Tailor Birds
Orthotoms sp.5 Fun interesting facts about Tailor birds
Sewing Nests:
Tailor birds "sew" leaves together using plant fibers, spider silk, or even human-made threads to create a secure, pouch-like nest.
Precise Leaf Choice:
They carefully select large, soft leaves that are flexible enough to be stitched together, ensuring a sturdy and well-hidden nest.
Intricate Stitching:
With their fine, needle-like beaks, they punch holes along leaf edges and thread fibers through, creating strong and intricate stitches.
Brightly Colored:
The vibrant colors of tailor birds, such as green, yellow, and brown, help them blend into their leafy surroundings, providing camouflage from predators.
Loud Calls:
Known for their loud, distinctive calls, tailor birds use these sounds to mark their territory and attract mates.
- Tammana Begum, Natural History Museum
Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus.Romance Woven In Nature
These nests are more than just homes—they're masterpieces showcasing nature's brilliance and the male weaver's dedication to attracting a mate!
- The male weaver constructs a nest to attract the female.
- While the male is building the nest, the female visits to inspect it.
- Competition is fierce, with males striving to outdo each other, as females will choose the best nest.
- If the nest doesn't meet her standards, the male must start weaving a new one.
- The female weaver, privileged with choice, meticulously inspects numerous nests before selecting the most impressive one.
- Skirmishes between females over the same nest are common.
- Highlight the intense rivalry and dedication in this fascinating courtship dance.
Stalking the Stork
Painted Stork
- Colorful Appearance: White body, black flight feathers, bright pink wing feathers, a yellow-orange beak, and a reddish face.
- Feeding Behavior: Wade in shallow water to catch fish, frogs, and small creatures by walking slowly with their beaks open, snapping them shut when they sense movement.
- Breeding Colonies: Building nests in trees or on structures near water. Usually happens during the monsoon season for better food supply.
Milky Stork
- Distinctive Bill: Characterized by a long, slender bill with a slight curve, adapted for catching fish and small aquatic creatures.
- Feeding Habits: Feeds on fish, crustaceans, and amphibians; typically found in shallow wetlands, estuaries, and river deltas.
- Breeding Season: Builds large, stick nests in trees or on artificial platforms; both parents are involved in incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.
Asian Openbill Stork Stork
- Distinctive Bill: Unique gap between the upper and lower parts of its bill, perfect for feeding on snails.
- Feeding Habits: Eats snails, frogs, aquatic insects, and small fish, usually found in wetlands, paddy fields, and marshes.
- Breeding Season: Build large stick nests in trees, forming colonies, and both parents care for the eggs and chicks.
“Hairan” About The Heron?
Striated Heron
- Small heron
- Grey-blue plumage, black cap and white scales on wings
- Yellow shade on legs
- Dark bill with a greenish or yellowish base.
Little Egret
- Small heron in the family Ardeidae
- Normally white with largely bluish-grey plumage
- Black legs and yellow feet
- Black bill
Purple Heron
- Purple heron is a large bird
- Dark reddish-brown plumage
- Dark grey to blackish legs
- Brownish-yellow beak
Intermediate Egret
- Medium-sized heron
- All-white plumage
- Dark legs
- Thickish yellow bill
Grey Heron
- Grey Large bird
- Ashy-grey plumage
- Long yellow-brown legs
- Orange-yellow beak