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Birds are natural creative archictects in the wild. The various designs, shapes, and sizes of bird nests testify to the ingenuity and adaptivity of the warm-blooded creatures in the air.
Bird nests come in a wide range:
- simple nest made of either plant material, normally sticks or stones
- hole in the ground nest or hole in a tree trunk nest
- round-shaped nest consising of leaves, grass, twigs cemented together with mud and lined with moss and feathers in the interior
- domed nest with only an entrance hole
- hanging nest, often woven, basically round-shaped hanging from a tree limb or suspended between two twigs
- floating nest in the water
- edible nest made of mainly bird's saliva
The birds that are most creative in building their nests for protection from predators are as follows:
- Red-breasted Nuthatches apply pine tree sap below the nest hole to restrict predator access.
- Great Crested Flycatches diplay a shed snakeskin at the entrance of the nest to ward off predators.
- Megapodes build a large compost heap of vegetation to cover their eggs inside for incubation
- Hoatzins construct a nest of sticks on a tree branch hanging over water, where chicks could leap into the water when in danger and later climb back into their nest.
The most interesting condominium abode for birds is built by the Social Weaver. These amazing birds, up to 300 pairs, combine efforts to build a large compound of community nests, housing each pair with its own chamber. The highly structured complex, which could take over an entire tree, is permanent home for Social Weaver of several generations.
Bird nests come in a wide range:
- simple nest made of either plant material, normally sticks or stones
- hole in the ground nest or hole in a tree trunk nest
- round-shaped nest consising of leaves, grass, twigs cemented together with mud and lined with moss and feathers in the interior
- domed nest with only an entrance hole
- hanging nest, often woven, basically round-shaped hanging from a tree limb or suspended between two twigs
- floating nest in the water
- edible nest made of mainly bird's saliva
The birds that are most creative in building their nests for protection from predators are as follows:
- Red-breasted Nuthatches apply pine tree sap below the nest hole to restrict predator access.
- Great Crested Flycatches diplay a shed snakeskin at the entrance of the nest to ward off predators.
- Megapodes build a large compost heap of vegetation to cover their eggs inside for incubation
- Hoatzins construct a nest of sticks on a tree branch hanging over water, where chicks could leap into the water when in danger and later climb back into their nest.
The most interesting condominium abode for birds is built by the Social Weaver. These amazing birds, up to 300 pairs, combine efforts to build a large compound of community nests, housing each pair with its own chamber. The highly structured complex, which could take over an entire tree, is permanent home for Social Weaver of several generations.
