#weaverbird

[vintagewildlife]

Red-headed weaverbird By: Unknown photographer From: The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals 1994

[lost-lycaon]

Weaver nest construction underway

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus), male, family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes, The Gambia

Photograph by Ron Verdonk

[fiveninesquared]

🐦 Ploceus philippinus (Baya Weaver) 🐦

Residential demand is high. Create more residential zones for your birds!

Very inspired by Fearofdark's Zoning Residential

The Baya Weaver is probably the most common weaver species in Singapore. Three other species live here, but they were all either introduced from elsewhere, or escapees. While common in open grasslands to scrubs to secondary woodland, recently they seem to be declining and are localised to a few areas -- particularly in northern, relatively untouched areas of land such as Kranji Marshes, Lorong Halus and Tampines Eco Green. The Singaporean subspecies is called infortunatus (literally Ln. 'unfortunate' -- apparently it "gave [the collector] a whole morning's work"). The male in breeding plumage lacks the yellow on the breast seen in other subspecies. As with other weavers, these small sparrow-looking birds are gregarious. Their bottle-shaped nests which they eponymously weave out of grasses hang high from trees, out of reach of most predators. Males build the nests partially before courting for a female, and if she accepts the build quality, then he finishes the nest with a long entry tunnel, and she completes the interior.

For further reading and references:-

Arigela, R. K., Singh, R. K., Siddabathula, N., Prasad, K., & Yadav, B. S. (2021). Botanical view of the Baya Weaver’s choices in India. Species, 22(70), 420-430.

Hartert, E. (1902). On Birds from Pahang, Eastern Malay Peninsula. Novitates Zoologicae, 9(3), 577.

Wikipedia

Bird Society of Singapore

E-Bird

[coffeenuts]

[tzagaglalal]

The webber is dead. Welcome to her studio.

Once a doyenne of industry, the mysterious webber has left behind nothing but a vast workshop and a still-burning diya lamp. Her apprentices have taken over the studio and flung open its doors -- you’re welcome here, now.

A weird fiction writing server for the whole family.

Sci fi, horror, magic realism, comfortingly messy autofiction -- Weaverbird Studios is open to writers of all ages, all styles, all genres, all levels of experience.

We’re a growing community-focused server full of talented writers, mindbending stories, and a whole lot of silliness!

Look at all this cool stuff.

The webber left all her tools for us to play around with -- looms and spindles, dye tubs and patternmakers. In addition to our general conversation channels we have channels devoted to character development, visual design, constructive criticism, and so much more! Come take a look. It’ll be worth it, promise.

Meet the webber’s protégée --

Charmed I’m sure! My name is Baya, and I’m an editor and creative writing student devoted to uplifting other marginalized writers, particularly in genre fiction. As a Black, Jewish lesbian edging into the spec fic world it’s hard to find spaces to connect with my contemporaries, so -- here I am! I can’t wait to get excited about your work.

Come on in. We’re looking forward to meeting you.

[ikarosarkadia]

Weaver Bird, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL

[i-carrion-icarian]

Weaverbird

Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle 

9-18-19