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Originally Posted by Olafhenny
Hi "Crazy",
after googling 'Oriole nests bananas' I have come to the conclusion, that you are most
likely correct. As a matter of fact some of the pictures displayed there came from this
very website, though none of them answered my big question, as to where they get
these white "strings" from and how do they insert them into the leaves???
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Yes, see my thread here on bananas.org from last year "Oriole bird nest under banana leaf". Sorry cannot copy the link to it here, because I am posting from my phone.
I think that the "white strings" you are referring to, are filifera filament fibers from the Washingtonia Palm tree which is also called a Mexican Palm here in Southern California. The Orioles are weaving it into the banana leaves with their beaks. Have witnessed it several times again the past 3 month.