We call it as creative bird. Yes, it’s Baya weaver. We call it Babui in our local language. You will find some of the birds make their nest in house or small trees. But this bird is quite different from others.
Baya builds their nest on top of some long trees, like palm trees. The most important thing is, they make their nests in so artistic way that you might not believe that those were made by a bird.
You can get more information from Wikipedia-
The baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth and they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves. These nest colonies are usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds and the nests are often built near water or hanging over water where predators cannot reach easily.
During the last visit to my hometown, I got some Baya weaver birds nest which fell from palm trees. My nephew collected those after a strong storm. Here are the pictures-
Hope you liked the nests. Thanks for stopping by.
