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  2. Hummingbird - Wikipedia

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    Hummingbird females build a nest resembling a small cup about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in diameter, commonly attached to a tree branch using spider webs, lichens, moss, and loose strings of plant fibers (image). [14] [15] Typically, two pea-shaped white eggs (image) – the smallest of any bird – are incubated over 2–3 weeks in breeding season.

  3. Structures built by animals - Wikipedia

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    The process of building such structures may involve learning and communication, [4] and in some cases, even aesthetics. [5] Tool use may also be involved in building structures by animals. [6] A young paper wasp queen (Polistes dominula) starting a new colony. Building behaviour is common in many non-human mammals, birds, insects and arachnids.

  4. Nest box - Wikipedia

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    A nest box, also spelled nestbox, is a man-made enclosure provided for animals to nest in. Nest boxes are most frequently utilized for birds, in which case they are also called birdhouses or a birdbox/bird box, but some mammals such as bats may also use them. Placing nestboxes or roosting boxes may also be used to help maintain populations of ...

  5. Birdcage House - Wikipedia

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    The Bird-Cage house was a full-scale demonstration of these materials. Later noted for its advancement in building construction, the home was featured in the May 1950 issue of Architectural Forum Magazine and then in House and Garden magazine in July of the same year.

  6. Dovecote - Wikipedia

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    Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England A dovecote at Najafabad, Iran Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869) A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel A dovecote or dovecot / ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t /, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1]

  7. Mews (falconry) - Wikipedia

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    In falconry, a mews is a birdhouse designed to house one or more birds of prey. [1] [2] In falconry there are two types of mews: the freeloft mews and traditional mews. Traditional mews usually consist of partitioned spaces designed to keep tethered birds separated with perches for each bird in the partitioned space.

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