Nests, Eggs, Birds

Nests, Eggs, Birds
Author: Kelsey Oseid
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0399581863

Discover the world's birds, their homes, and their eggs in this gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide. Did you know that the tailorbird "sews" leaves together to make its nest? Or that hummingbird eggs are the size of jellybeans? Birds are some of the world's most beautiful and interesting creatures, and their nests and eggs are no exception, displaying a stunning diversity of shapes, sizes, functions, and materials. In Nests, Eggs, Birds, celebrated artist and author Kelsey Oseid explores the fascinating ins and outs of where and how dozens of avian species--robins, birds of paradise, crows, owls, penguins, and more--make their homes and lay their eggs. Full of striking naturalistic art and fun scientific facts, Nests, Eggs, Birds will delight bird lovers of all ages.

Birds, Nests and Eggs

Birds, Nests and Eggs
Author: Mel Boring
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998-04
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780606241441

A guide to identifying fifteen different birds, providing information about the physical characteristics and habits of each, as well as about the nests they build and the eggs they lay.

A Nest Full of Eggs

A Nest Full of Eggs
Author: Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1995-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0064451275

This first look at robins follows a full year of growth and change: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring, how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how they learn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes in winter—only to return when spring comes around again. 1995 Best Children’s Science Books (BL)

A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs

A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs
Author: David Wentworth Lazaroff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781886679177

Offers an informative look at animals that live in the desert, including lizards, snakes, and spiders.

Birds Make Nests

Birds Make Nests
Author: Michael Garland
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0823436624

An illustrated introduction to where birds make their homes, all across the globe. Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks. In this colorful picture book, acclaimed artist Michael Garland introduces more than twenty species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests. With simple text, accessible for new readers, this is a perfect introduction to the many ways animals make their homes. The vibrant artwork, created with traditional woodcuts and digital coloring techniques, is labeled with the English common names of each bird shown. A 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit)

Egg & Nest

Egg & Nest
Author: Rosamond Wolff Purcell
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780674031722

Purcell captures the diverse beauty, quirkiness and allure of eggs and the remarkable resourcefulness of birds, focusing on the intricacy of nests and the aesthetic perfection of bird eggs.--Kurt Shaw, "Pittsburgh Tribune Review."

Bird Nests

Bird Nests
Author: Stan Tekiela
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781591934684

Coffee-table book filled with unparalleled photography and small blocks of fascinating text about bird nests: nature's most amazing dwelling places.

Field Guide to Bird Nests and Eggs of Alaska's Coastal Tundra

Field Guide to Bird Nests and Eggs of Alaska's Coastal Tundra
Author: Timothy Dale Bowman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This water-resistant, color-illustrated book helps in identification of nests and eggs of birds on Alaska's coastal tundra. It covers the Alaska Peninsula, the Bering and Chukchi sea coasts, and the Arctic Coastal Plain including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and includes photos of the birds.

Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of Britain and Europe

Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of Britain and Europe
Author: Colin James Oliver Harrison
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780007130399

A field guide covering the nests, eggs and nestlings of European birds, this text contains information of when and where birds breed, plus illustrations of the chicks of all the common birds, photographs of the eggs and drawings of the nest.