Common Tailor Bird nest Next to Avalanche Lake

(image source: indiasbirds.wordpress.com)

A bright yellow-green bird sat shy behind a leaf, not realizing that its rather distinct bird call gave away its hiding place. It darted to another tree, revealing a hidden nest. Three leaves were stitched together carefully, with twigs and dry grass with feathers and leaf bedding.

(Leaves woven together by Tailor Bird, Pic taken next to Avalanche Lake)

Peering into the leaves, noticed that it was an empty and newly built nest. The bird, moving its tail up and down, jumped from branch to branch.

Tailor Birds are known to adapt well along-side human intervention. What is surprising is that the nests of these birds are built in low bushes, using broad leaved plants. The female bird with her sharp, pointy beak, stitches the leaves together using spider webs, twigs and grass.