Pictures of birds' nests in sign letters

The Type Nesting Tumblr blog is a big ole repository of birds' nests built in sign-lettering, asking the musical question, "Do birds have a favorite font?"

Type Nesting (via Geisha Asobi)

(Image: Nest Egg by moocatmoocat (away))

[#1 posted by Antinous / Moderator, April 27, 2009 11:23 PM]

I'm fairly certain that the Dodo, were it not extinct, would favor Comic Sans.

[#2 posted by FreakCitySF, April 27, 2009 11:28 PM]

^ FTW lol

I remember finding a few crispy chicks in a nest built on a porch light. Grandma didn't realize there was a nest with eggs in there. At least the signage above is UL approved for birds.

[#3 posted by tuckels, April 28, 2009 12:17 AM]

@ #1. No one favours Comic Sans.

[#4 posted by Spikeles, April 28, 2009 12:32 AM]

Maybe liking Comic Sans is why the Dodo went extinct in the first place.

[#5 posted by Andrea James, April 28, 2009 12:41 AM]

It appears they favor letters with counters (the white space inside a closed letter like these):
A a B b D d e g O o P p Q q

The C and c will apparently do in a bind.

[#6 posted by Takuan, April 28, 2009 1:16 AM]

no, Comic Sans is the font of the common boobie.

[#7 posted by Kieran O'Neill, April 28, 2009 5:58 AM]

@5: Particularly fonts where the counters are small relative to the rest of the letter.

Now, for bonus points, someone design the ideal bird nesting font...

[#8 posted by Anonymous, April 28, 2009 8:20 AM]

I really don't like sparrows. They are an invasive species that was introduced from Europe. They've actually aided in the decline of some of our native birds...Read up on it.