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Birch bark shelters many insects, and their leaves feed hundreds of caterpillar species, both of which birds rely on to feed hungry nestlings.
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Sunflowers attract over 70 caterpillar species, which birds feed to their nestlings.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Is your anxiety about work or money really coursing through your body and nestling into your organs and limbs?
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
At more than 250 of these, nestlings were attacked and killed, and eggs were destroyed.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Sunflowers attract over 70 caterpillar species, which birds feed to their nestlings.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Is your anxiety about work or money really coursing through your body and nestling into your organs and limbs?
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
At more than 250 of these, nestlings were attacked and killed, and eggs were destroyed.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
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“Nestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nestling. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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nestling
noun
nest·ling
ˈnest-liŋ 
: a young bird not yet able to leave the nest
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