16 April 2009

Tempua - Baya Weaver at their Nest

This my third visit to same nesting site. Finally I got the pictures that I dream of - Baya Weaver at their nest. Not an easy task. I have to hide behind a grass /bush and wait with camera pre-focused at the nest's entrance. The birds will visit the nest once in about 15 minutes.
Baya Weaver male singing
male singing / calling the female..
Baya Weaver male singingFemale Baya Weaver
female responding and perched at the adjacent tree...
Female Baya WeaverBaya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
Female Baya Weaver inspecting the nest
... and finally flew over to inspect the nest.
Female Baya Weaver inspecting the nestOnce the female approved the nest's design, the male continue with the next stage of construction.
Baya Weaver

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very well done! I know excactly what you went through to get these pictures!

Dale Forbes said...

that first male photo is exquisite, you really captured it with the mouth wiiiide open! good job.

Dale
http://alpinebirds.blogspot.com

Lana Gramlich said...

Perserverance pays off! Great shots!

Matt Latham said...

These images are superb - I especially like the bottom one where you can see the whole nest.

FJL said...

Wow Im attracted to the male bird just because of the yellow crown it has. You sure one patient fellow to wait for the bird under the sun, wind and practically all things that were not comfortable during the watching. Good job and keep it up!