Seeing birds build their nests was a first for us - in such close proximity at least. We helped them along their way by filling the nests with dried grass and twigs, and then left some extra nesting material on the floor of the cage, so that they could "finish" up their nests themselves. With Zebra Finches, the male is the one who actually builds the nest, and then follows the mating ritual of attracting the female by showing her the newly built nest. The first pair to form up was Ross and Monica. To our surprise, the nest they choose ( and managed to get! ) was the one that Rachel had staked claim to the previous day. Poor Rachel looked rather depressed, and for the next few nights insisted on sleeping on top of the nest in one corner. Joey and Phoebe paired up as well, and we then waited to Rachel and Chandler to pair up as well - but for some reason that didn't look like it was going to happen. Oh well, we thought they were slow off the mark and left nature to take it's course.
Here's a video of them building their nests and enjoying their new cage.
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