nesting season

collocation in English

meaningsofnestingandseason

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nesting
adjective
uk
/ˈnes.tɪŋ/us
/ˈnes.tɪŋ/
fitting inside ...
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season
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsiː.zən/us
/ˈsiː.zən/
one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, ...
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(Definition ofnestingandseasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, during the 4-6 monestingseason, large numbers of seeds accumulate beneath hornbill nest cavities.
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In addition to direct diet observations, hornbill diet was sampled during thenestingseasonvia seed trapping at nest cavities.
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It is possible that differences in productivity in the present study are also related to an improved maternal ability or improved survival in thenestingseason.
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It would be interesting to determine whether species dispersed by hornbills during the nestingseasondiffer from species dispersed outside thenestingseasonin these expected theoretical ways.
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Instructions have now been given that burning is not to be undertaken during thenestingseason.
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It was thenestingseason, and the picture lasted from 20 to 25 minutes.
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Then we find that bird-watching, which can be said to have wider conservation interest, can be incompatible with angling during thenestingseason.
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We find that the blackheaded gulls are great enemies of these birds during thenestingseason.
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Several of my noble friends have mentioned damage to birds in thenestingseason, but of course it would go much further than that.
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We have no wish certainly to see hillside bonfires near afforested land or during thenestingseason.
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I do not suppose it would be an over-estimate to say that one plover would consume 20,000 wireworms in anestingseason.
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It is not only thenestingseasonthat is important in the marshes to the north of the site, but the migration periods.
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Further changes are being introduced in 1997 to restrict the cutting, and prohibit the cultivation, of set-aside during the mainnestingseasonto protect birds such as lapwing and skylark.
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The contractors refused to explain to local residents what was going on and ignored advice that they were demolishing habitats at the height of thenestingseason.
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Thisnestingseason, nine separate geese on their nests were destroyed by foxes, one by one, with the result that only one goose managed to bring a litter on.
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There are other eco-friendly activities including watching turtles during theirnestingseasonat night, diving, snorkeling, body surfing, zip-lining, estuary trips, horseback riding and fishing.
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They are relentlessly aggressive to various other animals during thenestingseason, attacking non-predatory species such as cattle, tortoises, plovers and even sparrows.
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Pelicans arrive here during thenestingseasonto raise their young.
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It feeds by dabbling for plant food and adds small invertebrates to its diet during thenestingseason.
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