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Many will be at their showiest, singing their hearts out, defending territories, constructing nests or perhaps already tending to their nestlings.
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Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s patience and craft expressed in the quiet vocal calisthenics — each word lands like an unforgettable hook — and the restful mood feels ripe for nestling in the grass, as d4vd does on the album cover, which itself recalls that famous stoned-on-the-lawn scene in The Doors movie.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
When the researchers approached the bird’s nest, the fuzzy nestling shook its head, flicking it back and forth.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
The last eaglet of the nestlings emerged from its shell and could be seen early Saturday morning.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s patience and craft expressed in the quiet vocal calisthenics — each word lands like an unforgettable hook — and the restful mood feels ripe for nestling in the grass, as d4vd does on the album cover, which itself recalls that famous stoned-on-the-lawn scene in The Doors movie.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
When the researchers approached the bird’s nest, the fuzzy nestling shook its head, flicking it back and forth.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
The last eaglet of the nestlings emerged from its shell and could be seen early Saturday morning.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Nestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nestling. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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nestling
noun
nest·ling
ˈnest-liŋ 
: a young bird not yet able to leave the nest
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