The Weaver bird has taken his nest building from the bird feeder to about two feet away, still on the same thorn tree the bird feeder is hanging from...
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I think the Weaver bird is a juvenile that is practicing nest building; and I doubt he will finish building this nest, especially if he is too young to attract a mate yet. An expert adult male can finish a water-tight nest in as little as two days, but most males take about seven days; and if the female mate, upon inspection, does not like the job he has done, she will pull the nest apart, so the male builds several nests before they settle down to brooding eggs.
I can hear Weaver birds trilling outside now, but when I look out the window, at the nest building site, I do not see any nest building activity.
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I think the Weaver bird is a juvenile that is practicing nest building; and I doubt he will finish building this nest, especially if he is too young to attract a mate yet. An expert adult male can finish a water-tight nest in as little as two days, but most males take about seven days; and if the female mate, upon inspection, does not like the job he has done, she will pull the nest apart, so the male builds several nests before they settle down to brooding eggs.
I can hear Weaver birds trilling outside now, but when I look out the window, at the nest building site, I do not see any nest building activity.
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