ML269164011
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kruger NP--N'watimhiri Bridge
Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Observation details
Males carrying nesting material, nest building, displaying to females. Lesser Masked Weavers (Ploceus intermedius) are a small weaver that is common over much of eastern and southern Africa. They prefer areas close to water, particularly for nesting. Males are polygynous and may mate with 2-3 females after building several nests. These male Lesser Masked Weavers were tending their nests suspended in Phragmites rushes on the edge of the Lower Sabie Causeway in Kruger National Park.
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- Original file size
- 50.04 MB