A black-necked stilt standing over a nest with eggs.

A black-necked stilt standing over a nest with eggs.

A black-necked stilt standing over a nest with eggs.

Coot’s nest with two young and eight eggs.

Coot’s nest showing wing of a dead bird. Image note: plate overexposed.

Western grebe nest with bird in the background. Image note: telephoto lens.

William L. Finley and Irene Finley looking at a bird nest in a bush.

William L. Finley and Irene Finley looking at a bird nest in a bush.

Two bird eggs (likely gull or pelican) on the ground in Yellowstone National Park. Image note: negative blurred.

Three bird eggs (likely gull or pelican) on the ground in Yellowstone National Park.