This is awesome, a must see !!!

Ok, my dad forwarded me this thing on an e-mail.
For what I gather, this guy somewhere in Uruguay was able to capture the entire process of this birds building their nest on the window sill of the apartment below his.
The bird is known as the " Hornero", I apologize, don't know the real name (maybe the experts will know).

According to the slides this took place between late September (beginning of spring in south hemisphere) and December, the birds will work for about 8 to 10 hours a day every day except on Sundays, believe it or not, the guy reports not to see them work a single Sunday during the entire time.

Enjoy...
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12d90fedba50d87a&mt=application/vnd.ms-powerpoint&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui%3D2%26ik%3D6829f71d50%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12d90fedba50d87a%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbQlmOnP8uIOaWufdN-PbcYcqQPWBQ

Willy

I can't get your link to work :(

It works for me. Does anybody else has trouble seeing it?

Try now
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12d90fedba50d87a&mt=application/vnd.ms-powerpoint&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=6829f71d50&view=att&th=12d90fedba50d87a&attid=0.1&disp=attd&zw&sig=AHIEtbQlmOnP8uIOaWufdN-PbcYcqQPWBQ

This message was edited Jan 17, 2011 12:45 PM

I can't see it either.

Horneros are a genus of South American birds which build mud nests, often on buildings (originally, on cliffs and rock faces, or trees). I'd guess this particular pair has a mud source that is not accessible on Sundays.

The commonest species is Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus, it's likely that one.

Resin

Ok, so it's something I'm doing wrong for sure...

I noticed that when I paste the link on the post it's a lot, I mean a lot longer than that. Then it appears the way you see it.
However, I can still click on the post and it will take me there.
Please help me find a solution, this is really a must see. This guy documented with 600 pictures all the process of this birds making the nest.

The file is on google documents, sort of power point thing, anybody know what can I do to share it?

Thanks !!
Willy.

Here, somebody put it on youtube, it's basically the same thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRabyVn_5NA

Willy

Cool video. I sure hope no one opens that window though.

That is neat!

and now we know why they call them ovenbirds.

Very cool...thanks for posting the link!

Yes, very neat...thanks for sharing!

Who ever lives in that apartment, can have a view of the babies, from inside. Cool. Nice slide show.