SHANGRALA'S

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING!

Whether you're a bird person or not, this is stunning! Not to detract from the sheer magic of it, but in practical terms, how M A N Y trips would a bird have to make with that tiny quantity of mud/clay it could carry? If you take the construction of a circular bowl as instinctive, how does the birds come up with the windbreak/entrance design that shields the eggs/chicks from the elements?       This series of photographs gives an insight into the elaborate process that South American ovenbirds, also known as el hornero (the house builder), go through to create their home, complete with a dome-shaped roof.       Using clay or mud mixed with fibres, hair or straw, the male and female ovenbirds work together to build the walls of their nest gradually during the winter months, allowing the tropical sun to bake the mud until it is rock hard.

Photos Of These Master Builders At Work. Enjoy! :)


































Now stop to consider this:
Where did this knowledge come from?

TRULY THERE HAS TO BE A
"MASTER CARPENTER"

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