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Creating a Nest

by Sandra Duncan
July/August 2015
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When thinking of a bird’s nest, you may think of the typical robin’s nest — small in size, roundish in shape resembling a bowl, and perched in the crook of a tree. While many nests may look similar to the robin’s, there are actually hundreds of different nest types varying in size, shape, and location. Different species of birds use a variety of diverse and indigenous materials to build their nests. Some use grapevines and seagrass, while others use twigs or sticks in their nest constructions; others use mud, rootlets, moss, bark, pine needles, and feathers. Some birds use extremely unique materials such as aluminum foil, snake skin, shiny ribbon, bits and pieces of plastic bags, or just plain junk found in their flying-about neighborhood. Despite the type of found materials used, most birds are pretty finicky about what they choose to weave and how the materials are woven. As a result, birds’ nests are each uniquely created and individually architected — all from materials locally found. Each creation is one-of-a-kind; no two look the same. Birds do not adhere to the ‘one-size-fits-all’ philosophy of nest building.

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