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Published: 2020-11-24 08:01:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 1223; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 4
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Description A pair of Weaver Bird Nest, fallen from their secured positions.
this is a fairly common sight, especially now at the height.
of the construction season, for several reasons, usually the initial,
first few attachments of fine palm leaves, just are not secure.
or another more dominant male, will deliberately, undo these nest,
in order to get the best position for themselves...
Nest on the left maybe 15 hours old,
Nest on the right maybe 24 hours old,
in any one week there can be up to at least 20 casualties in this fiercely
fought war of territorial space, and if that isn't enough, the final finishedΒ 
nests still have to undergo the female Weavers seal of approval,
any minor defects, and another nest hits the deck!!!
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Comments: 10

pearwoodpearwood [2020-11-25 19:07:54 +0000 UTC]

All's fair when love is war.

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Lionne-ALionne-A [2020-11-25 04:52:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is incredible. Thank you for such a sneak peek into the birds' life! They look cozy. :)

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planetzogplanetzog In reply to Lionne-A [2020-11-25 07:37:39 +0000 UTC]

YUP works of art, works of sheer hard work and works of the wonders of the world, and here's a thing its be going on since the dawn of time, and will probably go on long after we humans have departed, and nature once again will have set us an example to follow, nothing is easy, nothing is simple, all that is foremost in the weaver birds mind is survival of the species, without damaging the very thing that makes it all possible, this fragile planet we call earth

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Lionne-ALionne-A In reply to planetzog [2020-12-02 01:49:40 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully said. It's a great living metaphor for sure!

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DavidM32DavidM32 [2020-11-24 09:18:44 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful photo and informative. It reminds me of the "myth of Sisyphus"

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BodypartselfiesBodypartselfies [2020-11-24 08:45:37 +0000 UTC]

All that hard work for nothing .....do they start again ? ❀️ Or is the breeding Season too short

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planetzogplanetzog In reply to Bodypartselfies [2020-11-24 08:53:07 +0000 UTC]

Each male will construct up to 10 nests in a month, many simply give up from sheer exhaustion, and then it all kicks off again for the months of October November and December...the patio beneath the trees, littered with tons of fine palm leaves every day for 3 months, and all of this in temperatures and humidity in the mid 30 degrees, today +35 and its already unbearable at 11am

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BodypartselfiesBodypartselfies In reply to planetzog [2020-11-24 10:50:16 +0000 UTC]

Loveβ€˜s labours lost ...probably Shakespeare

I don’t envy you..I’m perfectly happy , windows open 11c ...❀️❀️❀️

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davincipoppalagdavincipoppalag [2020-11-24 08:38:40 +0000 UTC]

nature is amazing

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ArielbikerArielbiker [2020-11-24 08:36:39 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant Β Β -Welcome:heart:

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