Avian Architecture

Avian Architecture,  Peter Goodfellow

Suppose you wanted to describe the architectural design quality of nests, complete with blueprints – then this is the book you would want.  Illustrated with both photos and design prints you can explore the categories of each type of avian nest:

·        Scrapes

·        Holes and tunnels

·        Platforms

·        Aquatic

·        Cup-shaped

·        Domes

·        Mud

·        Hanging, woven and stitched

·        Mounds

·        Colonies

·        Courts and bowers

·        Edible nests

There are strange adaptations will placing deer pellets around the eggs as camouflage and case studies of individual bird species that use each style.  There even diagrams showing the construction process.  It is well illustrated and enlightening.