Birds'+Nests

=Who Built That Nest?=
 * [|Backyard Bird Nests]**
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structure.
|| =Clues:=

Tuis, Bellbirds, Swallows, Waxeyes, Harriers, Rosellas.......
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Maybe taking it to pieces will give us some clues.....
|| || =Look for...= Rabbit and Possum Fur || Grasses || Lichen || Thistle seeds || Moss || Twigs || Spider web silk || Deer hair || Sheep wool || Feathers || String || Leaves || Herbs || Straw || Cotton thread || Seeds || Insect wings || Horse hair || Mud || Wool strands || =Bird's Nest Soup= Bird's nest soup is made using the nests of the swiftlet, a tiny bird found throughout southeast Asia. The swiftlet lives in dark caves, using echolocation similar to the bat to get around. Instead of twigs and straw, the swiftlet makes its nest from strands of its own gummy saliva, which hardens in the air. Bird's Nest soup is very good for you! It's full of cacium, iron and protein - BUT a bowl of soup costs $200! The whiter the nest the higher the cost...
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 * [[image:twigs.jpg width="143" height="121"]]
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|| Gomantong Cave in Borneo. Nest collectors must have nerves of steel! Prying the nests from the cave walls is extremely dangerous, and many harvesters die each year.

Rolls of bamboo ladders outside the cave. ||