weavers

The group of weavers includes sparrows and widowbirds. widowbirds are named for their long, black feathers, which resemble a widow's veil.

This is a rufous-tailed weaver. It is found in Ngorongoro and the Serengeti.

The cardinal quela is a small bird, always in flocks.

This is a sober chestnut weaver with a chestnut color. Nairobi National Park.

It is a chestnut sparrow. There are so many of them where they are.

これはgolden-backed weaver　です。

This is a golden weaver. These yellow weavers are very difficult to distinguish.

This is a golden palm weaver. Taken around Mombasa.

The grey-headed social weaver builds a shaggy, indistinct nest.

This is a grey sparrow, a common sparrow.

The grosbeak weaver nests in the leaves of reeds near water. Nairobi National Park.

This is where a small little weaver is nesting. This is the shore of Lake Baringo in Kenya.

This is a long-tailed widow bird. The long, long tail is the one that hangs down. I enlarged the photo, which is only a dot, but it is just an evidence photo.

This is northern masked weaver. Taken on the shore of Lake Baringo。

This is a red-billed buffalo weaver. It is a bit large.

This is a red-billed quela. They are said to fly in swarms and destroy grain and other crops. When the drought was severe, they used to come to my yard.

This is a red-collared widow bird. It is a cute bird with a red collar.

This is a red-headed weaver.

This is Reichenow's weaver. This is probably the most popular bird. We have many of them at home, and they make their nests by tearing banana leaves.

This is a rufous sparrow. It looks most similar to the common sparrow.

This is a spectacled weaver. This is a female, and the throat of the male is black.

This is Taveta golden weaver. I forgot where I took this picture.。

This is west nile red bishop. It nests a lot along the shore of Lake Baringo.

This is a WHITE-BILLED BUFFALO WEAVER. This is also by Lake Baringo.

This is a white-browed sparrow weaver. This is also relatively common.

This is a white-headed buffalo weaver. It is a beautiful bird with red parts. It is not good at making nests.

This is a YELLOW BISHOP. The bishop's type is red and yellow on a black background, giving it a rather vivid impression.

This is a yellow-crowend bishop. I saw this once in Nairobi National Park.

This is a yelllow-mantled widowbird. This is just another photographic evidence。

These birds were seen at the bottom of Ngorongoro Crater, but I could not identify the species. I had always thought that they were sparrows, but from the considerable difference between the male and female, the pale beak, the blackness of the male's face and chest, and the red shoulders, I deduced that they were apparently a fantail-tailed widowbird. I did not notice it because illustrated books only show pictures of beautiful males during the breeding season.

This is a nest of weavers, but in many places they are bell-shaped like this.

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