Empty Nest
by James Temple
Title
Empty Nest
Artist
James Temple
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A small nest built by the Japanese white-eye, a very small moss green bird from Asia, that was originally introduced in O’ahu in 1929. It is called a white-eye because of a ring of white around each eye. The white-eye has been determined to be the most abundant land bird on the Hawaiian Islands.
Pairs of individuals, generally monogamous, choose a location for the nest between 1 and 30 meters above ground level. Construction of the nest lasts 7–10 days on average, and a variety of nesting material may be used (living and non-living); spider webs, moss, lichens, and mammal hair are all examples of building media that the birds employ. When building nests, they often steal material from the nests of other birds. Nests tend to be cup shaped, with a diameter of 56.2 mm and a depth of 41.7 mm.[2] The majority of nests are only used once, but some may be used up to three times in any given season.
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August 26th, 2018
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