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In 2025, a second pair of ospreys nested in the south of England, and 2026 could bring a third pair, the charity Birds of Poole Harbour said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Shortly after, a pair of eagles nested on the north side, bolstering Big Bear Valley’s role as vital habitat for the birds of prey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The Palisades is nested against a mountain range filled with dried-out flora, making it an “extreme” fire risk, according to an official state threat assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Instead, they identified immense, separate rings formed from innumerable nested arcs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

It seemed the pixies had nested in my chimney, and now that they were waking, the whole cottage had become one big, swarming pixie nest.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff