A male Speke's weaver (Ploceus spekei) works on its nest in a thorny acacia tree. It has already completed the initial ring of sedge stems from which

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A male Speke's weaver (Ploceus spekei) works on its nest in a thorny acacia tree. It has already completed the initial ring of sedge stems from which the rest of the nest will be built. Sanya Juu, Boma Ngombe, Tanzania.

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Size: 3037px × 2933px
Location: Sanya Juu, Boma Ngombe, Tanzania.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantWildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, african, barndigital, beak, bill, bird, constructing, construction, east, male, nest, nesting, ploceus, spekei, spekes, tanzania, tanzanian, weaver, weaverbird, wildlife