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Nests that make you wonder what the birds were thinking!

Nest on a Nest

Patrick Kuklinski

Apex, NC, USA

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A Rack of Robins

Mary Orr

Velarde, NM, USA

  • 16
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One Stop Shop

Tiffany Krahn

Kitchener, ON, Canada

  • 17
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A frog’s “hairowing” experience with a Say’s phoebe

John Anderson

Las Cruces, NM, USA

  • 15
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You’ve Gutter Be Kidding Me

Heidi Sherman

Black Earth, Wisconsin, USA

  • 19
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Spring cleaning

Lori June

Ithaca, NY, USA

  • 17
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Carolina Wren nest in garage utility shelf

Mike Ludes

Tallahassee, Florida, USA

  • 17
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Birds nest on the Manna Grocery and Deli sign

Amina Hazbun

Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

  • 18
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Wren in paper bag

Paul Edwards

San Anselmo, CA, USA

  • 18
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Be VERY careful!

Ginny Garrison

Hardwick, VT, USA

  • 19
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Robin nest on a sled

Bob Harris

Ithaca, NY, USA

  • 21
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Great balance!

Nozomi Redding

N Madison Ave, Kansas City, MO, USA

  • 19
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Barn swallow nest on top of fly strip

Jane Griess

Loudon, TN, USA

  • 20
  • 0

Wren in the old Chevy motor

Kathleen Hilliard

Hernando, MS, USA

  • 21
  • 0

A Very Sparrey Christmas

Michael Tensmeyer

Athens, OH, USA

  • 21
  • 0

The Dismal Mourning Dove Nest

Felicia Faulkner

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

  • 19
  • 0

Light the Way

Tracey Ewing

Mesa, AZ, USA

  • 21
  • 0

Southern Living

Rose Shawl

Smyrna, TN, USA

  • 19
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Safe Shelter

Nicole Ohaus

Caledon, Ontario, Canada

  • 19
  • 0

Circle door

Chiska Francis and David Francis

Seattle, WA, USA

  • 24
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