Henry Gardiner Adams (1811/1812–1881) was an English author and poet, best known for his works on natural history and floriculture. As a meticulous observer of the natural world, Adams penned works that conveyed both his love for nature and his scholastic inclination, such as 'Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series' which was first published in 1855 following the success of the fi...