nesting

British  

/ ˈnɛstɪŋ /

noun

1. the tendency to arrange one's immediate surroundings, such as a work station, to create a place where one feels secure, comfortable, or in control

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Example Sentences

"They face a variety of threats, including accidental capture in fishing gear, vessel strikes, ingestion of plastic debris, and degradation of nesting beaches and coastal habitat," said author Charles Muirhead.

From Science Daily

Boonbunchachoke’s strange and funny script is constructed of multiple nesting stories, like how my own vacuum pops out a pert little dustbuster that really digs into the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times

“They must be nesting somewhere along the bank,” said his father.

From Literature

But not so on Alcatraz, part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and a registered sanctuary for seabirds, whose sensitive nesting time runs from February through September.

From BBC

Other students set up birdhouses for local nesting birds and recorded how many chicks they had.

From Literature