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- Hooded Oriole's Nest, 1915 - Hooded orioles made this nest -- once used for raising a young brood of birds -- by weaving together palm leaf fibers and attaching the bundle to the palm leaves. Former Michigan legislator E.W. Cottrell acquired the nest in Castle Hot Springs, Arizona in 1915. Shortly thereafter, he presented the display as a gift to Henry Ford, who was known for his great love of birds.
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Hooded Oriole's Nest, 1915
Hooded orioles made this nest -- once used for raising a young brood of birds -- by weaving together palm leaf fibers and attaching the bundle to the palm leaves. Former Michigan legislator E.W. Cottrell acquired the nest in Castle Hot Springs, Arizona in 1915. Shortly thereafter, he presented the display as a gift to Henry Ford, who was known for his great love of birds.