewing grasses into pods in areas with trees and shrubs. They tend to build their homes near water, which defends against many snakes but apparently ...

A telephone pole near Upington in South Africa is covered by nests made of twigs and grass by sociable weaver birds. Photographer Dillon Marsh's 'Assimilation' project shows how the birds make ...

Analysis - From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The birds have been busy, building shelters of straw and grass. Up close the real shape of the &quot ...

The maze-like nests of the tiny and noisy sociable weaver bird commonly found in arid parts of southern Africa aren't just a marvel to look at.They provide shelter, food and scent-marking places ...