Village Weaver Display

[Pieter de Waal]

Taken at a nesting colony of about 50 Village Weavers which was on the opposite river bank so I was able to get eye level images. They are polygamous colonial breeders building a number of nests and hoping to attract females with wing flapping noisy displays. If the female rejects the nest it is demolished and rebuilt. Nests take between 9-15 hours to build.

50D/EF500f4+1.4/f5.6@1/1600/iso400/EC+0.33 - tripod about 70% FF. NR on background.

C&C most welcome.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Peter, very nice pose that you captured. Loved the wingspread and the eye. Terrific details. Thx for sharing.

[Craig Brelsford]

A shot combining scientific and aesthetic interest. Particularly attractive are the clear red eye and the clay-yellow plumage.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Peter, Wonderful behavior captured here, love the eye contact and the nice OOF BG

[philperry]

Excellent shot Pieter. Love the eye, bill and wings - all add greatly to the photo.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Pieter, well timed to capture this pose, as I know how fast these guys are. Comp works well, and I like the wingspread. The BG has turned out nicely too.

[Pieter de Waal]

Thank you all your comments are allways appreciated.

[Doug Brown]

I like this capture Pieter! The behavior, eye contact, and nest tell the story nicely.

[Pieter de Waal]

Thanks Doug much appreciated.