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Male osprey 022 and female CJ7 have nested at Careys Secret Garden near Wareham, Dorset, since 2022.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Yurok wildlife officials say this behavior suggests the pair are tending to an egg in the tribe’s Northern California homeland, where they haven’t nested for more than a century.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 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
The bright structures around the planet were not solid extensions of the world itself, but separate rings formed from many thin, nested arcs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025
A lone teacup sits atop a small table in front of a single chair that’s clearly nested with mice.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
