Orange Bishop Weaver Finch
by Janette Boyd
Title
Orange Bishop Weaver Finch
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Photo of Orange Bishop Weaver Finch taken in Georgetown, Texas, in aviary located in nursing home for my Mom. Original free texture by FAA Artist Jai Johnson, called, "dt-free-colorsofsmmer" added to image, using Corel Paintshop's brushes and blending.
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
*USA Photographers Only
*Arts Fantastic World
*Imagination-Artistry-Creativity
The Orange Bishop Weaver is a beautiful bird which requires a lot of care and space in order to breed and live happily. Unlike most other cage birds it has not been breed in captivity for a long time. Orange bishop weavers are native of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. Although these Weavers are very timid towards humans the males have one of the most beautiful plumage in the reign of aviculture. When the cock is in colour the plumage around his head will become of very bright orange while the rest of his body will darken considerably. When out of color, the cock resembles the hen (who never changes color) and juveniles: tawny brown with dark streaks on the head and back, a light brown chest, and cream belly.
Orange weavers eat canary seeds but as all other birds species a diet based only on seeds is not enough. They are very fond of greens and ripe seeds of grasses and small brush. In Africa flock of orange weavers are considered as pests. They are responsible for the destruction of thousands of acres of crops and many farmers in Africa kill orange weavers in great numbers. They may feed on the ground or by hanging from seed heads of grass and plant stems. They also require regular live food (worms, young crickets and termites), which they devour in considerable amounts. Additional vitamin and proteins should be also given throughout the rest of the year.
http://www.petngarden.com/birds/voucher/voucherb10.php
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April 8th, 2018
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