“I wanted to find the nests of as many birds as I could, from both as wide a range of species and countries as I could, and, whenever I could find them, the nests of birds whose conservation status was endangered or threatened�.- Sharon Beals
Nests - Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them by Sharon Beals Introduction by Scott Weidensaul Foreword by Jack Dumbacher and Maureen Flannery
“I would say that the nests first spoke to me artistically, since sticks and twigs are my in my preferred color palate, but I think that attraction has an element of science in it. I don’t think that for some of us artists (and hopefully viewers), that we can make that separation. Maybe it is because the nests are all about science, with remnants of a bird’s habitat and their methods of construction, that we see them as an art form.”
Creation
I use photography as an art form, and as a way to chronicle what moves my heart, and concerns my conscience from habitat restoration, plastic in the ocean, to the ecology of rivers, and of course, bird's nests.
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A Sacred Space
“Bird nests, even without knowing which birds constructed them, seem hardly possible. Creations of spider’s web, caterpillar cocoon, plant down, mud, found modern objects, human and animal hair, mosses, lichen, feathers and down, sticks and twigs–all are woven with beak and claw into a bird's best effort to protect their next generation”.
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“...survival for so many birds is tenuous in a modern world where habitat loss is as common as the next housing development, and even subtle changes in climate can affect food supply. It is my hope that capturing the detailed art form of the nests in these photographs will gain appreciation for their builders, and inspire their protection�.
often as a Collective.
Creativity
“... I do want as many people as possible, to become theoretical birders, even if they don’t pick up binoculars”. Sharon Beals
Nesting is what we do. The nest and eggs specimens, collected over the last two centuries, were photographed at The California Academy of Sciences, The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. While few nests are collected today, these nests and eggs are used for research, providing important information about their builder’s habitats, DNA, diseases and other survival issues.
sbeals@sharonbeals.com
Theres's a grassroots movement in tiny homes... These days, homeowners, people of all ages, all over the world are making do creatively with under-500 square feet shelters. This is a real and powerful alternative to high rents, or a lifelong obligation to a bank on an overpriced home. Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter features this trend with over 1,000 photographs, plus stories, interviews, and insights from people who have chosen to scale back in the 21st century. DIY building expert Lloyd Kahn, a pioneer of the green building movement, is editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications. Also a noted author and photographer (Shelter,HomeWork: Handbuilt Shelter, Builders of the Pacific Coast),
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