16 July 2009

Baya Weaver Nesting - Update and Bird's nest fate

The latest image of Baya Weaver in Raub Golf Course.
Only a few nests are completed with the entrance long tube. Many nests are missing, destroyed by male weaver or most likely taken by humans. Baya Weaver nests are sold as garden and house decoration for RM 5 to 30 - like this, this, this , what a shame. There is even a restaurant that decorated with this nest, and named is "Restoren Sarang Burung" (bird nest restaurant).
Here Bird Nest Paddler photographed by Hasbullah from Sg. Petani, Kedah.
He took the picture in July last year -still the breeding season (March to September -depend to locality) , so the nest must be active with chicks inside.

(image with permission)

The four nests that Yen and I saw in May were missing.

Burung Tempua Baya Weaver
The female Baya Weaver enters the nest with food,
...and exit with a fecal sac in her mouth.
Baya Weaver Nesting
We can't see the chick feeding here, because they are all inside the closed nest.
So, we have to wait for fledgling to see it feeding outside the nest.
Baya Weaver NestingThe male weaver is still helping in maintaining the nest (see that new green grass strip)
Baya Weaver Nesting