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unusual facts about The Nest




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Alex Willcock

The Nest worked with a diverse range of major clients including Selfridges, British Airways, MFI Retail, Sainsbury’s, Cadbury plc, W H Smith and Currys as well as smaller companies such as The Eden Project, Neal’s Yard Remedies and Miller Harris.

Asian Openbill

Young birds at the nest are sometimes preyed on by Imperial, Steppe and Greater Spotted Eagles.

Benjy Ferree

Leaving the Nest (2006) (LP, CD, MP3) in November in the US, and in January 2007 in Europe

Black Heron

The nest of the Black Heron is constructed of twigs placed over water in trees, bushes, and reed beds, forming a solid structure.

Black Robin

The team increased the annual output of Old Blue (and later other females) by removing the first clutch over every year and placing the eggs in the nest of the Chatham race of the Tomtit, a technique known as cross-fostering.

Christian Wargo

Before joining Crystal Skulls in 2004, Wargo was in a band called Scientific, he released the album From the Nest of Idea in 2002 with the record label Burnt Toast Vinyl.

Dipogon bifasciatus

The generic name, Dipogon, refers to the tufts of forward-pointing bristles on the maxilla of the female the purpose of which is to pack the nest entrance with old spider silk.

Doug Lamborn

"I have been seeking to push Big Bird out of the nest for over a year, based on the simple fact that we can no longer afford to spend taxpayer dollars on nonessential government programs. It's time for Big Bird to earn his wings and learn to fly on his own."

Grey Kestrel

The eggs are usually laid in the nest of a Hamerkop; most often an unoccupied nest but occasionally Hamerkops will be forced out.

Hoatzin

When predators such as the Great Black Hawk attack a Hoatzin nesting colony, the adults fly noisily about, trying to divert the predator's attention, while the chicks move away from the nest and hide among the thickets.

Jaime de Armiñán

Armiñán most acclaimed film of this period is El Nido (The Nest) (1980) which depicts the tragic consequences of the infatuation of an aging widower (Hector Alterio ) for an adolescent girl played by Ana Torrent.

Lake Bant tern colony

This is done using Mexican triatomine blood-sucking bugs (Dipetalogaster maxima), that are placed hungry into a hollowed-out dummy egg, which is placed into the nest of the brooding bird.

Northern Hawk-Owl

When predators (usually other raptors) fly nearby, the male will sometimes chase them away from the nest if they feel it is necessary.

Purple-rumped Sunbird

The nest is lined with soft fibres from seeds of Calotropis.

Sahara Desert ant

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have also verified that desert microhabitats have unique odour signatures that can guide the ants back to the nest.

Shell Beach, Guyana

Shell Beach is not formally protected, although direct and indirect conservation activities to protect the nesting sea turtles started in the 1960s, when Dr. Peter Pritchard first began annual research visits.

Smooth-fronted caiman

The incubation period is about 115 days and the female caiman remains near the nest for at least the earlier part of this time, providing protection against predators.

Splendid Fairywren

The nest is built by the female; it is a round or domed structure made of loosely woven grasses and spider webs, with an entrance in one side close to the ground and well-concealed in thick and often thorny vegetation, such as Acacia pulchella or a species of Hakea.

The Rattlin' Bog

North American folk group The Idlers customarily sing about a bird inside an egg inside another bird that is in the nest, while others have a bird in the egg in the nest.