I've been collecting/observing/thinking about nests for a long time. IThe collection is growing and I'm fascinated with the different ways that animals create their homes. Since I am moving soon I've been pretty hardcore thinking about nests as I am about to leave one and create another. In the past I've thought of building a big bird type nest around a loft bed to climb up into and sleep....maybe I'll do something like that at my new place. Other times I've thought about just hanging a hammock in a room and having the rest of the space be workspace...
"A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building. Human-made materials, such as string, plastic, cloth, hair or paper, may be used.
Generally each species has a distinctive style of nest. Nests can be found in many different habitats. They are built primarily by birds, but also by mammals (e.g. squirrels), fish, insects (e.g. wasps and termites) and reptiles (e.g. snakes and turtles).
The urge to prepare an area for the building of a nest is referred to as the nesting instinct and may occur in both mammals and birds."
Some of my favorite nests in my collection are the ones that use human made materials. I like to think that they are unique nests that represent this time in history. This could be seen as negative...like nests are made from trash. I like to think about how 200 years ago nests looked different then the one's you can find in cities today. Maybe 200 years from now they'll be filled with different materials too.
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