Southern Red Bishop Bird Nest Photography
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| Category | birdnestphotos |
| Settings | f/5.6 1/320 sec ISO-125 |
| Camera | Canon PowerShot SX160 IS |
| Lens | Bridge Camera Canon |
| Location | Amanzimtoti River KZN South Africa |
Males _(especially in the bird kingdom)_ love to impress females, during mating season the Southern Red Bishop (Afrikaans: Rooivink) pull out all the stops, feathers transform into orange/red with black underbelly, resulting in a magnificent contrast of colours.
Now nest building is something to be tested, inspected the male can look as splendid, pleasing to the eye, if unable to pass building a strong, sturdy nest, he fails she will move on and find the next nest to test. He will normally build a few nests to attract females with his skills, no one really knows whether the females select to stay due to his building technique or whether they arrive randomly, it does appear female nest choice according to ideal free distribution in territories with highest number of available vacant nests at time of making a choice.
An oval shaped nest built between the reeds along river banks or dams, intricate weaving ensuring water and wind proof. Additional nests assist if accepted he could mate with three to eights females during breeding season, normally breeding takes place at the end of August going into Spring down South of the equator.
The male builds about 3-13 nests per breeding season, with each taking about 1-3 days to complete, tightly weaving thin strips of reeds and grass to form an oval-shaped structure with a side entrance covered by a hood. It is typically attached to reeds, sedges or bulrushes, or occasionally in crops such as maize.
- Egg-laying season almost year-round, peaking from November-February.
- It lays 1-5 eggs, which are incubated solely by the female for about 12-13 days.
- The chicks are fed by the female only, leaving the nest after about 11-15 days.
- Research-Image Link: http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/ploceidae/euplectes_orix.htm
Thought for Today: "Even the colours of a chameleon are for survival not beauty." ~African Proverb
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Very interesting information and in aceh it seems I have never seen this bird. thanks for sharing
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Birds have taught us humans to be independent, as in your post, birds make nests to feed their children, very useful information. Thank you
They are also territorial, bicker and fight among one another, yes we learn from everything in life.
wow. the photography is very detailed. I'm glad I learned something from this post.
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Thanks for visiting and taking a look @bigmike420
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perfectly captured image. good luck on the contest.
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Oh nice one! You captured the nest perfectly and its color blended well with the surroundings.
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They even have a door system to keep the wind and damp out @rubelynmacion
photography is great. the image is perfectly captured. thank you for sharing this to us.
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The nest looks so sturdy and it stands out in the green field. So amazing.
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They are quite strong, I was reading they can last a couple of years @croxdragnel
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So cute, but those little birds used to destroy and kill my palm trees, although pretty I have never too happy seeing them building nests in my garden
Finches where I live strip the garden of palm leaves to build nest @claudiaz
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The birds well perfectly captured with a well and unique phone , good luck on the contest.....
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Excellent photography Joan
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Awesome skill. I doubt I could mimic that with all my fingers involved.
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No it would be a case of 'knit on drop one' for me as well @reonlouw to think they only use feet and beak...
wow it is a nest?
It is a great nest, the bird is quite pretty also.
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In my country, Venezuela, there are bird species that build very intricate aerial nests with amazing architecture...
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Love watching the younger birds practice on our phone lines, when the wind comes up they blow up hill then slide down again, Oh well they got to learn somewhere @piccola.valeria
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Wow! This is an amazing bird! Thank you for the very informative post. Your posts make me want to visit Africa!!! (In my dreams... sigh)
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Thanks for the kind words and invitation @gingbabida hopefully one day you will be able to visit.
Oh! You are excellent in what you do Ma'am Joan.
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The nest is so cute!
Lovely article, thank you for sharing.
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The bird is wonderful and perfectly captured.
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I see an intricate and complex weaving for the nest... no easy task indeed! These birds really work hard!
They are amazing when busy weaving nests, built quite strong as well @ackhoo
It's amazing how the birds can to build such hard-woven nests!
These particular nests hold up pretty well @eto-ka thanks for visiting.
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