nesting colony

collocation in English

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nesting
adjective
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/ˈnes.tɪŋ/us
/ˈnes.tɪŋ/
fitting inside ...
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colony
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/us
/ˈkɑː.lə.ni/
a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often ...
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(Definition ofnestingandcolonyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Courtship typically takes place removed from thenestingcolonysite, usually on an exposed tidal flat or beach.
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They often travel great distances through the forests, except when lingering around theirnestingcolony.
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Covering an area of 4.5 square kilometres, this lake serves as anestingcolonyfor thousands of winter migrants.
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Covering an area of 30 hectares, this lake serves as anestingcolonyfor thousands of winter migrants.
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During the winter, the great auk migrated south either in pairs or in small groups, and never with the entirenestingcolony.
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Courtship took place at thenestingcolony.
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They exhibit site fidelity to their nesting colonies and nesting sites over successive years.
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For example, bluegills form large nesting colonies and sometimes attack snapping turtles.
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In the past, highly concentrated formulations of parathion in diesel oil were also used, applied by aircraft spraying over the nesting colonies of the birds.
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First, there are few predators at the nesting colonies, therefore there is no pressure to fledge quickly.
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In the nesting colonies, adults communicate with croaks, grunts or rattles.
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Large nesting colonies can be active across many generations, sometimes over a hundred years.
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It is important for supporting large nesting colonies of herons and cormorants, and is a meaningful nursery area for fin and shell fishes.
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The nesting colonies are very dense with nests close together and territorial conflicts common.
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The nesting colonies broke up after the nestlings fledged, and it is unknown whether colonies renested after a successful nesting.
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This species sometimes forms loose nesting colonies.
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