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Bird, nest & egg
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Walter De Raedt is a biologist and ornithologist, and his son, Joris De Raedt, is a scientific illustrator and graphic designer from the acclaimed Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp whose illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines, books, and museums.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780847875900
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications, (24 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 343 x 286 mm
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