Spectacled Weavers often build very long nest entry tunnels which hang below the nest. These can be up to 60cm long in some cases. The longer the tunnel the more protection the eggs and chicks have ...

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

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully ...

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Weaver birds are aptly named for their intricate nest-building skills. Using their beaks, these birds weave grasses and branches into elaborate hanging nests, often suspended from tree branches. These ...

Visiting Jahid's set up recently, this correspondent saw several women and girls weaving bird nests by hand sitting in the shed at Jahid's ancestral house.

White-browed sparrow weavers are found throughout central and north-central southern Africa. Families might have as many as 14 individuals, so the birds need to build multiple roosts.

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 ...

Measuring various factors There is a lot of diversity in the nests different bird species build, both in the shapes and the materials used, as well as the number of nests an individual might build.

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