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Eastern bluebird at the entrance of a nest box. A nest box, also spelled nestbox, is a man-made enclosure provided for animals to nest in. Nest boxes are most frequently utilized for birds, in which case they are also called birdhouses or a birdbox/bird box, but some mammals such as bats may also use them.
An owl hole at Lugton Ridge Farm, Auchentiber. An owl hole is a structural entrance built into buildings (such as mills and barns) to allow predatory birds, typically barn owls (Tyto alba), to enter. The birds prey on farm vermin, and therefore benefit the human owner of the structure in a symbiotic relationship.
Deep cup nest of the great reed-warbler. A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest of the American robin or Eurasian blackbird, or the elaborately woven hanging nest of the Montezuma oropendola or the village weaver—that is too ...
Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England A dovecote at Najafabad, Iran Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869) A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel A dovecote or dovecot / ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t /, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1]
Full grown northern flickers are preyed upon by larger birds and hunting birds. [25] The entrance hole of their nest is roughly 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) wide. The hole entrance is often facing east to southeast. On average, the northern flicker can have one to two clutches each breeding season. [23]
A bird box is a man-made enclosure, also called a birdhouse or a nest box, provided for birds or other animals to nest in. Bird Box may also refer to: Bird Box, a 2014 post-apocalyptic novel and the debut novel by American writer and singer Josh Malerman Bird Box, a 2018 film directed by Susanne Bier, based on the novel