These gorgeous photos from the book Nests – Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them by Sharon Beals are simply breathtaking. I love her choice of subject, the way they've been chosen, and her photography style. I'm thrilled to find out she's local and I'm going to have to add another book to my wish list!
Golden-hooded tanager (Tangara larvata)
Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Cuban emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii)
Akekee (Loxops caeruleirostris)
Spotted nightingale-thrush (Catharus dryas harrisoni)
Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
Hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
via Slate