nesting place

collocation in English

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nesting
adjective
uk
/ˈnes.tɪŋ/us
/ˈnes.tɪŋ/
fitting inside ...
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place
noun
uk
/pleɪs/us
/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition ofnestingandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Species include ducks, geese, swans and the endangered whooping crane, which has its naturalnestingplacein the delta.
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In the centre of town, nature is present in the crisscross boulevards, which are famous for providing anestingplacefor rooks.
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Theirnestingplaceinclude cavities of wood and even termite nests.
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It has an island, which serves as thenestingplaceof swans, ducks and moorhens.
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The lake is an important wildlife resort, especially as anestingplacefor many bird species.
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Very rarely, several linsangs will stay in the samenestingplace.
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The cliffs are a stronghold of the chough, and anestingplacefor razorbills and guillemots.
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In addition, the village has created a natural area, including a uniquenestingplacefor swallows.
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The ledges, beaches and mudflats make the idealnestingplacefor gulls.
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The cape is thenestingplaceof one of the world's largest colonies of thick-billed murre.
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The pond area, just next to a big city has been preserved as anestingplacefor various birds.
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At the top of a hill, she spies a distant wood, flies to it, and waddles about until she discovers an appropriatenestingplaceamong the foxgloves.
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Thus, one option for a forest bird to find sufficient food, shelter and nesting places in fragmented habitats is to enlarge its home range.
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The arches of the shattered bridge, and the columns of the temple are still visible; a single column looms in the foreground, now anestingplacefor birds.
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The ecosystem of the waterfront makes it a perfectnestingplacefor small and large water birds including geese, ducks and pelicans and woodland birds like owls, hawks and eagles.
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It also gives small birds an excellent opportunity to have safe and secure nesting places.
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We are trying to work out the extent to which the engineering works would affect the nesting places of these birds.
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We are talking not about gardens but about other environmental amenities, such as shrubs which become nesting places for rats, and attract glue-sniffers and rubbish.
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If there are, presumably the order will stop people pulling down old barns, which of course are the chief nesting places of barn owls, as well as old trees.
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