Hello world !!!!
As promised I am back with a few shots of the Weaver bird ...
A drive of about 20kms from the millenium city and you can see open fields... vast greens which are ofcourse are fast vanishing .I am talking about Basai wetlands where I spotted hordes of Baya .
Monsoons are really busy times for the weaver birds.
The nests are built with great patience and perseversance and the task is completed in about 18 days making 500 trips using 3500 strands of rough grass.The nests are built hanging over water bodies and often suspended from thorny Acacias .
When the nests are completed then the male baya bird invites the female birds to inspect and it begins the display of flapping of wings and calling while hanging from their nests .
Then I spotted a snake around the Bayas nest .The snake was looking for its morning meal ...
Acrobatic juvenile Baya ....
It was a pleasure watching these yellow crowned feathers flapping ferociously.... with a wheezy
chit -chit cheeeeeeeee. Will be back soon with some more interesting clicks from the avian world .
HAPPY BIRDING
