An avian artisan
© Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda/Adobe Stock
Native to sub-Saharan Africa (our friend here is pictured in Uganda), the village weaver has been introduced to places as far-flung as Puerto Rico, Portugal, and Mauritius, to name a few. This male specimen is distinguished by his black head and wings: females' crowns are yellow and their wing markings less pronounced. The bird gets its name from its delicately woven, teardrop-shaped nests that are suspended from tree branches, with 'villages' of numerous nests often clustered in a single tree.
Big in the beak
Little but loud
Little bird in the Big Apple
Rodent on the rebound?
Of pecks and pest control
Noggin of steel
One cool bird
Birdie of blue
