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A Bird Called Babui. Baya Weaver Is A Weaver Bird. Tonight I am going to post a short write up and upload ten different pictures of two small sparrow-sized birds, both male and female, known locally as “Babui”. Some of the picture would show the interested readers how usually a male Babui diligently builds the delicate nest where the birds live. The Babui nest looks like a hanging retort woven from fine leaf fibers, grass, twigs, long strips of paddy leaves, rough grasses and long strips between 20 and 60 cm in length, torn from palm fronds. The male birds weave the nests apparently to lure prospective females. The weaver birds like to live together near to water bodies and as such their colonies can be found in such places! The Babui or the Baya Weaver is found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia including Bangladesh. In my country, flocks of these birds can be found everywhere, especially in open grasslands and cultivated lands besides other places where they can find seeds and grains to eat. They do sometimes damage ripening crops and as such they may be considered as pests! It is needless to describe a male or female weaver bird as the uploaded pictures would speak for themselves! They look like house sparrows. However, non- breeding males and females look alike! The baya weavers forage in flocks for gathering foods. They fly in formations performing complicated maneuvers very often. They also sometimes indulge in dust bathing. The baya weavers, both males and females, are polygamous. The nest built by the male bird is not completed until it finds a mate! Their breeding season is during monsoon! The Birds are reportedly docile and intelligent. Those who are interested to know more about these birds’ behavior and ecology, and breeding, may go to internet. Meantime, the uploaded ten pictures could be seen here under. Photo#2. Male Baya Weaver. Photo#3. Female Baya Weaver. Photo#4,#5 &;#6. Baya Males at Work.           |
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These birds may be small in size but they are skillful as well as intelligent too!
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Deborahsu, hello. Yes, the nests are not only impressive but also strong. Even strong wind can not destroy the nests unless the entire tree comes down to the ground! As mentioned at above in the blog, these birds are skillful weavers. They like to flock together and as such nests are built in colonies! "The males take about 18 days to construct the complete nest. The intermediate "helmet stage" takes about 8 days. The nests are partially built before the males begin to display to passing females by flapping their wings and calling while hanging from their nests. The females inspect the nest and signal their acceptance of a male. Once a male and a female are paired, the male goes on to complete the nest by adding the entrance tunnel." (Source: Wikipedia) I watched the activities of these little birds in sheer amazement when I was a kid. I liked to look them fly in formation when living in our ancestral village home for a year or so. That was the time when I came close to nature! Thanks for stopping by and for your response. Stay happy and cheerful always!
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They sure are colorful little birds........... and I've never seen so many nests together like that..... of course, I've never seen nests like that, period. Very interesting! Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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They sure are colorful little birds........... and I've never seen so many nests together like that..... of course, I've never seen nests like that, period. Very interesting! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comments that would surely inspire me to post more such informative blogs for you to read. Wish you wonderful coming Holidays and season’s greetings! Take care.
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The birds are really beautiful! I am so pleased you told me. Please tell me if you ever post anything as lovely as these. Thank you very much 
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The birds are really beautiful! I am so pleased you told me. Please tell me if you ever post anything as lovely as these. Thank you very much Delighted to read from you here on this blog page of mine. I told you about these intelligent birds this morning when we were discussing about your Mom's cat in the chat room with others too. I did not like it to eat the bird it caught. But again I thought it was natural for the cat to eat the bird it caught or hunted down! We humans do it all the times! Anyway, I am glad that you have since stopped by my blog and left a response too. I appreciate. This is my 199th blog posted on this site. You can check my blog page captioned “Views from the Balcony" for similar articles if you feel like to read. Meantime, take care and stay happy and cheerful
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