Nest-Building

Expectant parents, humans or animals alike, looking forward to the arrival of their babies is a special time to get everything all snug and cosy at home.

Standard view

An organic farm in winter in New York State USA. A woman in a work apron holding a woven twig bird nest.

Baby sleeping in bassinet in snow

Young man embracing pregnant woman in new home with pram in background

Four hungry young swallows in nest

Couple standing at window of their new home

Ornamental Bird in Nest

Young woman holding a birds nest.

High angle view of baby girls in bird's nest floating on pond

A small intricately woven bird's nest.

Still life of chocolate easter eggs in chocolate nests

Pregnant woman showing baby clothing to friend

Pregnant woman holding stack of baby clothing

Young pregnant woman with pram in an empty room looking out of window

Young couple in new flat unpacking cardboard boxes

A pile of brown eggs lying on grass in a birdcage

Young woman in new flat with cardboard boxes looking at ground plan

Paint bucket and roll on ladder

Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) not yet fully coloured male building a nest Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya Africa

Portrait of a stork standing on one leg in his nest

Laptop with picture of empty room in front of piled cardboard boxes

Little boy painting house and tree on wall of his new room

Young pregnant woman in an empty room looking out of window

Ringing a young stork Sweden.

Woman surrounded by cardboard boxes with color samples and construction plan on floor

Pregnant woman with cat sitting on couch looking at baby sleepers

Holub's Golden Weaver (Ploceus xanthops) at the nest Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya Africa

Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) adult male displaying at nest Madikwe National Park South Africa

Happy couple standing at window of their new home

Overhead view of mid adult woman lying in bed cradling newborn baby daughter

Pregnant woman paiting a wall

Newborn baby girl sleeping in crib with a plush giraffe

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) with nesting material Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve Saxony-Anhalt Germany Europe

Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus) building a nest Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve Saxony-Anhalt Germany Europe

United Kingdom England Northumberland Farne Islands Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis with nest building material

Pregnant woman sitting on couch looking at baby sleepers

Removals business. A man on the tailgate of a van carrying a large box.

High angle view of mother and toddler sleeping on bed at home

Baby lying in crib with feet sticking out

Pregnant woman holding baby clothes mid section

Young couple expecting baby sitting in garden reading magazine

Affectionate pregnant couple kissing in pajamas on bed in sunny bedroom

Moving house: Room filled with cardboard boxes

Self-made mobile hanging on wall

Pregnant woman using digital tablet near fireplace in living room

Couple sitting on floor of new flat using laptop

Woman with cardboard boxes in new apartment looking out of window

Moving house: Young man carrying young woman into new home

Pregnant woman besides a cot

Young woman in a loft thinking about color samples

Young man painting a pink heart on a wall in new apartment

Happy man hugging pregnant woman while renovating new home

Brother and sister looking out of a cardboard box in new apartment

Young woman drawing a baby crib on a wall in new apartment

Moving house: Young couple eat pizza and hugging in new home surrounded by boxes

Pregnant woman sitting on couch showing belly

Pram in empty room open doors

Pregnant woman in nursery preparing baby clothes

Father holding his newborn sleeping daughter

Pregnant couple sitting on floor in nursery preparing baby clothes

Pregnant woman standing at the window holding baby clothes

Decorative garland hanging in nursery

Cat lying in crib

Mature woman moving house looking at baby cot

Teddy bear in empty room