Mama Built a Little Nest

I was living in Tucson, AZ and happened to catch a hummingbird mama begin the process of building her tiny cup nest outside my kitchen window. I watch the nest's construction over the course of 2 weeks and it got me thinking about how varied all bird nests are, species by species. I began my research about bird nests and this books was born!

The book's primary message is that birds are AMAZING architects, able to create a "home" for their fragile egg(s) that must withstand weather, gravity, predation and other elements - and they do this all without having hands, fingers and opposable thumbs.

Limiting the types of nests I could write about - there are SO many more types of nests that birds create. Alas, a picture books is 32 pages and space was limited.