Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: nests

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A breeding female lays between two and nine clutches of about 110 eggs each in a season, and a greater proportion of females in any given generation means more nests in the sand 20 years down the road.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/climate/florida-green-sea-turtles-nesting-female.html

"Areas with two nests in the village church, in the municipality or in the town hall is fine, but if the concentration is 30 nests, well then that can start to bother people," he said.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-spain-storks-trash-diet-driven.html

"Areas with two nests in the village church, in the municipality or in the town hall is fine, but if the concentration is 30 nests, well then that can start to bother people," he said.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-spain-storks-trash-diet-driven.html

Between March and July 31, keeping your dog on a lead on open access land is also to protect ground nesting birds, as dogs run about in the undergrowth they flush birds such as nightjars and skylarks off their nests and may cause them to abandon them.

Source: https://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/23309220.dog-walkers-urged-control-pets-quantock-hills/?ref=rss

Biosecurity Queensland said it was working “hand in hand” with NSW to contain and eradicate the fire ants, including the deployment of detection dogs and trained officers to destroy nests.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/26/fire-ants-one-of-worlds-worst-super-pests-cross-queensland-border-into-nsw

During the breeding season, magpies will ferociously defend their nests.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-blinded-eyeball-pecking-magpie-31562420

“If you absolutely must trim a tree, you should know that birds and their offspring are protected by the federal migratory bird act. It is against regulations to move active nests.

Source: https://centraloregondaily.com/fire-safe-homes-wildlife-protections/

In some bird species, albatrosses, greylag geese, gulls and terns, many of the nests are cared for by female-female pairs.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/10/29/lgbtqia-is-normal-says-mother-nature/

In the years from 1860 to 1979, the fledgling numbers were in a deep depression until the use of DDT was totally banned, quickly reversing the downward trend in the following years to a positive number of nests to 300 in the same coastal area.

Source: https://www.wanderer.com/features/ospreys-ahead-of-schedule/

"It can also have a real impact on shore bird breeding areas and nests," he said.

Source: https://www.portnews.com.au/story/8162693/council-warns-4wd-beach-users-after-reports-of-illegal-activity/?src=rss

Male penguins usually begin building their own nests.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/penguins-chicago-shedd-aquarium-news-cute-animals/13057213/

Mounds near nests near the shrub-covered edges of the salt pan were barely noticeable, while some in the centre reached taller than 25 centimetres, suggesting that the hills served a purpose.

Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2376217-desert-ants-build-landmarks-to-help-them-find-their-way-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Mr Christie also urged the public not to disturb nests as the hornets can be ‘very aggressive’ - with one individual being stung 12 times last year after disturbing a nest while cutting his hedge.

Source: https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/23740121.asian-hornets-one-largest-nests-ever-found-uk-discovered/?ref=rss

Others said 'where have all the birds and nests gone, so sad' and 'why have the trees gone?'

Source: https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/23312353.network-rail-cuts-trees-near-ulverston-station/?ref=rss

Roughly a quarter of the forest, some 60,000 acres, is unharvested — old burial grounds and ancestral seasonal villages, buffers around raptor nests and wolf dens, swamplands and areas near waterways, according to Ms. Duquain.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/climate/menominee-forest-sustainable-earth-day.html

“Sometimes they try and steal each other’s pebbles to make nests which is very funny.”

Source: https://chathamvoice.com/2023/02/01/far-travellers-carry-a-voice/

Southern flying squirrels busy themselves adding layers of leaves to their nests, while raccoons snatch up the larger cavities.

Source: https://www.farmanddairy.com/top-stories/dead-trees-host-life-after-death/801779.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dead-trees-host-life-after-death

The females of the species return to the same beach they hatched on to spawn or lay their own eggs, and bury them in sand nests to incubate for 45 to 72 days.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/18/costa-del-hamilo-promotes-coastal-sustainability/