Blue-headed Vireo nesting

[pauraque]

I went for a walk before work this morning and spotted a Blue-headed Vireo sitting on a nest in a wooded area of the park.



Not the greatest photo in the world as I didn't want to get too close and scare him or her (males and females look alike and both will incubate the eggs, so I couldn't tell the sex of this bird) but it was such a cool sight, I had to share.

Comments

[pauraque]

I think you're right about the bark. All About Birds describes their nests as "held together with spiderweb and composed of bark strips, lichens, grasses, plant down and fibers, twigs, moss, leaves, fur, and feathers".

[turlough]

They use spiderweb to hold their nests together?! That is fascinating!

[pauraque]

They are clever little birds!