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Anybody Home?

Posted on October 2, 2010
Nests of Weaver Birds on a Palm Tree
What a Beauty!

Due to the Commonwealth Games my college is now closed for the next 2 weeks. I cannot remember that I ever got a 15 day break in the middle of a teaching semester ever.

I thought I need to get out and click the palm tree that is full of weaver bird nests in my college premises. I was not sure if the nests would still be around after 15 days. The first time I noticed a tree full of weaver birds, I was inside a car on my trip to Bhimtal. Since then I wanted to photograph such a tree.

For the number of nests that are there it felt as if no one was home!

Tree full of weaver bird nests
Anybody Home?

19 thoughts on “Anybody Home?”

  1. Nisha says:
    October 2, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Mridula,
    2nd picture is awesome.

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  2. derek says:
    October 2, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Great shot, apartment block for weaver birds, I love it!

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  3. Celine says:
    October 2, 2010 at 11:54 am

    I’ve always been fascinated by nests of birds, and some like these are intricately beautiful. Lovely to catch up on your blog Mridula. Enjoy your break from routine and have a lovely trip to “Green” Rajasthan (as I’ve titled my latest post).

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  4. rajashree says:
    October 2, 2010 at 5:18 pm

    @ mridula awesome photography .very beautiful capture.

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  5. Tarun says:
    October 2, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    aha….great image..:)

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  6. Dave Q, UK says:
    October 2, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    a tree to marvel about.

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  7. derek says:
    October 3, 2010 at 2:24 am

    The two nest composition, is lovely too, nice balance and light and a canvas filler of note…

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  8. anton says:
    October 2, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    Do you think these birds come at dusk ? In the backwater swamps in outskirts of Port of Spain, you’ll find barely a few birds in the trees during the day. Come dusk, they start to return, in droves, when all is said and done hundreds of birds are perched in every other tree.

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  9. Akhila S says:
    October 3, 2010 at 12:34 am

    wow! loved the 2nd pic.

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  10. Ajeya Rao says:
    October 3, 2010 at 8:47 am

    Are you going to watch the CWG?

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  11. Anu says:
    October 3, 2010 at 5:02 am

    This is just too awesome!! so many, just on one tree!! are these the same ones which u clicked earlier,the ones that were green???

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  12. Mridula says:
    October 3, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Thanks Celine, yes I am excited about Rajasthan.

    Thanks Nisha.

    Derek I thoroughly liked the idea ‘apartment block for weaver birds!’ Thank you.

    Thank you Rajshree.

    Thanks Tarun.

    Yes Dave and I got to click it too.

    Anton this was taken sometime before dusk. I understand what you are saying. There were actually a few birds around but too high up and pricey, not willing to pose for me.

    Thanks Akhila.

    Derek thank you.

    Anu it is the same campus but a different tree, they finally left the old tree and flocked on this one en mass.

    Ajeya, not sure but will try to watch something at least.

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  13. Doli says:
    October 6, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    Wow! Loved the picture.. I’ve never seen a weaver bird nest at all.. and so many at one time is a big treat for me! Thank you!

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 6, 2010 at 5:45 pm

      Doli 😀 Good to have you on the blog after a short break. How have you been? Long time no new blog post from you.

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      1. Doli says:
        October 7, 2010 at 4:36 pm

        Oh been so busy since I got back to US. Parents are here on a trip and hence the delay in posting. I’m reading books but not getting time to put up a post 😀

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  14. sandeep says:
    October 7, 2010 at 5:31 am

    luved the caption 🙂 where are all the birds?

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 7, 2010 at 4:36 pm

      Sandeep, probably out eating 😀

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  16. Siddhartha Joshi says:
    November 15, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    The second pic is a classic! Awesome 😀

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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