nest box
Britishnoun
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a box in a henhouse in which domestic chickens lay eggs
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a box designed as a nesting place for wild birds and positioned in a garden, park, or reserve to encourage them to breed there
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A Level 1 decision is a no-brainer—for example, putting up a nest box on a garden tree.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Dr Hurley recommended the building managers put in a nest box - which they agreed to do - and the following year three chicks were born.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
When a mating pair arrives at their nest box with food, they will wait outside on perches.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
Chicks spend their first three weeks with their penguin parents in a nest box.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
A nest box on a pole in a forest was totally wrong.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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