Lovebirds and weavers
Lovebirds, like other parrots, nest in cavities, usually these are holes in trees but may also be under roof eaves or other sites. Lovebirds occasionally take o...
Author: Dieter
Dieter is a qualified Bird Ringer and trainer, registered bird guide, and Weaver expert. Dieter is able to act as a bird guide for day trips in Cape Town, and is able to customise birds tours in South Africa and beyond.
Chestnut Weaver records in South Africa
The Chestnut Weaver occurs in northern Namibia to southern Angola and NW Botswana, and also in East Africa. The first record for the species in South Africa was...
Double nests
Why weavers may build two or more nests below each other Nest building and acceptance by females Many weavers are polygynous, meaning that the male wants...
Weavers and sedges
Many weavers are found in wetlands and sedges are important elements of many wetlands. Sedges (family Cyperaceae) are graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous f...
Weaver nest project
Close up photos of weaver nests are needed for a project looking at the design of weaver nests. For this project, it helps to be certain of the species of weave...
Portrait of a Cape Weaver
On 18 October 2014 I ringed a juvenile Cape Weaver at the wetland at Diep River (Elfindale) in Cape Town, caught with 44 other birds that morning. A year...
Ouberg ringing
Ringing on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, 21-25 October 2020 The BDI held a biobash on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, a karoo farm near Montagu. A group...
Top PHOWNer
PHOWN, PHOtos of Weaver Nests, is a Virtual Museum, citizen science project at the University of Cape Town, to collect and monitor breeding distributions and co...
Rondevlei birds
Rondevlei has five bird hides and two look-out towers, making it an excellent site for bird watching and photography. After entering Rondevlei, a path ta...
Vineyard birds
Vineyard birds Vineyards are generally monocultures and thus may not attract too many bird species, although the grapes do attract fruit eaters. In South...