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Nests: Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them

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I've seen proofs of this book and the author's original prints. This book offers a beautiful set of nests and eggs found in closed museum collections. The color, texture, and sheer ingenuity of these natural, nurturing constructions are amazing, captured in superb still-life images. Who needs art when nature creates such surprising variety? A wonderfully unique gift book, in my opinion (weddings? baby showers)? But keep a quiet, eloquent copy for yourself. You'll never look at birds, or the world around us, in quite the same way again.

This is not only a beautiful book, the information in it about birds and their nesting habits is fascinating! This book has become one of my treasures. The only negative is that the book was not packed in such a way that the gorgeous shiny black jacket is protected. As a result, it was marred. It should be shrink wrapped at the publisher to keep it from being damaged because the cover is a work of art in itself.

I saw a show of Sharon Beals' Nest photos about a year ago and have not forgotten them. I was pleased to find this book. Her photographs are stunning; quietly and respectfully raising each nest to an iconic level. What's really great about this book, is the information presented behind each nest. (Some of these have been in the archives of the Academy of Sciences in SF for generations.) And more importantly, she describes the fragility of the environments that birds live in. We live in a rapidly changing world and we're losing many of nature's precious treasures. I highly recommend this book!

If you're as fascinated by birds' nests as I am, this book is for you. Each spread consists of 1 full-color picture of a gorgeous and inventive nest, and the eggs that are deposited there. Facing the page is an illustration of the bird that built the nest and a full description of the bird and how it builds its unique home. The variety is astounding, and the materials birds use are often charmingly colorful or make brainy use of commonly found objects, the detritus of both man and nature. I intend to order another of these as a gift to a fellow bird lover.

This is a lovely book. Stunning photos and lots of interesting and inspiring info about the birds that built them. I plan on giving this as a wedding present, Christmas present, etc.

What a wonderful book. To think that birds make such elaborate homes for their babies. They really are works of art.

I got this book for my grandmother for mother's day. I looked through it before I gave it to her and I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful pictures. My grandmother loved the book. She liked looking and the different nests and said she learned a little about birds that she wasn't familiar with before. All in all it was a good purchase.

The book is excellent!!! The selection of nests and birds are superb!!! The photographs are wonderful, they are so clear and shot from great angles!! I highly recommend this book!!!

Thanks Sharon. Fabulous isn't a strong enough word to describe your book. Now that I have taken the time to sit down and really get to know it, inspiring and full of beautiful graphic details is more accurate. And thanks to you, I discovered and am about to start reading Living on the wind by Scott Weidensaul.

I purchased 2 copies of your book but I think I need to get a few more.

Love this book - very interesting but are they active nests that were nest-napped? That would be bad - must read to find out about that. I can't believe how fast I received it - ordered on Sunday and received on Monday with no special delivery options other than Amazon Prime :).