A schoolgirl collects rubbish from Karachi's Clifton beach early morning April 22, 2013, during a cleaning campaign as part of the commemoration of Earth Day. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)

Sharon Beals is a San Francisco based photographer who has photographed nest and eggs specimens collected over the last two centuries at The California Academy of Sciences, The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. While few nests are collected today, these nests and eggs are used for research, providing important information about their builder’s habitats, DNA, diseases and other survival issues.

A model displays the collection of Italian luxury brand Diesel at its China's first flagship shop unveiling ceremony, at Henglong Plaza on November 26, 2005 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

A model presents a creation of YUKIHERO PRO-WRESTLING by designer Yukihiro Teshima from his Autumn/Winter 2018 collection during Fashion Week Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan March 20, 2018. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A model presents a creation from the Philipp Plein Autumn/Winter 2020 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, February 22, 2020. (Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)

A model wears a creation for the Balmain Spring/Summer 2019 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, Wednesday January 23, 2019. (Photo by Thibault Camus/AP Photo)

A model presents a creation from The Blonds Autumn/Winter 2019 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York, U.S. February 12, 2019. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A model gets her outfit arranged backstage before showcasing the collection by Zhang Kejia during the China Fashion Week in Beijing on March 26, 2019. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri/AFP Photo)