Juan Carlos Munoz / Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.

Anup Shah / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} building nest, Kenya

Tony Heald / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} male in early stage of building nest, Etosha NP, Namibia

Tony Heald / Male African masked weaver bird building nest, South Africa

Nick Garbutt / Vitelline masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) male constructing / buidling its nest by weaving grass. Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania.

Charlie Summers / Vitalline masked weaver (Ploceus velatus uluensis) perched on an aloe plant. Serengeti, Tanzania, March.

Ann & Steve Toon / Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) building nest, Western Cape, South Africa,

Ann & Steve Toon / Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) at nest, Western Cape, South Africa, September 2015

Wim van den Heever / Southern Masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) bathing, taken from eye level hide, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Juan Carlos Munoz / Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.

David Tipling / Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) weaving nest, Namibia.

Patricio Robles Gil / African masked weaver birds (Ploceus velatus} build nests on the nest of an Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus} Kruger NP, South Africa

Patricio Robles Gil / African masked weaver birds (Ploceus velatus} build nests on the nest of an Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus} Kruger NP, South Africa

Chris Gomersall / Male Southern masked-weaver (Ploceus velatus) on branch, Namibia, Africa, November

Chris Gomersall / Male Southern masked-weaver (Ploceus velatus) building nest, Etosha National Park, Namibia, November

Inaki Relanzon / Vitelline masked weaver (Ploceus velatus uluensis) male brings nest material to nest, female in nest, Bogoria Lake, Kenya. August

Edwin Giesbers / African masked-weaver (Ploceus velatus) on crockery, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, January 2009

Edwin Giesbers / African masked-weavers ( Ploceus velatus) feeding on meal scraps from table with china crockery, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, January 2009

Jouan & Rius / African / Southern masked weaver nest (Ploceus velatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa

Jouan & Rius / African / Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) at nest entrance, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa

Mary McDonald / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} male at nest, Namibia

Mary McDonald / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} Namibia

Mike Wilkes / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} male at nest, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Tony Heald / African masked weavers mating {Ploceus velatus} Etosha NP, Namibia

Tony Heald / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} male displaying to attract female, Etosha NP, Namibia

Sharon Heald / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} male, Etosha NP, Namibia

Tony Heald / African masked weaver, female building nest {Ploceus velatus} Etosha NP, Namibia

Dave Watts / Nest of African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} Kruger NP, S Africa

Dave Watts / African masked weaver male weaving nest {Ploceus velatus} Kruger NP, S Africa

Dave Watts / African masked weaver male weaving nest {Ploceus velatus} Kruger NP, S Africa

Dave Watts / African masked weaver male weaving nest {Ploceus velatus} Kruger NP, S Africa

Dave Watts / African masked weaver male building nest {Ploceus velatus} Kruger NP, S Africa

Anup Shah / African masked weaver bird building nest {Ploceus velatus} Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African masked weaver bird building nest {Ploceus velatus} Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African masked weaver bird building nest {Ploceus velatus} Masai Mara, Kenya

Ann & Steve Toon / RF - Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) male, nest building, Kruger National Park, South Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Ann & Steve Toon / Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) building nest hanging from tree branch, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.