People are capturing the most incredible things on camera these days and are able to turn them into just such wonderful pieces of consumable art and information that travel thousands of miles around the globe in seconds thanks to the speed and technology of the internet.
For example this amazing series of photos of a Hornero bird building it’s nest from the LOL DAMN site. I could not find out who the original photographer was, but I thought that it was just something that must be shared. A private moment caught forever in pictures.
From Wikipedia I learned that “Horneros are brown birds with rather short tails and fairly long bills. They are known for building mud nests that resemble old wood-fired ovens (the Spanish word “hornero” comes from horno, meaning “oven”). They are from the family of birds called Furnariids, and while many of these types of birds have different nests, the hornero nest is the reason for the common name applied to the entire family; Ovenbirds (though unrelated to the Ovenbird, which is a parulid warbler). The size and exact shape of the hornero nest varies depending on the species. They generally lay 2–4 eggs, although the breeding behavior of the Bay Hornero is virtually unknown.
Adult horneros can frequently be seen sitting on top of their nest. They are generally noisy and all horneros are partially terrestrial, and commonly seen walking on the ground with a relatively up-right posture.
The Rufous Hornero is a national emblem of Argentina, one of the several countries it inhabits.”
I stay humbled to the fact that I can see a bird that lives (8394 km) 5216 miles away building it’s nest. How cool is that? I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Lindy MacDuff
August 13, 2012 at 00:46
That’s darn impressive! Thanks for sharing the photos AND the educational information.
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dogdaz
August 13, 2012 at 02:27
You are very welcome.
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jmgoyder
August 13, 2012 at 00:47
So interesting!
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dogdaz
August 13, 2012 at 02:28
It is amazing how much the internet can teach us.
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Akanksha
August 13, 2012 at 01:06
let me know if you are interested in submitting an article for the weekly theme “A tryst with nature”
Send me the link along with a short bio of yours to ver.akanksha@gmail.com before Thursday Aug 16th
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dogdaz
August 13, 2012 at 02:31
Thanks – I will consider it.
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sonofwalt
August 13, 2012 at 03:22
That was awesome. Thanks!
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dogdaz
August 13, 2012 at 07:38
Thanks for visiting
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Misty Shores Chesapeakes
August 13, 2012 at 11:41
Wow that is amazing, great post!!
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dogdaz
August 13, 2012 at 11:42
Thanks – I love learning about far away animals and birds
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Long Life Cats and Dogs
August 13, 2012 at 12:33
it always amazes me, how deftly birds can build their nests, with no tools other than beaks and claws. I’d battle even with thumbs.
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dogdaz
August 13, 2012 at 13:29
What I thought was cool was that they did it together.
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suffex
March 22, 2013 at 16:45
amazing … !
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dogdaz
March 23, 2013 at 07:39
Thank you for visiting
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suffex
March 22, 2013 at 16:46
Amazing !!!
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Ann
September 23, 2013 at 15:53
These birds are amazing! When we lived in Uruguay, we would see these little darlings all over building their ingenious nests! A pair kept building a nest in our back yard pine tree. Every time it rained, parts of the nest would fall down. Eventually they got tired or frustrated and left that tree to go elsewhere!
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dogdaz
September 23, 2013 at 18:20
Wow – thanks for letting me know. I would love to see these in real life. Alas, I live through the internet. – Lorian
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