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Inside the world of weaverbirds: nature's most meticulous nest builders

Inside the world of weaverbirds: nature's most meticulous nest builders

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Aug 05, 2025
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By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Weaverbirds are beautiful little creatures who make nests by intricately weaving plants. The male weaverbirds are the ones who make the nests, and they do it to impress the lady weaverbirds. The lady weaverbirds are tough critics though, and often ignore nests th…

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