Among the 350 species of birds found here at the Samburu National Reserve, some of the most industrious are weaverbirds. This family of birds is so named for the intricately constructed nests that many of the species weave from twigs, grasses, and leaves. You can see the birds’ handiwork on this acacia tree, where nests hang like ornaments. Some weaverbirds build elaborate nests that house hundreds of birds, with separate chambers for each pair, creating natural apartment complexes in the treetops.
Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
Today in History
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Back on the rise
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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National Hammock Day
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Happy Easter!
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Illuminating Annecy
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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50 years of Earth Day
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World Space Week begins
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Independence Day
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Midsummer in Sweden
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
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Burrowing owls
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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Indigenous living
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Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
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World Turtle Day
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The eloquence of elephants
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Kluane National Park
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Independence Day of the Bahamas
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World Dolphin Day
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills