Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Birds' Nests From Around the World

Sharon Beals' gorgeous photographs of nests offer a new window onto the life and beauty of birds. These birds' nests from around the world offer astonishing insight into the intricate detail wrought by nature's most fastidious architects.

Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis). Collected from Morazón, El Progreso, Guatemala, 2001.
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology.

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia). Collected from Scammons Lagoon, Shell Island,
Baja California, Mexico, 1932. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology.

Spotted nightingale-thrush (Catharus dryas harrisoni). Collected from Cerro Baul, Oaxaca,
Mexico, 1968. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology.

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