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Fauna, Flora & Fauna In Jaipur

Baya Bird Nest

The following pictures were clicked while hiking in Jaipur through the forest. With a couple of friends, we climbed atop a hill which is off mark for most humans except for few locals who venture in these forest areas to cut trees and use the wood to fire stoves for cooking food.

We were making very slow progress, amidst dry stems, thorns, and cactus which kind of became difficult to navigate. We barely covered 30 percent of our way in the stipulated time frame and we were getting late. It was getting hotter with the bright sun shining in the sky. Moreover, the thorns and dry stems were badly bruising our skin!

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Thorns, cactus, dry tress making it tough to navigate!

The decision was made and we all decided to make an exit from that point itself. We descended from a very steep hill. There was no trail and to make the matters tough, the surface was “loaded” with gravel, giving us a tough time to plant our feet on the surface. After careful descend, we ended up in a jungle on flat land.

While navigating through the forest, I turned around to have a last look at the point from where we made our exit on the hill. I was rewarded with the following view! I spotted a nest of weaver bird called Baya (Ploceus philippinus)

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Nest of weaver bird- Baya

Baya chooses to build a pendulous retort shaped nest on thorny trees to ward off predators. It is suspended from the tree.

About Baya Bird And The Nest

Baya is also called a weaver bird. It closely resembles sparrow but sports yellow instead of brown color. The nest is built by a male Baya bird. Generally, the bird builds a nest as a colony. You are unlikely to find a solo Baya bird nest. The bird prefers thorny trees if it is a low tree else a tall tree is preferred. The above tree is also full of thorns. Over the years, the population of the weaver bird has dwindled in India owing to the destruction of forests and trees; rapid urbanization is to be blamed.

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23 thoughts on “Baya Bird Nest”

  1. both the picture are stunning. 🙂
    first one looks like a painting 🙂
    thanks for sharing, Arv 🙂

    love and light 🙂
    Vikram 🙂

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  7. Baya weavers are wonderful birds and I always become so fascinated by their nest-building act. I love to watch their colony and above all, I love to watch how the males go for perfection and beautification in the building act to woo the females. They are a great artist.

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  8. Wow! A surprise did await you…. good you turned at the right time & place 🙂

    It was sheer luck that I saw many nests on a tree in Delhi a month back. I am yet to sort the photos; hopefully soon …… If I remember correctly, I did see them in Keoladeo National Park too, a long time back. It is good fun to watch them.

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    1. It is definitely interesting to see these nests hanging on a tree. I once saw many of these near my friends farmhouse not far from Jaipur. Looking forward to your clicks. 🙂

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