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  2. Shiluach haken - Wikipedia

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    Should a bird's nest appear before you on the way, on any tree or on the earth, chicks or eggs, and the mother resting on the chicks or the eggs: You shall not take the mother with the offspring. You shall send away the mother, and take the offspring for yourself, so that it be good for you, and your days be long.

  3. Bonaparte's gull - Wikipedia

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    Once they leave the nest, chicks follow their parents to the nearest water. Bonaparte's gulls begin breeding at two years of age; they are thought to be monogamous. [15] The breeding season begins in mid-June. [24] Courting pairs perform swooping display flights, calling loudly and diving at each other, and then drop down to perch on a branch.

  4. File:British birds with their nests and eggs (IA ...

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    The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.).

  5. Yellow-crowned night heron - Wikipedia

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    Trees and bushes are the preferred location for nests, the herons will usually build in high branches away from the trunk. A pair can use the same nest for years, enlarging it every season; the first nest is usually just large enough to hold the eggs. Nest-building is not the result of successful courtship, but rather an active part of the ...

  6. Village weaver - Wikipedia

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    Village weavers nest in colonies and are very active during the breeding season. Birds fly in and leave again constantly, making significant noise. Colonies can contain as many as 150 nests, but eight to a hundred nests in a single tree are usual. [10] A village weaver's nest is 14–17 cm (5.5–6.7 in) long and 11–13 cm (4.3–5.1 in) high.

  7. Common murre - Wikipedia

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    The common murre nests in densely packed colonies (known as "loomeries" [citation needed]), with up to twenty pairs occupying one square metre at peak season. [citation needed] Common murres do not make nests and lay their eggs on bare rock ledges, under rocks, or the ground. Despite the high density of murre breeding sites, sites may vary ...

  8. Forster's tern - Wikipedia

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    Forster's tern will then nest on sand, gravel or mud. [11] The nests will consist of a hollow in the substrates, either lined with grass or not and driftwood, shells, dried fish, bones and feathers are also often used. [21] Floating nests are usually tolerant to a slight increase or decrease of water levels but re-nesting is common. [11]

  9. Nesting instinct - Wikipedia

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    Bird's nest in grass. Nesting behavior refers to an instinct in animals during reproduction to prepare a place with optimal conditions for offspring. [1] The nesting place provides protection against predators and competitors that mean to exploit or kill offspring. [2] It also provides protection against the physical environment. [1]