{"id":9029,"date":"2009-08-18T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T16:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/besgroup.talfrynature.com\/?p=9029"},"modified":"2023-06-24T17:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T09:34:57","slug":"baya-weaver-acacia-and-pennisetum-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/2009\/08\/18\/baya-weaver-acacia-and-pennisetum-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Baya Weaver, acacia and pennisetum grass"},"content":{"rendered":"
Seow Boon Eu<\/strong> of Penang, Malaysia was observing Baya Weavers (Ploceus philippinus<\/em>) constructing their elaborate nests attached to the acacia tree (Acacia auriculiformis<\/em>) (below left). <\/p>\n <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n Acacia trees originate from tropical Australia and New Guinea, introduced as roadside trees. These trees find conditions so suitable that they spread far and wide, growing in a wide range of soil types, including degraded soils. The tree produces curled pods that split on ripening to release black seeds dangling on curled orange stalks (below).<\/p>\n