Rufous Hornero
In Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay,
Uruguay Argentina...build domed
nests out of mud and straw.
Uruguay Argentina...build domed
nests out of mud and straw.
Furnarius rufus
(L 7")
Sao Paulo
09Oct2017
Hornero nests
Furnarius in Greek means oven
house; rufus in Latin means
brownish-red.
house; rufus in Latin means
brownish-red.
It’s autumn here in Canada, but in
Uruguay, it’s spring. Primavera. The
jasmine are in bloom and the hornero is
building her nest -- on tree branches,
on telephone poles, on fence posts.
God willing, in four weeks’ time I’ll be
in that lovely country, away from the
ice and snow of the bleak, frigid
Canadian winter.
Uruguay, it’s spring. Primavera. The
jasmine are in bloom and the hornero is
building her nest -- on tree branches,
on telephone poles, on fence posts.
God willing, in four weeks’ time I’ll be
in that lovely country, away from the
ice and snow of the bleak, frigid
Canadian winter.
(Catherine Chandler)
© Ted Parker
Macaulay Library
© eBird
Ovenbirds get their
name from their
elaborate, vaguely “o
ven-like” clay nests.
name from their
elaborate, vaguely “o
ven-like” clay nests.