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:
- 31.3.2026
- 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.