Walter de Raedt: Bird, Nest & Egg, Gebunden
Bird, Nest & Egg
- The Homes of Forty Extraordinary Species
 
- Illustration:
 - Joris de Raedt
 - Publisher:
 - Rizzoli International Publications, 03/2026
 - Binding:
 - Gebunden
 - Language:
 - Englisch
 - ISBN-13:
 - 9780847875900
 - Item number:
 - 12382423
 - Volume:
 - 112 Pages
 - Weight:
 - 567 g
 - Release date:
 - 17.3.2026
 - Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language 
Blurb
A delightful, warmhearted book about home and nesting perfect for bird lovers, naturalists, and anyone charmed by the coziness of a snug nest.
This book is meticulously designed as a large-format visual portfolio of the world's most distinctive birds, whose nesting behavior and natural beauty are celebrated in beautifully detailed graphite and watercolor illustrations---all based on actual field studies. The exquisitely detailed bird, nest, and egg portraits are framed by details that include building techniques, materials, egg characteristics (shapes, colors, and number in a clutch), hatchlings and chicks, and parenting behaviors.
Nowhere is avian ingenuity more beautifully expressed than in the construction of nests. The book is organized into chapters based on species' nesting techniques: South America's crested oropendola, whose intricate, pendulous, sphere-like nests hang in trees like holiday ornaments; Arizona's ferruginous pygmy owl, whose nests are hidden in vicious yet protective thorns and bristles of giant saguaro cacti; and peregrine falcons, who scrape out a shallow depression called an eyrie in the sides of cliffs or---in urban settings---ledges on skyscrapers.
This beautiful book celebrates the very idea of making a warm, cozy home. It is also a timely reminder of the diversity, beauty, and ingenuity of the avian world.