Bird lovers can admire the artistry and beauty of bird nests and eggs with strikingly sharp images of more than 100 specimens

A pocket-sized gift for birders

The innovation of birds is on full display in more than 100 samples collected from across the world. The detailed entries include:

• Full-color photographs
• Nest, clutch, and egg size
• Collection site location 
• Bird conservation status
• Specimen collection date, spanning 1768–2020

• Nest construction and materials, such as lichens, fungi, leaves, seaweed, spider webs, plastic, and more
• Fascinating background on the role of studying nests in conservation efforts

This book reveals how a simple bird's nest or egg can tell extraordinary stories about the birds behind them, help reconstruct a habitat’s flora and fauna, and offer potential answers to important evolutionary and ecological questions.

Pages: 256