"nest lining"

#12619668

6 August 2025

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) collects thistle plant down in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 8, 2025. American goldfinches utilize thistle plant down to line their nests and also consume thistle seeds. This behavior is so characteristic that they are sometimes nicknamed 'thistle birds'. The downy material from mature thistles provides insulation for the nest, and the seeds are a primary food source, even for nestlings.

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#12619669

6 August 2025

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perches on a thistle plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 2, 2025. American goldfinches utilize thistle plant down to line their nests and also consume thistle seeds. This behavior is so characteristic that they are sometimes nicknamed 'thistle birds'. The downy material from mature thistles provides insulation for the nest, and the seeds are a primary food source, even for nestlings.

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#12619674

6 August 2025

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perches on a thistle plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 2, 2025. American goldfinches utilize thistle plant down to line their nests and also consume thistle seeds. This behavior is so characteristic that they are sometimes nicknamed 'thistle birds'. The downy material from mature thistles provides insulation for the nest, and the seeds are a primary food source, even for nestlings.

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#12619675

6 August 2025

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perches on a thistle plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 2, 2025. American goldfinches utilize thistle plant down to line their nests and also consume thistle seeds. This behavior is so characteristic that they are sometimes nicknamed 'thistle birds'. The downy material from mature thistles provides insulation for the nest, and the seeds are a primary food source, even for nestlings.

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#11271557

25 May 2024

A Baya Weaver is weaving its nest on the branches of a tree in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2024. Heat-shield, stringent security, along with the architectural skill to round up the hay and grasses to build the nest, these twittering birds are found across the Indian Sub-continent. The dawn of the monsoon season is the period of mating for the sculptural bird when the male is getting busy with the weaving of the nest, which should not fall during fierce rain and winds, along with a cooling system and out-of-reach of predators. The female Baya Weaver is inspecting the nests and accepting the male's advances by inspecting the woven nest, and then the nest is being built further by the male with the couple living there and breeding in the coming days. Weaver birds have a dull yellow color with black markings and look like sparrows at a glance, but with the approaching breeding season, the males are growing brighter in color with the yellow and black markings glowing over. As the bird is going around making the nest to impress its opposite sex, the chirps made by the bird are driving people living around the locality back to their homes.

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#11271558

25 May 2024

A Baya Weaver is weaving its nest on the branches of a tree in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2024. Heat-shield, stringent security, along with the architectural skill to round up the hay and grasses to build the nest, these twittering birds are found across the Indian Sub-continent. The dawn of the monsoon season is the period of mating for the sculptural bird when the male is getting busy with the weaving of the nest, which should not fall during fierce rain and winds, along with a cooling system and out-of-reach of predators. The female Baya Weaver is inspecting the nests and accepting the male's advances by inspecting the woven nest, and then the nest is being built further by the male with the couple living there and breeding in the coming days. Weaver birds have a dull yellow color with black markings and look like sparrows at a glance, but with the approaching breeding season, the males are growing brighter in color with the yellow and black markings glowing over. As the bird is going around making the nest to impress its opposite sex, the chirps made by the bird are driving people living around the locality back to their homes.

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#11271562

25 May 2024

A Baya Weaver is weaving its nest on the branches of a tree in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2024. Heat-shield, stringent security, along with the architectural skill to round up the hay and grasses to build the nest, these twittering birds are found across the Indian Sub-continent. The dawn of the monsoon season is the period of mating for the sculptural bird when the male is getting busy with the weaving of the nest, which should not fall during fierce rain and winds, along with a cooling system and out-of-reach of predators. The female Baya Weaver is inspecting the nests and accepting the male's advances by inspecting the woven nest, and then the nest is being built further by the male with the couple living there and breeding in the coming days. Weaver birds have a dull yellow color with black markings and look like sparrows at a glance, but with the approaching breeding season, the males are growing brighter in color with the yellow and black markings glowing over. As the bird is going around making the nest to impress its opposite sex, the chirps made by the bird are driving people living around the locality back to their homes.

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#11271566

25 May 2024

A Baya Weaver is weaving its nest on the branches of a tree in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2024. Heat-shield, stringent security, along with the architectural skill to round up the hay and grasses to build the nest, these twittering birds are found across the Indian Sub-continent. The dawn of the monsoon season is the period of mating for the sculptural bird when the male is getting busy with the weaving of the nest, which should not fall during fierce rain and winds, along with a cooling system and out-of-reach of predators. The female Baya Weaver is inspecting the nests and accepting the male's advances by inspecting the woven nest, and then the nest is being built further by the male with the couple living there and breeding in the coming days. Weaver birds have a dull yellow color with black markings and look like sparrows at a glance, but with the approaching breeding season, the males are growing brighter in color with the yellow and black markings glowing over. As the bird is going around making the nest to impress its opposite sex, the chirps made by the bird are driving people living around the locality back to their homes.

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#11271574

25 May 2024

A Baya Weaver is weaving its nest on the branches of a tree in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2024. Heat-shield, stringent security, along with the architectural skill to round up the hay and grasses to build the nest, these twittering birds are found across the Indian Sub-continent. The dawn of the monsoon season is the period of mating for the sculptural bird when the male is getting busy with the weaving of the nest, which should not fall during fierce rain and winds, along with a cooling system and out-of-reach of predators. The female Baya Weaver is inspecting the nests and accepting the male's advances by inspecting the woven nest, and then the nest is being built further by the male with the couple living there and breeding in the coming days. Weaver birds have a dull yellow color with black markings and look like sparrows at a glance, but with the approaching breeding season, the males are growing brighter in color with the yellow and black markings glowing over. As the bird is going around making the nest to impress its opposite sex, the chirps made by the bird are driving people living around the locality back to their homes.

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#11271576

25 May 2024

A Baya Weaver is weaving its nest on the branches of a tree in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2024. Heat-shield, stringent security, along with the architectural skill to round up the hay and grasses to build the nest, these twittering birds are found across the Indian Sub-continent. The dawn of the monsoon season is the period of mating for the sculptural bird when the male is getting busy with the weaving of the nest, which should not fall during fierce rain and winds, along with a cooling system and out-of-reach of predators. The female Baya Weaver is inspecting the nests and accepting the male's advances by inspecting the woven nest, and then the nest is being built further by the male with the couple living there and breeding in the coming days. Weaver birds have a dull yellow color with black markings and look like sparrows at a glance, but with the approaching breeding season, the males are growing brighter in color with the yellow and black markings glowing over. As the bird is going around making the nest to impress its opposite sex, the chirps made by the bird are driving people living around the locality back to their homes.

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#11116658

3 April 2024

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 2: A newly installed bird house seen in Blackmud Creek area, on April 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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#11116659

3 April 2024

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 2: A perfectly camouflaged birdhouse seen in the Blackmud Creek area, on April 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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#11116664

3 April 2024

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 2: A newly installed bird house seen in Rutherford area, on April 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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#11116665

3 April 2024

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 2: A newly installed bird house seen in Rutherford area, on April 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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#11116645

3 April 2024

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 2: A bird's nest attached to a tree branch seen in the Blackmood Creek area, on April 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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#11116644

3 April 2024

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 2: A newly installed bird house seen in Blackmood Creek area, on April 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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