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Masked Weaver

Ploceus velatus

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Southern Masked Weaver

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Ava T-B
dungeonmasterShu, please consider putting this wonderful series in the anicmal architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378. Put any other animal architecture photos you have there too.
GeoLeo42
What a beautiful set of pictures!
KarenL
Very interesting! You reminded me that I had taken a photo of weavers' nests in Tanzania http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7647126 - a different species as they appear to have constructed tunnels entrances to the nests. Any ideas on the species?
Ava T-B
New book alert: Avian Architecture by Goodfellow. The masked weaver and it its nest are the cover picture.

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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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