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assimilation by Dillon MarshIf you've ever doubted that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/building-modelled-on-termites-eastgate-centre-in-zimbabwe/">nature knows best</a>, then you might want to check out these giant nests in Southern Africa's Kalahari Desert. Built by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociable_Weaver">sociable weavers</a> out of dry grass, twigs, and straw and then lined with fur, cotton, fluff and other soft materials, each nest provides lodging for a colony of weavers as well as owls, eagles, and falcons.1
assimilation by Dillon MarshSouth African photographer Dillon Marsh captured these striking images of sociable weavers nests in the Kalahari Desert2
assimilation by Dillon MarshThe climate-controlled nests are built with twigs, dry grass, straw and other found materials3
assimilation by Dillon MarshThe interior is lined with fur, cotton and fluff, creating a comfortable micro climate4
assimilation by Dillon MarshColonies of sociable weavers have been known to stay attached to one giant nest for 100 years!5
assimilation by Dillon MarshOther birds are also invited to drop in, including owls, eagles and falcons.6
assimilation by Dillon MarshMarsh has exhibited his work all across South Africa. This series is entitled Assimilation.7
