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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. Madagascar has 2 species of weaver, Sakalava in dry country and Nelicourvi Weaver from the rainforest zone. Image taken by Adam Riley in Perinet, Madagascar.
A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Pink pigeon near Le Pétrin, Mauritius by Michael Hanselmann, used under Creative Commons license. Mauritius may sound familiar, it was also the home of one of our most famous extinct birds—the Dodo.
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