renest
verb[I]
(alsore-nest)uk/ˌriːˈnest/us/ˌriːˈnest/tobuilda newnest:
Iftheirnestsaredestroyed,henswill usuallytryto renest.
Birds thatfailtobreedearly in theseasonstill have achanceto re-nest.
- Femalepheasantswilltryto renest iftheireggsorchicksarewashedaway.
- We haveseenhensre-nest as many as fivetimes.
- Observersbelievethat thebirdsrenested in May orJune.
- Theparentswillprobablyfinda newplatformin theareaand re-nest.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor