The Tailor Bird for WBW

A tiny bird that's sure to make its presence known is the tailorbird. It's hard to photograph them since they are constantly on the move and love to hop between the tangled branches of trees. But this morning I was happy to see one on the Areca palm, happy that there were no branches obstructing the view. See the lovely olive green on its back. The bird has a pale chest and black patches on the neck. The tail is long and the legs are pinkish in colour.

The tailor bird gets its name from the nests they make. The edges of large leaves are 'sewn' together with plant fibre or spider silk to make a cradle in which the actual nest is built. Their diet consists of insects, berries, and nectar.

Between the thorny branches of the Indian jujube tree

To see more of our feathered friends, head over to 

http://pineriverreview.blogspot.in/ . I hope everyone's week is going great!

Weaver Birds' Nests

The same garden where I saw the spider in my last post had these Weaver birds' nests. I had posted pictures of these nests on coconut trees on my other blog. This time I saw the nests on the Areca palm trees/Areca catechu, also referred to as Betel nut trees. This area (not far from where I had photographed the nests on coconut trees) seems to be a great nesting site for the weaver birds. These photos were taken around 9 AM. The last shot shows a pale moon still visible at that time.