Nest Building Collection

Pet Rat In house / bed
JD-16908 Pet RAT - in bed in cage John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. MT278
TOM-1190 Beaver - working on beaver dam, late autumn. Grand Teton national park, Wyoming, North America Castor canadensis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Valley Pocket Gopher - punching dirt from burrow
KF-8882 Valley Pocket Gopher - punching dirt from burrow Thomomys bottae Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common mud-dauber wasp - female closing a cell in which she has laid one or more eggs and a paralysed spider as food
AUS-423 Common mud-dauber wasp - female closing a cell in which she has laid one or more eggs and a paralysed spider as food

Wasps nest

A Pair of Turtle Doves (colour litho)
CHT176695 A Pair of Turtle Doves (colour litho) by Travies, Edouard (1809-1876); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

An Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) at Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, building a nest with rocks and pebbles in the snow

Regal Horned Lizard Female, constructing nest. Arizona, USA
CAN-2100 Regal Horned Lizard - Female, constructing nest. Arizona, USA. Phrynosoma solare John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Suricate / Meerkat - clean out new hole for refuge in time of danger Kalahari Desert, Africa
CH-4044 Suricate / Meerkat - clean out new hole for refuge in time of danger Kalahari Desert, Africa. Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) flying with nesting material in beak, Lorraine, France, April

Red-footed booby (Sula sula), pair nest building in tree. Darwin Bay, Genovesa Island, Galapagos

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond to collect mud for nest building, Scotland, UK, May

Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) breeding male perched on nest, rural Karantaka, India

Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), female alighting at nest cavity entrance carrying pine needles as nest material, wide angle captured with remote camera to show habitat, New York, USA

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina), female in flight carrying a feather for nest lining, spring, Mono Lake, California, USA, July

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) male landing with nest material and joining his mate on their nest in an Oak tree at sunset, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019

Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus caudatus) placing feather in nest, Finland. April

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) carrying nest material, The Netherlands

Gough Island bunting (Rowettia goughensis) gathering nesting material. Gough Island, Gough and Inaccessible Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Atlantic. Endemic. Critically endangered species

Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) holding leaves together during nest building, Malaysian Borneo

Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) building its nest, Verdon, France, France. July

Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) male bird building nest, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) collecting nesting material from Bulrush cattail (Typha sp) Bozeman, Montana, USA, June

Ruppells weaver (Ploceus galbula) male building nest, Oman, May

Japanese red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris orientis) struggling with long branch collected for construction of nest. Hokkaido, Japan

Vitelline masked weaver (Ploceus vitellinus) male, perched on hanging nest, Serengeti / Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Red legged spider wasp (Episyron rufipes) digging nesting tunnel in sand. Oxfordshire, England, UK. July

Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) building nest hanging from tree branch, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

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Paper Wasp starting to build a new nest - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia Date: 08-Aug-20

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) female digging nest, North coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), female excavating nest in birch tree, expelling wood chips from hole, Finland, April

Male Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) excavating nest cavity, tossing wood chips out of nest hole in tree trunk, Lansing, New York, USA, May

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) carrying nesting material, Brenne, France, May

Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile species) carrying leaf section. Surrey, England, UK, July

European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) digging nest burrow, Budapest, Hungary

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) female digging nest, North coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) female digging nest, North coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) collecting nesting material from Bulrush cattail (Typha sp) Bozeman, Montana. USA, June

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) gathering grass for its nest. Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Scotland, June

Picture No. 12009577
Jackdaw - pair using a chimney for nesting - Germany Date:

Picture No. 12009576
Jackdaw - bird using a chimney for nesting - Germany Date:

Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula), female bird building nest, male bird whistling, side view

Puffin -Fratercula arctica-, Latrabjarg Peninsula, West Fjords, Iceland, Europe

North America, USA, Washington State, Marsh Wren, nest
USA, Washington State, Marsh Wren, nest

Gentoo Penguin - at nest moving pebbles. Brown Bluff - Antarctic Peninsula
WAT-13629 Gentoo Penguin - at nest moving pebbles Brown Bluff - Antarctic Peninsula Pygoscelis papua M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Nest containing four speckled bird eggs, view from above

Great blue heron, nest building, baby, Russell Burden, 697373895

Africa. Tanzania. Male black-necked weaver (Ploceus nigricollis melanoxanthus) nest-building in Serengeti National Park

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Witness the art of nest building in the animal kingdom. From a pet rat creating a cozy bed in your house to an Adelie Penguin constructing its home on Paulet Island, these creatures showcase their architectural skills. Watch as a female common mud-dauber wasp meticulously closes a cell containing eggs and paralyzed spiders for her offspring's nourishment. Meanwhile, a regal horned lizard female diligently constructs her nest in Arizona, USA. Even beavers contribute to this craft by working tirelessly on their dams during late autumn. Suricates, also known as meerkats, clean out new holes for refuge when danger lurks in the Kalahari Desert. Barn swallows make frequent trips to collect mud from ponds for their intricate nests. Wood pigeons soar through Lorraine, France with nesting materials clutched tightly in their beaks. Red-footed boobies pair up and build nests high up in trees on Genovesa Island while Vitelline masked weaver males perch proudly on hanging nests in Tanzania's Serengeti/Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lastly, witness the precision of red-legged spider wasps as they dig nesting tunnels into sand dunes of Oxfordshire, England during July. These animals demonstrate that no matter how big or small they are, nest building is an essential skill passed down through generations - ensuring safety and comfort for themselves and future offspring.