Abandon Abandoning Buffalo Eggs 
10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2023
Due to heavy rains many clutches of Great Crested Grebes had failed, but we observed both nests with eggs (and left the area immediately) and adults with chicks, some of them piggy-backing their mothers. We sat outdoors, shaded by old plane trees and cooled by a short shower falling in the bright sunlight.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2012
It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation. African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. A Scaly-feathered Weaver takes to wing.
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