{"product_id":"bird-nest-egg-9780847875900","title":"Bird, Nest \u0026 Egg","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBird, Nest \u0026amp; Egg\u003c\/em\u003e is meticulously designed as a large-format visual portfolio of the world's most distinctive birds, whose nesting behaviour and natural beauty are celebrated in beautifully detailed graphite and watercolour illustrations, all based on actual field studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exquisitely detailed bird, nest, and egg portraits are framed by details that include building techniques, materials, egg characteristics (shapes, colours, and number in a clutch), hatchlings and chicks, and parenting behaviours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNowhere is avian ingenuity more beautifully expressed than in the construction of nests. The book is organised into chapters based on species' nesting techniques:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSouth America's crested oropendola, whose intricate, pendulous, sphere-like nests hang in trees like holiday ornaments;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArizona's ferruginous pygmy owl, whose nests are hidden in vicious yet protective thorns and bristles of giant saguaro cacti;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePeregrine falcons, who scrape out a shallow depression called an eyrie in the sides of cliffs or, in urban settings, ledges on skyscrapers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful book celebrates the very idea of making a warm, cosy home. It is also a timely reminder of the diversity, beauty, and ingenuity of the avian world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643559035116,"sku":"9780847875900","price":128.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/341bd2a6bd9c41ad78eb50d9eb9fb7a3.jpg?v=1779226080","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bird-nest-egg-9780847875900","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}