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Introduction |
Secluded Place |
Scrape | Mound | Burrow | Cavity | Plate |
Platform |
Pendant | Sphere |
Cup | Host | |
Pendant or Hanging
Nests
In North America the
orioles weave pouches that hang from the limbs of trees.
They use the fibers of nearby plants to create the structure which they
line with hair, plant down, wool and fine mosses.
Other birds in other parts of the world
like, oropendolas, caciques, weavers and sunbirds also weave these
kinds of nests.
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Bullocks
Orioles weave oval-shaped bags about 6 inches long, attached
to vertical twigs in the branches of cottonwood, birch, willow and
other good-sized trees. The nest made of plant fiber is
lined with horsehair, plant down, wool or fine mosses. |
Oriole Nest in Cottonwood Tree, by Eric Huish
İEric Huish
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The
female usually lays 4 or 5 eggs which she incubated for about 14
days. |
Young Bullock's Oriole, by Mike Fish
İMike Fish
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The
young birds fly from the nests after about 14 days. |
Male Feeding Young, by Candy Zaffis
İCandy Zaffis
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