Yellow Weaver (ploceus subaureus).
This little master builder will congregate with his fellow men and build nests near each other, hoping to attract a female of the specie. It does look quite hilarious when a female shows up, with all these men now competing against each other for her attention..
The Yellow weaver can only be found along the East coast of South Africa, I’m not sure how far north it is found but probably up into Mozambique..
It is a smallish bird only 17cm. long … feeds on flying insects that it captures on the wing… and like other weavers it does enjoy a bit of nectar from flowers…
The weaver family is known for their intricately built nests… woven material that is collected from all sources with a hanging entrance… very neat and strong..
The Photographic Journey of bulldog. 
There is a certain intelligence in the weaving of these nests that I marvel. Thanks again for great photographs.
Thank you they are not known as Master weavers… but they should be….
Hey, send a few of these beauties my way, would you? I could use some decorative balls around here…;)
Never thought of that … I must go and collect a whole lot and spray them as Christmas decorations…. don’t worry I’ll make sure they’re empty
Just remember to say you got the idea from your dizzy blonde pal…
I’m going to shout it from the roof top…
He definitely is a master builder. Amazing bird and great shots, Bulldog 🙂
Thank you.. he is a master of his trade…
I felt like a kid engrossed in adventure and excitement. The yellow weaver is one fascinating, amazing and yes, beautiful creature. Wow!
Thank you… an amazing bird…
Amazing nest, amazing bird and amazing photos! Wow, incredible bird!
Thank you so much…
many intricacies involved in building these nests. They seem to pay great attention to detail:) God’s gift to them.. first photo was so well taken as are the rest. lovely colors..
They are as per their name weavers… and to sit and watch how he will weave each piece together all into a greater master plan of his house is amazing… and his work ethic during the day… I often wonder if he eats whilst busy building…
What a handsome llittle bird this yellow weaver is! So interesting how they set out to attract the ladies hugh? 🙂 And they are masterfull at their trade it seems too! Fantastic images bulldog ~ thank you for always sharing and teaching! xo RL
What the poor lad will do to attract a mate… then she arrives and doesn’t like it… he pulls it apart and starts again… all for the love of a woman…
Boy oh boy… what we can learn from the ‘birds’ — hugh??!! 🙂 LOL!
truly amazing and I am stunned as always, by how intricate and time consuming nests are, great photos 🙂
Yes it is actually amazing how fast these little fellows are… dashing here and there for a few days and…. walla…. home…
What an impressive little engineer! We have a small similar bird here that weaves little houses from our party lights on our veranda. They hang like Chinese lanterns. Once the house is finished and they come back, I’ll try to get some pics of them 😀 Mind you – they won’t be nearly as good as your pics!
I would love to see them… and don’t sell yourself short on photography…
Un grande architetto questo piccolo uccellino da bellissimo colore giallo
Serie di scatti fantastici
Ciao, Pat
Thanks Pat.. much appreciated…
Such a genius architect bird!
A master for sure… such intricate work…
So bright and beautiful!
Thank you…
You have some of the most beautiful birds I’ve ever seen. I love the third one too. The bird looks sort of like an ornament hanging from his next. Beautiful photos.
Thanks Maralee… yes there is just something I have not been able to put my finger on ,,, but that photo I love…
Yes, very pretty yellow bird! I put out bird feeders in the winter here and I love to watch them from my kitchen window…not as spectacular as what you get to see and capture, but I love nature. Thanks for sharing, Bulldog!
I am busy setting up a bird feeder where we’re staying at the mo.. as there are dozen odd beauties flying around here every day…
These photos are fabulous BD!!! I have always found these birds fascinating, but have never seen such great images!
Thank you… I can sit and watch them all day… then when the female comes along and does her inspection and she’s not happy…. o boy… he pulls it apart and starts again….
Wow, that’s awesome!! Good clicks!!
Thank you…
Great photos again. I used to sit on my patio in Johannesburg, watching these busy builders at work. Fascinating to see how they do it.
It is that.. talk to so many birders that say “just another weaver” but sit and watch… they are brilliant master weavers, and that nest is strong….
I saw weaver birds while in Africa…but they were of a different species. Love this one…and the nest does look so strong!
Yes .. we have 15 different species of weavers, of which I still have a few to capture on camera, this one was a lucky find as they are only on the east coast…
I love the colour of this bird and these photos are quite beautiful.
Thank you so much Diana… so kind of you to say…
That little guy has some mad skills there! Great work again.
He is a Master weaver… how he knows what to do amazes me… try pulling one of those nests apart… not easy…
What a lovely birds… the colours amazing, fascinated me dear Rob, and also in the first one, the position and how he looks at you, fascinated too! Great shots. Thank you, love, nia
Thank you Nia.. a lovely little bird that can do so much…
That nest is impressive. Calling him a master builder is quite right 🙂
The intricacies of the nest are amazing.. it genuinely weaves the material