Transcript Nests & Eggs - Latter

Bird Nests
An evidence of
God’s Principle of
Individuality
Birds build nests for a few, special
purposes:
To lay their eggs
Birds build nests for a few, special
purposes:
To incubate and hatch their eggs
Birds build nests for a few, special
purposes:
To protect their young ones from adverse
weather and predators
Birds build nests for a few, special
purposes:
They do not build their nests to provide a
home for themselves.
Birds are careful about where they
build their nests:
They want to be able to protect their eggs and
babies from predators.
This nest is tucked carefully in a tree where the foliage helps to hide it from
the eyes of predators and where it is safely off the ground.
Birds are careful about where they
build their nests:
They hope to protect their eggs and babies from
bad weather conditions.
This nest is attached to the ceiling of a porch away from wind and rain, as well
as potential predators.
What tools do birds have for building
nest?
Their beaks/bills
Click on the picture to see a series of photos showing the creation of a nest.
What tools do birds have for building
nest?
Their feet
Click on the picture to see a video clip of the weaver bird building a nest. (The clip is
a little over 5 minutes long; you may want to watch just a portion of it.)
Nests can be made of many materials:
What are some of the things you have seen
birds use to build nests?
Click on the nest below to look at pictures of
nests that show many different materials! (And
notice how unique the eggs are while you’re at
it!)
Nests can be made of many materials:
What are some of the
things you noticed birds
used to build their nests
in these pictures? Let’s
help the recorder make a
list.
Take a minute to share ideas and write them on the Nest Notes page.
Nests can be made of many materials:
Did you see some of these?
 Sticks/twigs
 Moss
 Grasses
 Mud
 Feathers
 Bark
 Straw/hay
 Hair
 Spider silk
 Bits of trash/paper
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Saliva
Leaves
String
Pebbles
Sap
Stems
Wood
Flowers
Shells
Who usually builds the nest?
The female, but the male sometimes helps.
Like this weaver bird.
How does a bird know how to build a
nest without being taught?
Young birds leave the nest soon after they
learn to fly and do not come back.
Once on their own, they find food by
themselves and eventually build their own
nests to lay eggs.
Many birds have matured and are ready to lay
eggs when they are 6 months old.
How does a bird know how to build a
nest without being taught?
How do young birds know how to get food
and to build nests?
Instinct – Heavenly Father “pre-programs”
them to know what to do.
How do nests show
God’s Principle of Individuality?
We have seen how birds have similar
characteristics and are, at the same time, very
unique and individual.
Their nests, too, serve similar purposes while
being unique and suited to each bird and its
habitat.
The next time you see a bird
nest, think about where the
bird may have gotten its
materials, how much work
went into building it, and see if
you can determine which kind
of bird built it!