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D. Russell A bird making a nest. Taryn Elliott The nests and eggs of birds have fascinated us for hundreds of years. At its simplest the nest is any structure made by a bird in which eggs are laid ...

If you’re looking for a funky-looking houseplant, the bird’s nest fern is for you. The bird’s nest fern, or Asplenium nidus, is native to the tropical regions of Asia, Australia, and East Africa, and ...