| 单词 | nest |
| 例句 | He swept the puppet over a bale of hay and dropped it onto the wooden egg in the big tin bowl that Vola had painted to look like a nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It isn’t until he crashes into the nest that he knows where in the field he’s run. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If the wasps are too groggy, if the nest catches on its way down, if I try to escape, this could all be a deadly waste of time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His job is to focus on keeping the sheet high, keeping the nest concealed so that Dr. Martin can assess the situation. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This clan, having put their own small farm to bed for the winter in the Province of Quebec, came over the line to make a small nest egg. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself relax inside my feather nest of a coat and, settling in, I accidentally kicked my backpack, forgotten beside my feet, a couple steps down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I heard a crunching sound, like someone stepping on a dried bird’s nest. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The female goshawk drops down from her nest and, feet outspread, bombs Bando. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Glumbumbles nest in dark and secluded places such as hollow trees and caves. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine rode inside her coat, where she’d practically made a nest for herself. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z So she scooped up the nest with the gosling inside, placed it on her flat shoulder, and marched through the forest, searching for geese. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the darkness of the dungeon, he sat in his nest with the spoon atop his head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z When she tried, she only managed to see a dead wet baby bird, like the ones that sometimes fell from their nests in the plomm trees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was taking these steps, making declarations, trying to rebuild herself just as she was remaking the house with the hornet’s nests the size of basketballs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We used to have another big sassafras tree, which stood next to this one and had a knothole where bluebirds nested. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He lifted a spread wing cautiously, disclosing a nest with two white eggs. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The ones that swarmed out of their nests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, thought Victor, just as I thought—they’ve left the nest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The flowers that died would bloom again another year, the same birds build their nests, the same trees blossom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He knew about the tree in the house, and the nest in the field. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And we also know that the Rising Sun Tavern for a while was a spy nest. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He splices a broken line, or pokes a bird’s nest off a boom, or elevates an antenna on struts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z To get moving toward the nest, no matter how far away it is or the debris in the way. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They circle over the Beauty Minister like tanager birds looking for their nest. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Albert, whose hair reminds me of a bird’s nest, stands nearby. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Then he flies off to the crow’s nest. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z All they knew was that they were losing meat out of their smokehouses, eggs out of their hens’ nests, and sometimes even whole pans of corn- bread that the womenfolks had set out to cool. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Adobo’s feathery head drapes over her nesting box. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Ever since they were babies, they had burrowed little nests for themselves in closets and underneath stairs; they made tents under tables and behind doors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel has observed many pairs of eagle babies come from that nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A simple image entered Cole’s mind: a tiny sparrow in a nest, helpless, neck straining upward, mouth gaping open. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “How lucky we are to be born in the ‘A’ nest don’t yew think, and wouldn’t it be awful to be one of those old B’s.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother is just practicing her nesting instincts,” he said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At first the nesting killdeer screeched and whistled in alarm, flying frantically in all directions and repeatedly dive-bombing the mad sheepherder dressed in rags, who paid them no mind. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthew pushed his sunglasses to the top of his bird’s nest of hair. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Anyone who wanted to marry her had to climb over the bees’ nest. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Polly knew at once that it was the Cabby’s wife, fetched out of our world not by any tiresome magic rings, but quickly, simply and sweetly as a bird flies to its nest. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “The tiercel is roaming away from the aerie. That means he’s done nesting.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z No one knew quite how the hummingbears worked their nesting wizardry. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z This time, the village was not quiet and empty as it had been on the previous nights, but was buzzing like a wasp's nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The problem with this view was that it meant abandoning the idea that the universe was created out of nested spheres—a high price to pay, and one that few were prepared to contemplate. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If the flood had forced deer and pheasants as well as people high up above their usual dens and nests, there should be plenty of them around to catch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand how this can all fit in the crow’s nest.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She reached across with her left arm quickly, into the debris that formed the thick base of the nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Permitted volunteers were licensed to move a nest or dig out a nest after the eggs had hatched, but they had to be supervised by her. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Mo looked at him, unhappy and at a loss, like someone who has handled a young bird, knowing it can never return to the nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In them are eight blue heron nests—a rookery. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We can’t see the parrots from our apartment, but when I’m walking to Yum Li’s with Dad, I realize that I can see the nest a little bit from the street. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was foolishness, certainly, but I even took some care with that bird’s nest on top of my head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Every morning, I check the nest boxes for eggs. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Anyway, on lap two, Becca stood up from her seat like a bird who just popped its head out of a nest, and waved at me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It takes a second for my eyes to adjust to the deceptive dimensions of the crow’s nest; tiny from the outside, huge on the inside. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A few little lizard tongues, then healthy flames reaching up through the tangled nest of sticks. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Back when Jason was a centurion, his cohort always got the unpopular chore of clearing out their nests. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He wondered if they had blundered into a nest of milk snakes or giant grave worms, soft and pale and squishy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Banga suddenly hurled a rock and struck a weaverbird just as it perched on its nest. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Gulls make their nests high on the cliffs, in hollow places on the rocks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And the nest, of course, is a favorite place to stop and gather clues. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He jumped up to the nest box and bowed to her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the second little bird was so far from the first that Miyax knew they were out of the nest and impossible to catch. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Guess what was in one of the nests, Mama? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z What if there was a nest hidden away somewhere with more babies? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She never finishes her sentence; instead she looks from the parents, to the pack behind her, to George and Emmett’s house, then to the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “And then one time he dug up a hornet’s nest,” Bertha said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or rabbit for stew, and gathered the various plants that sprung up beneath my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The crow’s nest is a small circular tub, high up on the mainmast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Shading my eyes, I looked up to see not three, but seven hummingbears, each in a bubble nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “The phoenix, remember? All his stuff burns in the nest.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The winds blew something fierce, and heavy rains pelted the eagle and her nest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Weese was understeward for the Wailing Tower, a squat man with a fleshy carbuncle of a nose and a nest of angry red boils near one comer of his plump lips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A year ago we watched them nesting; the young ones grew up too. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When a cry comes from high inside the nest, shrill and lightning quick, Ray bounces on his back legs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Instead of salsa music, police walkie-talkies were on full blast, bombarding the streets with what sounded like a nest of hissing snakes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The wall is made of rough stone; pigeons nest inside its crevices. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She lassoed the nest, tightened the noose, and pulled. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He knew the box in the forest was all wrong for a peregrine, and so he would wonder what would happen when it came time for her to pick her own nesting site. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Of course, that’s the ticket! A hornets’ nest in a barrel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In Texas, dead blackbirds, dickcissels, and meadowlarks were found at the nests, and many nests were deserted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If Levi-Strauss is right, myths are constructed by a universal logic that, like language itself, is as characteristic for human beings as nest- building is for birds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the perfect place for you and me. I’m close to a goshawk’s nest, and you’re next to a mighty waterfall.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think Gwin had good hunting last night. I hope he hasn’t been plundering a nest again. Perhaps it’s just Elinor’s rolls and eggs.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps Byrd gave very clear directions, though, more likely, Dr. Martin knows in her gut where the nest must be. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Helena, I know I’ve told you this twenty thousand times, but you need challenges bigger than Baked Alaskas. Julia's flying the nest this year. Why don’t you think about going back to work?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I know all about hornets: If one sends out a distress signal, it can trigger a whole nest attack. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Animals don’t just leave their nests and burrows willingly. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They gasped at the thin golden crown that settled in his black curls like eggs in a thrush’s nest. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I slid then, slow and painful, ripping out my hair so that a clump of me stayed pinned to the tree—nesting material for low-flying buzzards. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There were bunk beds against all four walls and a nest of them in the middle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Peregrine falcons are nesting on this bridge,” Molly piped. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Birdie leaned back her head and smiled at the nests above us. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Nothing under the flagstones but dirt, and a nest of dead money spiders. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He looked, Lazlo thought, like an owlet fallen out of its nest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To invite a stork to nest, families would nail a wagon wheel to the top of a tall pole. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Those swarms of small planes looked to me like wasps whose nest has been poked by a stick. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was to Scaithe's Ebb that Lord Primus of Stormhold came one night, all dressed in black with a beard as thick and serious as one of the storks' nests in the town's chimneys. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Inside the drain pipe, Tucker’s nest was a jumble of papers, scraps of cloth, buttons, lost jewelry, small change, and everything else that can be picked up in a subway station. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And don’t unnecessarily disturb its beastly cousins nest of vipers and hornet’s nest. can’t see the forest for the trees. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn't stomach crawling back into that cramped, smelly rat's nest. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The nest builders were the group that drew the comb. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The males were defending their nest on a cactus not a hundred yards from where Frightful had sat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When Ralph had wiped off all the mud and had polished his chrome, he rummaged through the remains of his nest for a bit of carpet fringe. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z With hog lard I greased my boots until they were as soft as a hummingbird’s nest I was grinding my ax when Papa came around. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dunwing and her daughter led the dancing mouse off to their nest at the rear of the court under the farthest eaves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For two nights the baboons had chosen to nest in another part of the island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped over spongy leaves and moss, into the woods where the sparrows sang nesting songs in delicate relays. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z This lack is met by nesting boxes, which draw the birds back into the forest. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Without his injuries, he could easily have crawled up and knocked the nest down. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We lay on our sides, like spoons nesting in a drawer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A nest of dry straw bedding filled one corner of the room. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “And here’s where we’re thinking of moving our nesting site next year.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I heard a loud cry and scrambling sounds as Anastasia returned to her nest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We made Ruth May stand in one spot, and chased the chickens back into the nest box to roost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This baby has been separated from its mom and dad, in a nest that has fallen from the tree that probably fell too, and George said it was bad. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the fields, around the house, in the barn, in the woods, in the swamp—everywhere love and songs and nests and eggs. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z ‘That’s my hometown,’ he said.‘Don’t tell me the old rat’s nest is still there.’ The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That nest may be the sole option I have left. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z This time for the fun of following his friend away from the thick green plant life, away from the nest and the missing eagle parents, across an imaginary line between forest and home. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Daniel and Axel don’t have time to remind Ms. Dale about the eagles’ nest at George and Emmett’s. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Their nesting place is flooded. And I guess they want to get warm.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped into the woods, looked around, could not see the crow, but noticed a big stick nest in a scrabbly pine. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if I don’t want to visit the crow’s nest?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The crow’s nest folk don’t seem to like when I hang around too much. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Maybe he could pull them down from the hangers and just curl up in a nest of Mom’s shirts until she came back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But when I looked in the nest box this morning, there was something that looked like a glass egg. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z A few yards away, a crewman in a blue jumpsuit climbs to the lip of the crow’s nest, spreads his arms wide, and leaps toward certain death. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Accuse you?” gasped Ranofer, aghast at the hornet’s nest he had stirred up. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Crooks said, “Well, you been takin’ ‘em out of the nest all the time. I wonder the old lady don’t move ‘em someplace else.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Distracted, he scratched Skardebek’s back and combed his fingers through her little nest of tentacles. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There lay an almost dead owlet, its big beak resting on the edge of the stone-lined nest. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A lemming burst out of the grass near her foot and she spun around to look for its nest and young. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lucas said they’d be back to themselves once the chicken run and the nesting boxes were replaced. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z An echo rang back from the palace walls and startled birds out of their nests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z My roommate sits up, rubs her face, and runs a hand through her nest of blond hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z From here on it’s like a Russian nesting doll, designed that way by Peck. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Nel and Jude, who had been the stars all during the wedding, were forgotten finally as the reception melted into a dance, a feed, a gossip session, a playground and a love nest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Martell was dancing in a vipers’ nest, and he did not even see the snakes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The monster changed the shape of its hands even further, making the nest of leaves Conor was lying on even more comfortable. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It swirled around the Romans with a hissing sound, like a nest of snakes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And Sally and the remaining two of her brood still in the nest motored up every day from Dona Luz. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man pulled the sheets off the long Empire table in the center of the room and shook them out and made a nest of them in front of the hearth. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They’re literally like birds’ nests for humans, with windows and doors. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Its eyes and teeth were a dull yellow, its skin pale and blotched with dark spots, its hair a long, matted nest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He and George lift the sheet over the back of the nest, let it drop down in front of the open side. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Like those eagles that come year after year to the same nest, in the same tall tree to bring new babies into the world. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The nest starting to slope into the earth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He crawled over desiccated rat bodies and their nests. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Once, she had counted eighty lemmings piled at the nest of a snowy owl. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair built a nest and I was able to witness the arrival of the parrot babies. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Calamity Jane, also spread out on the kitchen table in a nest of papers, watched as Finn poured nearly half a jar of Hippie Queen Honey into the cup. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She scramble out a bed, her hair in a rat’s nest. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She flew off her nest, squawking and clucking, and sped out of the bam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Merlyn had remembered to give him the proper smell for the nest—for, if he had smelled of any other nest, they would have killed him at once. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But worst of all for Helene, the vultures build their nests above the clouds, atop the most unassailable peaks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It is about working together to take the nest to the right spot. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I glance down into the water, seeing myself, my hair a bird’s nest, bandage across half my head, dirtier than an old ewe. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And naturally Ray bounds back toward the crying eaglet in the fallen nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Even a year after treatment, a spring die-off of songbirds occurred and much good nesting territory lay silent and unoccupied. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He lay quietly in his nest with his eyes closed, surrounded by chips of broken shell. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At dawn the next day she returned to her mountain and the nest box on the steel pole. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Only the man’s awkward angle and the height of their nests had kept them alive so far. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I made my way down to his nest of crates and looked around. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Laurie devoted himself to the little ones, rode his small daughter in a bushel-basket, took Daisy up among the bird’s nests, and kept adventurous Rob from breaking his neck. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I like looking up, discovering eagles’ nests wedged between branches. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Wherever you see one of those holes, there’s an owl den underneath. It’s where they build their nests and lay their eggs. It’s their home.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifted the lid and looked at the alethiometer closely before lifting it out of its nest of maroon velvet and setting it on the white tablecloth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her dark hair is fashioned into a bird's nest, complete with a pair of live blue jays in it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes when the Current was in port, he’d climb the mainmast and stand in the crow’s nest while the sun sank, and as the waters turned golden and dark, he’d listen to the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When Frightful returned with food that day, Chup was freed from his nest brooding. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z With my relatively worthless feet, I didn’t find making a nest quite as easy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t bother much anymore. I guess my pillow is his nest now.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There had been French doors on the Cape Ann love nest of his honeymoon, still were, always would be. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There had to be a soft and incredibly fine nest for the sparks. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Taylor M. Martin, bird rescuer, is what’s needed to stop Ray from circling the nest, and to save the crying eaglet from death. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Clusters of tracker jacker nests in the vicinity of the tree I was trapped in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For Dr. Martin to get up the driveway to the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Lourdes took advantage of their confinement to tell Felicia how the shriveled tin peddler, who rattled by with his trolley at noon, abducted children to caves with flapping bats that nested in human hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sergeant in charge was wild-eyed, scanning the room as he fanned the air with his Tommy gun, sure he had uncovered a nest of saboteurs. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We keep three hens, and I take one of the two eggs that was in a nest and carry it out behind the bushes. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, the bartender calls me up to the crow’s nest to make me my cocktail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I hadn’t fallen out of my nest before — it had been her both times. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The nest of hair grows around me like a frizzy cloud. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But which then, in all these endless universes, nested within one another, would be the real Pascal? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After wiping spruce dust out of my eyes, I look up to see Alice practically in the nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The nested Pythagorean solids also made no allowance for the existence of the Earth’s moon, and Galileo’s discovery of the four large moons of Jupiter was also discomfiting. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinks about the baby or babies inside the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After his strenuous night of riding through puddles, fending off his relatives, trying to repair his motorcycle, and rebuilding his nest, Ralph napped soundly. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z We get up to see that we have disturbed a hornets nest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And some men eased themselves like setting hens into the nest of death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The robot plucked her son from his little woven nest and placed him on the floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When I mentioned the nests, the entire room burst into applause. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Breeding Hippogriffs build nests upon the ground into which they will lay a single large and fragile egg, which hatches within twenty-four hours. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Am looking forward to hearing about your plan for the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And beneath them, down in the clear water, yard-long catfish lay on the sandy bottom, waiting to gobble up any young birds that happened to fall out of the nests. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home he asked Bando for help, and before the sun set, they had put Oksi, unhooded, into the nest box and erected pole, box, and her in the clearing by the millpond. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After a while the sparrows drifted off, some to their nests, others to hunt worms. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In one fluid movement, she lifts from the rim of the nest, wings expanding with the thinning tree cover to a full spread. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The bay slept well in the woodland nest where he had laid himself down, in that kind of thin but refreshing sleep which people have when they begin to lie out of doors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If they assess that they can’t return to that nest, then they will either steal or build another. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What if the balloons that hunted us on the beach were based here, and we’d unwittingly stumbled into a nest of wights? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I started wondering if the birds of sadness had built their nest in Mrs. Cadaver’s hair afterward, and if so, how she got rid of them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z But what makes me jerk back my hand is the sound, like the buzz of a tree full of tracker jacker nests, indicating the fence is alive with electricity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers scrabbled his way under my blankets and made a nest for himself in my bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a massive bird’s nest—a gryphon's nest—the bottom littered with old pieces of jewelry, an Imperial gold dagger, a dented centurion’s badge, and two pumpkin-sized eggs that looked like real gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Joan had been collecting Regina’s checks and then banking them for her so that she’d have a small nest egg when she returned to the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Think you can help me get out to that nest that you and the boys were talking so much about?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A tall hat of fetal lamb balanced like a wasp’s nest on Grigori’s head, shadowing eyes as hard and gray as mica, with the same shallow gleam. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “You still lookin’ like a bird that done fell out the nest.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a place impossible to enter except on official business, and then only by penetrating through a maze of barbed-wire entanglements, steel doors, and hidden machine-gun nests. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Without another glance at me, he returned to his own nest and lay down to sleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa told about the yellow jackets’ nest, and he said: “It served the little liar right.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They flew so low they scared the nesting redwings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At the university, teachers had shied away from topics like racial oppression, lack of opportunities for Africans, and the nest of laws and regulations that subjugate the black man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’ll be like camping, only nicer because there’s a roof. Well, except that we don’t have our sleeping bags. But we can make another nest with our clothes like we did in the barn.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They swirled around the nest with their red eyes glowing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And then he grabbed his crutches and pegged out to the porch so fast that François scrambled from his nest and shot out into the night. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It came to rest on a far wall, and it began to clamber, upside down, back to the nest of the dog-bats upon the ceiling. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z One of them—I can’t tell but Safer says it’s always the same one—keeps leaving and then flying back to the nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z These he hid around his room in jumbled little nests. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The first thing I do when I get to the nest of the Court of Shadows is tie Prince Cardan to a chair with shredded pieces of my own dirty dress. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Swallows fly to and fro, looking for lost nests, and someone very far away might be screaming, or it might be the wind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Daniela's eyes are a little sunken, like two finch's eggs in a nest, and her nose hooks left. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He pushed on the main door with his shoulder and the worm-eaten wooden frame fell down noiselessly amid a dull cataclysm of dust and termite nests. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “He fell down from the nest. I feed him, else he die!” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If the boards were not fastened down, it would not be a surprise to see them put together a nest of sorts. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All they encountered were nesting birds and a few cats, who flew or scrambled out of their way in surprise. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Propertied black people spent all their energies, all their love, on their nests. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A less attractive concept if you’ve ever seen a nest up close. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “What we have here, my good comrades in arms,” said Jess grandly, “is stage one of our anti-battering-ram scheme, thanks to my small offspring here who found the hornets’ nest.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’d forgotten all about that bird, how she’d wake me every morning at dawn, when I was still curled safely in my mother’s nest. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She remembered white cliffs towering over the ocean, swarming with seabirds nesting in high caves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Each time the sparrow returned, it carried a bug or a worm in its beak and busied itself over the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Nelson raised his long pole and shoved hard, hitting the wall above the nest so dust rained down on the dark, quiet hens. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone brought sleeping bags, but instead of using them, we set up a nest of blankets and sheets and pillows on top of the carpet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Today, it is just earth, and sky, and the cries from the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The little mosquito-delicate dancing hum in the air, the electrical murmur of a hidden wasp snug in its special pink warm nest. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z My hair was a rat's nest It was singed at the edges like Hephaestus’s beard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They use twigs and leaves to build nests in the branches. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Do you realize this is the little eyas’s fourth nest site?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Antelope would have young, and birds would build nests. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it was Margaret again, saying that she hoped we would come over since another nest was due to hatch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It is a bird of spectacular appearance and beguiling habits, building its floating nests in shallow lakes of western United States and Canada. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The crow’s nest swells before me, envelops me, and I find myself splashing in bitter liquid. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z This, she remembered, was where she would find a large nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The gulls were still quiet, perched on their rocky nests. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, he said, “May you never step in a snake's nest.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In the trees nested hundreds of long-shanked herons, blue ones and white ones with black wing tips. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z With some alternation of terms, some toning down, the passage could describe the building of a termite nest. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As Cole’s gaze drifted among the branches of the tree, a small bird’s nest tucked into the fork of two branches caught his attention. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z With the dogs curled up around them, their nest was cozy enough. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Though, soon enough, Axel knows, with Byrd’s attention, and the sunlight from the window, those nesting plants will grow up too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The last time he saw his dad before the tree that fell through his house, before the eaglet fell from the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Perched on top of the barn was the largest nest I had ever seen. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z By the next day, Martha and June were content on their nests. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His wings open as wide as the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I edged past Mushie, still snoring away in his nest, and relocated my own. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The nest bursts open like an egg, and a furious swarm of tracker jackers takes to the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He tried to find some dry grass and twigs, then peeled bark from a nearby birch to shred into a fire nest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back to the condo while they all went down to the beach to check on a nest. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z No bird with half a brain would build a nest in a ’zalea bush. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Bluebirds fluttered high up in the beams where they had nests, and Panky spent a few minutes scraping up their droppings with a trowel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The screecher awakens in her nest—is that what it is?—and listens to the night world. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Our table a crow’s nest turned upside down. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A nest of entrails coiled through a bush, entangled with the branches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There’s no law against destroying abandoned nests,” the vice-president was saying. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Above us, a nest full of young crows cawed for theirs, too. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It attached itself and then it burrowed inside and made a nest and stayed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Reed squinted at the crow’s nest and walked to Aly’s side. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He stole a neighbor’s coffee percolator tube, set up a sniper’s nest in a tree, crammed pepper-tree berries into his mouth, spat them through the tube, and sent the neighborhood girls running. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he scratched a shallow nest in the earth and slept. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a camping chair in one corner and a nest of blankets in another, and several books stacked in a neat pile next to an actual lantern. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After the havoc of the morning, Mushie neglected to build me a nest that night, so I slept on the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They would be hung like doves or larks in springes triggered in a thicket, where the birds think to rest—a cruel nesting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if we can find those adults. Get a closer look at the nest too.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was only the one egg in all the nests, and she didn’t have a basket, so she simply held it in her hand. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Instantly every neuron in my brain was awake and dashing around frantically, like ants when you disturb their nest. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In one of those trees, in a new nest they’ve built, just along the twist of the creek. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “See that air conditioner? With all the twigs stuffed underneath it? That’s the nest.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She began to follow his instructions, leaning against the cliff toward the nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His ratty home under the pig trough was too chilly, so he fixed himself a cozy nest in the barn behind the grain bins. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The young birds were not like their mother and father, being gray and very ugly, but anyway, I took them from the nest and put them in a small cage that I made of reeds. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Ralph — by the time Callie was crawling and making nests for herself in the laundry basket, her father had moved on to writing up his results. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shun the crow’s nest and your enlightenment will be sweeter than its poison intoxication,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Pa had told me that bubble nests only stuck to blue willow leaves. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I was now on a level with the crow colony, and could see into their nests. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly it flew at the pole, striking twice, then flung itself from the nest box and shot past us out the door into the bright morning, gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But she’d focused almost all her energy on holes near the two willows closest to the stream—the same trees where the hummingbears were nesting. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A nest of anger and hurt knotted up inside me, and I felt that loosen a little—not all the way, but a little. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Quickly she scrambled over the edge of the strong, revamped crow’s nest and started down the tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tomolillo was sitting with some dark-haired, laughing Italians on the nest bench down. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He repositioned the nest, made a new and smaller dent with his thumb, and struck again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “My children and I will take care of the animals. Tzipporah is wonderful about collecting eggs. A real specialist. And Reuven knows just when to shoo them off the nest.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bank swallows popped in and out of nest holes on the far riverbank. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Arthur’s also was prematurely snowed—both men’s lips were red in their silky nests of beard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I hang up and snuggle into my couch nest with the remote. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He was returning the little goshawk to its nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And he left the man and dragged the tablecloth back to his nest and considered it. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z As I hop from rock to rock beneath shady basswoods and hemlocks, I hear the cry of the red-tailed hawk who nests on the mountain crest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran and hit the nest with my human scent. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They let those babies stay with them a good long time before pushing them out of the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With her broad bill the goose pushed the unhatched egg out of the nest, and the entire company watched in disgust while the rat rolled it away. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It seemed to have something to do with the gentle winter climate and our stands of blue willows, the only trees where they’d nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z By following their runways she found seven nests and caught eighty furred young. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was almost white, swept away from her face and up into something like a nest on the back of her head. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned and walked past the nest, grabbed the iron bow, and backed down to the bridge floor. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Howard Fuller’s use of the phrase Black Power—against this backdrop of contention and violence—stirred a hornet’s nest in both the white and black communities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound made her belly rumble, but she had no nets to snare them with, and so far she had not come on any nests. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On leaving the old nest, the swarm normally flies only a few metres and settles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All that was great, but my mouth felt like a scorpion had been using it for a nest. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The radio guy was with him, and by the time Scotty and I had finished our nest, Doyle and the radio guy were playing cards. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There is so much to say, much more than plans to burn the nest or make money cleaning up the fallen trees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Despite its outwardly untidy appearance, the nest was neat and cozy on the inside. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Fhew! I might a’ known a rat would make a nest under this trough. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z On the way back, he spotted the rarest and most delicate object in the wild, an old hummingbird’s nest, fragile and expertly woven, smaller than an eggcup. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "Only his second day here, and this evening, we will be digging out one of our nests." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew...Axel lets his own memories wash over that night with the rescue and the first sight of the baby eagle in the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The bird had recently finished building herself a new nest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The bridge was high, and he recalled that peregrines had learned to nest on bridges. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "Just around. We all carry them when we work in the orchards. They left a lot of nests there," says Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Dr. Martin slides the makeshift nest from the crate. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Big cannons and machine gun nests were hidden in caves and tunnels that couldn’t be seen from the air. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the center was a new set of nested boxes, inscribed with a splendid floral design. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z This put her in a mood to check nest sites. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He peeped over the rim of the nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My father was a master at leading us to the ripest fruit for our morning feast and the finest branches for our night nests. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z When Gale and I come across a tracker jacker nest, we immediately head in the opposite direction. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Unlike George, Axel doesn’t need to get up close to the nest to know what’s happening. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I trip and fall into a small pit lined with tiny orange bubbles that hum like the tracker jacker nest. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I made a snug nest of blankets for myself, not nearly as cozy as Lissa’s soft, clean bed, and opened the book. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “He fall in my nest when he was very young, very troubled. He have no one.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The herons built huge ragged nests of sticks and trash and sat around in the trees all day long, fussing and staining the tree branches with their white droppings. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z One was full of singers, enthroned like Brynden in nests of weirwood roots that wove under and through and around their bodies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But I felt certain that no one knew my secrets, except maybe the ravens that nested above the cold cellar. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They were individually very pushy, almost cocky or snappy birds, seemingly quick to anger and push others around, much as the behavior they would use to keep someone from messing with their nest. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Little Eva continued playing with her nesting dolls, opening a larger doll to take out a smaller one and holding it in front of the peephole for Jinx to see. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z During the early years of his banding, Mr. Broley used to find 125 active nests a year on the stretch of coast he had chosen for his work. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Stella had just cupped her hand around the last egg in the nest, the chicken huffing and fluffing its feathers, when her father came into the coop on Saturday morning. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Skeeter, you don’t even have lipstick on! Your hair looks like a rat’s nest!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But while Mom’s hair falls in silky plumes around her face, mine is more like a knotted nest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Still, even though it had a mouse-sized bed, it lacked the comfort of the ready-chewed mouse nest in the library. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Reach with her left hand, arm stretched across the rock, under the nest and grab the handhold firmly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She flapped to the pine tree where the blue jays had nested, landed, and lost her balance. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z You could hear the hedgehogs scrabbling into their nests. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Having chased them for the better part of ten minutes, the hornets began the winding journey back to their decimated nest. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Up there on a branch, barely spitting distance away, little sparrows rested dry and warm, having food brought to them in the comfort of a nest built by their mother. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Eagles, like most raptors, are extremely attached to their nests. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And all that time Charley had been jumping up and down on a yellow jackets’ nest! Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearily, she took out a book and tried to make herself a nice nest in its familiar words, but it was no good. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They tried to hide their nests in the bushes but Nelson and I found them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth is open wide enough for a bird to build a nest in. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Takes a step closer to the tall tree with the nest tucked into its branches. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Bieber is already passed out at the foot of my bed in a nest of jeans and hoodies. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Other times it would raise itself, uncoiling to look into bushes for eggs and birds on the nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There was no sign of her, although the number of bubble nests had grown to eleven. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Some of the bonobos got back into their nests, but most hunched around, holding elephant-ear leaves over their heads to keep the water off. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She would lean from the opening, throw herself across the steep rock, and make a quick grasp of the hold beneath the nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately, only these three tracker jackers had identified me before the nest went down. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She either didn’t notice the odor or pretended not to, shirking the responsibility for cleaning after whatever rodent’s nest was up there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The mud nests were so thick on the face of the cliff that, from a distance, the wall looked like it was covered with honeycomb. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy, curled in his azure nest, found himself staring at Cinderella’s silver boots under a throne. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And after that, when we fed Old Yeller cornmeal mush or fresh meat, he ate it and did well on it and never one time bothered our chicken nests. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We stared at the nests reflecting the sun, each one a little miracle. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Any wizard realising that one or more Ashwinders are loose in the house must trace them immediately and locate the nest of eggs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “They like to nest behind the shutters,” I said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel too wishes for just a glimpse of the mom or dad, or a flutter above the lip of the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He had to fan on it blow on it He made the nest ready again, held the hatchet backward, tensed, and struck four quick blows. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Who will take care of my small house that sits like a hen on her nest? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She held her two hatpins with their brass orbs nested against her thumb and the twenty-centimeter spikes sticking out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Leaning down, she peered into her old nest and walked far back into the cozy box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They saw me as a birdie with a troubled wing that should remain close to the nest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Inside was a nest of straw and newsprint, and inside the nest was a bird—something, Abdulrahman thought, between a pigeon and a dove. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z If I found a nest of nightingale eggs or chicks, I was not to disturb it or the mother would abandon her roost and the chicks would die. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Birds began building their nests in the mango trees. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He says, “I can take one side of George’s sheet. Together we can spread out and hide the nest from the adults.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z No one has ever found their nests, he claims, so it is evident that they visit us from another planet. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He walked away to the nest with a full gorge, leaving them to do the round again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As he climbed into his nest and curled up with his tail tight around his body, he wished he could leave the Mountain View Inn so he would never have to face them again. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The other two lay facing the nest, their necks reaching out. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Seagulls squawked from their cliff nests and soared away when the robot came too close. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But she settled back into her nest and closed her eyes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His charisma, his genuine commitment, even his nest—all these things became suspect. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Presently Humphrey climbed quietly back, too, and made a second nest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It climbed trees to find nests; it crept into holes to find the young; it slipped through windows to find cradles. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Doves had nested on the windowsill, adding their excrement and feathers to the spattered panes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Up and up and up she went, methodically climbing past nests and ledges and tiny trees rooted in the cracks, and before long our robot felt the soft soil of the island beneath her feet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It suddenly occurred to him that Vola’s cabin felt like a nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Under the eaves at either edge were countless scruffy-Iooking nests, all of which appeared to be filled to overflowing with shrieking baby sparrows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I set him down near a blue willow full of hummingbear nests and walked away, hard as it was to do. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Squibbles tried to steal a few fabric strips to line his drey, the nest made of leaves and twigs high in one of my forked branches. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Meggie liked the view of the surrounding hills, the swallows’ nests under the roof, the dried-up well that yawned darkly as if it went straight down to the earth’s core. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z You look around for the enterprises that we engage in collectively and unconsciously, the things we build like wasp nests, individually unaware of what we are doing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the narrow peninsula they met hundreds of other raptors going north to their aeries, their nests and scrapes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Before Axel can agree or disagree, or even share the words from Dr. Martin’s email, Ray comes out of nowhere, hurtling toward the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z To quiet their stomach pangs, they set about coaxing termites from nests. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Some birds, like owls and woodpeckers, would spend the winter nesting and eating the island’s few remaining edibles. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I asked you to steer clear of the nest because the birds won’t fly to it if they see you—not smell, but actually see you near it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In old times, which were not so very long ago, I would have enjoyed—even been excited about—digging out a turtle nest. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He hung around watching the nest for so long that he almost missed the school bus. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Time to build a nest, Frightful,” he called. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z François was surprised, too, when they shot out in a tangle from the disrupted nest and he divined the cause of the trouble. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw no such marks, absolutely none, then remembered that Leon Longbridge had told him no peregrine falcon would nest near Delhi—no cliffs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I saw a family of weaver birds work together for months on a nest that became such a monstrous lump of sticks and progeny and nonsense that finally it brought their whole tree thundering down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The air was alive with yellow wasps. We must have stepped on a wasps’ nest in a rotten branch as we walked. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Didn’t care if it was scouting for food to drag back to the nest or building new tunnels for wriggly ant larvae. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I didn’t have much time to examine the nest last night, but do think it is possible that the adults were the former habitants of the nest and, therefore, the eaglet’s parents. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Once, a pair of loons nested in the pond in the woods behind their house. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a reason it's me and not Gale who ventures up to pluck the highest fruit, or rob the most remote bird nests. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Captain Snow popped his head out of the nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Deep inside the hedge, there’s a nest of twigs cupping three speckled eggs. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I can't stop looking at Rue, smaller than ever, a baby animal curled up in a nest of netting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “So if these are their nests, where were they trying to take Percy? That thing was flying away with him.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She mashed them into a ball and then dropped the ball into the nest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Near a pool she lost all sight of her steps and then with relief recognized an empty lemming nest, a round ball of grass that she had kicked open. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ceiling-high windows around her grandfather’s bed made the room feel like the crow’s nest on some urban pirate ship. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z If they were too close to the tree, close enough to sniff it, they could only look up at the base of the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He had been bitten with the craze for birds which bites all sensible people in the spring, and which sometimes even leads to excesses like birds’ nesting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “The next job is some new thatch for that roof. Some spots there’s not enough to make a decent mouse’s nest.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In the northernmost realms of Prydain many trees were already leafless, and among the branches clung the ragged shapes of empty nests. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He made a nesting place in front of the hearth, turning over a tallboy chest to use as a headboard for their bed and to hold the heat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Keep an eye on the nest, and on the woods. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Nathan was happy when Mother Water Monster stopped near a bed of rocks that nested on a tangle of seaweed. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They are lifted from the nest and taken home and given shelter until they straighten themselves out, and then they are released onto the sand. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z So I build my own nest and feather it with thoughts of you. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Since 1947, although the adults have occupied the nest and there is evidence of egg laying, no young eagles have been produced. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Sam Gribley. I live down by Delhi. I came here to get these two chicks and bring them back to their mother. She is nesting near my house.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z These are the days when Alcyone broods over her nest floating on the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I am sure the parents got it back into the nest. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The twins were asleep in a nest of borrowed blankets next to Mom. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sarota wears her hair in a big bird nest on top of her head and today it’s lopsided. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He joined the circle, announcing that 210021/WD was to return to the main nest Then he began filling himself with the sweet mash like the others. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The eaglet’s adults are more worried about their nest than their baby, but to answer your question: Anything is possible. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I swing up my bow and blow up the first pod with an explosive arrow, which kills the nest of flesh- eating rats inside. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Beyond the wharf was the sea and the rocky islands where gulls nested. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Frantic, Cole struggled to fly, but he couldn’t escape the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Cole squinted and made out little heads jutting above the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z By reputation, the Overseas park is a nest of crime and crack, and I am hoping at least for some vibrant multicultural street fife. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Having learned that day that duck hawks prefer to nest on cliffs, I settled for this site. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually by now the trees would be glimmering with a few early arrivals and fresh nests. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We sail above the battle, and he drops me into the crow’s nest, just moments after the navigator gets there. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I want to check the nest,” he says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “We don’t go up here that much since the raccoons made a nest,” Martin said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We’d better. Those men will make a hurrah’s nest of it.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “About half. We still have quite a nest egg. About fifteen million dollars at today's market prices.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Soon the “Roosevelt Museum” displayed tadpoles, bugs, bird nests, and more animal skeletons. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z That night she listened to the voices of the troop as they nested in the trees across the savanna. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z June walks over and places her palm on the top of Nora’s head, deep in her nest of curls, and leans down to kiss the back of her own fingers. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Annabeth stuck her head in—her blond hair in a rat’s nest. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z His teeth were as yellow and crooked as ever, and his hair was a rat’s nest. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Her voice filled the room with a heartbreaking desperation not unlike the twittering of a nest full of orphaned sparrows. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The Three Sisters had been a favorite haunt of smugglers for hundreds of years, and a pirate’s nest before that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When Matt opened the door to let two people blow into the lobby, a blast of freezing air sent Ralph’s nest swirling around in bits. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Another arrow sped past, landing in the abandoned nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A breeze was coming in the back, door, and some mourning doves that had nested on the back porch were cooing, making that slippery, burbling sound that Calder always associated with summer in his neighborhood. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Turner said there is a pair of goshawks that nest on the Helderberg Escarpment. I’d sure like to see them.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d scaled one of the masts up to the crow’s nest and was still staring out through his spyglass. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “George said that they might have made a new nest somewhere,” Frank says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Otherwise, they looked like babushka nesting dolls with red and yellow scarves around sad faces. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In one skeleton’s pelvic area mountain bluebirds had built a nest, and in it the female bird, surrounded by peeping young, stared beadily at the startled boy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If not, people would have the birds of sadness nesting in their hair all the time, because of nuclear war and the greenhouse effect and bombs and stabbings and lunatics. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z "The only truths I know are here. The south is a nest of adders I would do better to avoid." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As he worked, he wondered about a peregrine falcon and a stick nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The king’s host departed Deepwood Motte by the light of a golden dawn, uncoiling from behind the log palisades like a long, steel serpent emerging from its nest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had left him no time for birds’-nesting like other boys. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up to see a mama barn swallow skitter off from her nest for more food. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The populations of nesting birds in general have declined as much as 90 per cent in some of the sprayed towns. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Her hair was an indiscriminate shade of brown that had been made and remade, it appeared, as a nest for birds. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Underneath were little gray bags, their necks tied with wire, arranged like nest eggs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel holds on to this hope, like those eagle parents do when their baby falls from the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z At other times, two languages may come together, fuse, replicate, and give rise to nests of new tongues. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There’d have been a much better chance if I could have built us a nest, but I’d never figured that one out on my own. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We explored the sloughs, where we found hobo nests. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The sprites had turned the matchbooks into beds and tables, shredded all the paper, and ripped out the centers of the books to nest inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Its gnarled roots twisted in and out of the earth like a nest of slow brown serpents, and hundreds of old copper pennies had been nailed to its huge trunk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When they arrive at the nest today, there is excitement inside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He looked around and saw the gleaming kitchen and the table set for two and detected the scent of the nest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The male owl would not bring food to an empty nest. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Stacked higher than where that nest used to rest in that tree that used to stand by the creek that flows by Axel’s house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the last year of this period only 43 nests were occupied. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My hair looked like a bird’s nest; my shuffling gait like a dementia patient’s. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z There she built her nest, ironed shirts, potted bleeding hearts, played with her cat, and birthed Louis Junior. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I discovered what lazy nest builders they were, taking over the abandoned homes of others whenever they could. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Like on their first day at sea, when he had climbed up the huge ladder into the crow’s nest. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z How could my Grandpa Izzy even begin to think that our digging out a nest would be like old times? The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The navigator never takes his eyes off the crow’s nest, just above him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her silence was so complete, her gentleness so apparent, that the residents would crawl from their nests of thistledown and dandelion fluff to join her. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Accompany me to the crow’s nest,” he says in one of his rare social moments. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As was proper, Mr. Edwards had stocked the pretty little nest with champagne. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But they might only have been chirping at each other like the birds that nested on the vlei. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Nesting instincts. Here’s the nest. And here’s where the baby goes.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Female. Coming in to look at us. Must have a nest.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “It’s a Tuesday in winter. We’re not sleeping in a nest house. We can go Saturday. If you wait for me after school, we can go somewhere a little closer than the Indiana-Kentucky border.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Wishbone like to went crazy sniffing around for mice and chipmunks or whatever else might’ve been in that garage chewing on bags of bird seed or nesting in a busted radiator. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Other eggs were taken from nests left unattended as parent robins were stricken with poison; these too contained DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I learn to focus the binoculars and actually see one of the parrots fly out of the nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Eight: The nest builder announced plans for his next performance piece, and the group fell apart. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “What about other birds? Doesn’t a high-up nest make it easier for a hawk to get a baby crow?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Frightful was over the goshawk nest, and she was flying hard. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In the middle of the excelsior nest sat a squat, black metal machine with four blades on the front and a glass reservoir on the back into which my father poured kerosene. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She, the lone survivor, will start a small paper nest in the spring, lay a few eggs in its cells, and carefully rear a small force of workers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had owlets in the nest, for these little birds took almost six weeks to get on their wings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When he wouldn’t nap, Mia lay next to him in the center of their parents’ bed, blankets heaped around them in a chenille nest, singing him songs and patting his cheek until he dozed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The bonobos still in their nests kept shrieking while those of us nearby gawked at Pweto, He stood still in the clearing, his crippled arm lying in the dirt, and his chest heaving from exertion. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z These places are usually small and often I had watched a young one teetering on the edge of the nest and wondered why it did not fall. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently there were nesting holes in the sheer face below them, for as the light grew they saw three or four martins dart out over the stream and away into the fields beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cree,” she called softly to her nest box on the raccoon-proof pole. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I think of the mud nest we made for the cardinal, all those years ago, and wonder if it’s still there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Your life is different now—all but your nest. You must remember raising Oksi here.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “It came from—” I point through the window at the parrots’ nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I looked around my room at my familiar things in the strange light: the hummingbird’s nest in its glass box, my red Notebook, my framed butterflies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Too big to fit into one hug, or one celebration, or one house, or one nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Their prey were seals, shellfish, nesting seabirds, and fish that could be captured by hand or with clubs and required no more elaborate technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Fadi remembered what his father had taught him while they’d roamed the hills of Kabul, exploring birds’ nests and finding colored rocks. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They ate the eggs from the nests until the jungle had no voice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z What if he smells me, smells Ray, and leaves the nest for good? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When I saw the broken shells under Rose’s nest, something snapped. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Maybe the dad did come back to the nest, once all the human activity was away, to see if his baby was okay. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This he did not like and he finally hid from them until the nest was finished. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It almost seems like he prefers a nest of spies and assassins to the splendor of his own bed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By the time Captain Smith returns a week later and finds out what is going on, we are angry as a nest of hornets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “They probably care more about the nest than the bird inside.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She let him nest his fingertip in her belly button. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, I could hear the baby skunks wailing from their hidden nest under the porch. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Army soldiers peered down at us from machine-gun nests on the rooftops, their guns trained on the streets. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Apparently miffed by all the jostling, Small Bob crawled onto Bob’s head and began making a nest in the Titan’s silver hair. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The second time Wilbur woke, he heard the goose turning on her nest and chuckling to herself. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He came upon Mother Water Monster’s nest without the slightest disturbance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I can feel the wind blow and hear the mockingbird whistling on the way back to her nest. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They might still have young in their nests. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But if he lets his thoughts go from the imagination with Daniel to the very real nest, other very real memories might come too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I seem heartless in comparison -dodging fireballs, dropping nests, and blowing up supplies -until I go hunting for Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My old nests were woven of leaves and sticks and shaped like his bathtub, cool green cocoons. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He climbed two limbs up and reached into a gnarled old knot that had doubled as a squirrel’s nest. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, sometimes I lay awake, wishing for the warmth of another just like me, asleep in a night nest of tender prayer-plant leaves. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “I wish we could take the nest down. Put it lower in the tree so that we could see inside,” Daniel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This secret is like a little bird peeking out of its nest, not quite ready to fly. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The upshot is that your computations are necessarily based on a series of nested assumptions, any of which could be a source of contention. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I stumbled to the stream, placed her in a nest of buttercups, and dropped beside her. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The navigator says a view from the crow’s nest will bring me “comfort, clarity, charity, chastity.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It’s an answer with lots of shredded parts to it, just like the baby’s new nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I also found a young gull that had fallen from its nest to the beach below. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai thought about the baby birds waiting inside the nest for food that would never come. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were still drooped from sleep, and her pale brown hair stuck up all over her head like a squirrel’s nest on a winter branch. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Rabbits will not excrete underground and Kehaar’s habit of fouling his own nest had always disgusted Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It is intensely shy, nests in bramble and thorn, eats large insects and fairies, flies only in heavy rain and otherwise remains hidden in its tear-shaped nest. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess it makes more sense than the truth—that Dain has selected me to be part of his nest of thieves and spies. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was in her late teens and wild looking, her hair a nest well on its way to becoming dreadlocks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The string was long enough to allow each member of the feathery trio to step off the nest and get a bite to eat and a drink of water. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He pulled a container of cooked spaghetti from the shelf and shoveled the tangled nest into his mouth with his fingers. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z That afternoon, when the wind had died down and the barnyard was quiet and warm, the grey goose led her seven goslings off the nest and out into the world. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z But why had the hummingbears chosen the same two trees for nesting? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Northwest. In the mountains. In a spire vulture’s nest.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Like maybe an eagle has come around to check on the nest or some other clue she missed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He wanted to five, but for that he needed help; otherwise his life would end in the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A flash of green caught his eye, ahead and off to port, and a nest of writhing emerald serpents rose burning and hissing from the stem of Queen Alysanne. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The mind builds itself like a sirrah’s nest with whatever is at hand: silk threads and stolen hair and the feathers of dead kin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Even the birds know to shove the babies out of the nest. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It makes me think, for just an instant, of the tiny squeak that the little green-rumped parrot baby made when he fell from the nest in our backyard years ago. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “There are sticks near the nest,” he said. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The Army would handle the monkeys and the monkey house, which was the nest of the outbreak. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning the gulls flew out from their nests in the crevices of the cliff. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is a frizzy nest haloing her plump white face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z At one end the loft was blocked off by roofing slates and old nesting materials. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z George said, “You get right up an’ take this pup back to the nest. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The arrow hit with such force that the nest seemed to explode. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Pairs were nesting in the rococo architecture of the churches and Victorian houses. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The husk of the tracker jacker nest, beaten to a pulp by the heavy rains and dried in the burning sun, confirms the location. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He would have cradled it and protected it instead of extracting it from its nest with a scoop. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside her ribs, her heart is an empty nest. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We set down our satchels, and Granddaddy unpacked the microscope and assembled the barrel and the lenses, each of which had a cunning nesting place in the velveteen-lined box. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The crow’s nest is now on the inside exactly what it appears to be on the outside: a barrel, three feet wide, just large enough for a lookout to stand and scan the horizon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Does the captain ever come to the crow’s nest?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When Sam reached the nest box, she was only ten feet above him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In Berinhed's Forest Tristran outfaced one of the great, tawny eagles, who would have carried them both back to its nest to feed its young and was afraid of nothing at all, save fire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z First, she thought, a snack Shoving her scrying device into her pocket, Sister Ignatia climbed up to the branch with the starling nest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She was crumpled like a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest, and there was blood coming from her head, staining the marble floor that was freezing cold under Maya’s bare feet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her shiny black hair flew about her head like a nest of long, writhing snakes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Through the needles, I see three baby goshawks peering over the side of the nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That nest belongs to the eagles, not to any of them, and certainly not Frank. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z While the girl prepared a nest of grass and leaves, Taran asked Gurgi to build a fire and heat some stones, which could be dropped into a cup of water. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They were supposed to relieve another patrol, but who knew where anything was in this rat’s nest of a sector? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She has to live up high in his nest, dirty and ragged, eating rotten meat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z If you enter the barn, the swallows swoop down from their nests and scold. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z My mind saw a clean and pressed uniform, with a nest of wicked snakes sprouting out of his neck, or a skull with hollow black eyes, smoking a cigarette. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In summer they provide nesting areas for waterfowl, especially for two endangered species, the redhead and the ruddy duck. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This evening she wore a bird’s nest for a crown, and an elegant green bird was perched in it, singing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But this morning there were two eggs in one nest box: one glass one and one light-brown one. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Now that I was in the security of a nest, the sounds of raindrops against the broad leaves and the good-night cries of the other bonobos became soothing instead of alarming. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Sailors scattered to the forecastle, the galley, the crow’s nest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I feared the crows and jays who wait on my mother would have long ago pitched you from their nest, but you are safely fledged, I see,” he said teasingly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She had expected the baboons to nest in the far trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d made a little nest of pillows and quilts and stuffed animals, and she looked cozy and comfortable snuggled into it, a book propped up on her knees. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “You know,” said Skrymir, “I think a bit of bird’s nest just dropped on my head. Twigs. I don’t know.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Lift cars, build nests with high sides, and give warnings about tornado drills? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “So tell me about this idea for the nest,” Dr. Martin says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Said I been roosting too long in her nest. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After the war, the Capitol destroyed all the nests surrounding their city, but the ones near the districts were left untouched. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The leaves had fallen, and the red-tailed hawk nest was empty. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She came out again bearing another striped kitten, which she also dropped into the nest at the bottom of the closet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z After feeding, the mother flitted to a branch near the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Only, as they near the nest, the cries that Axel thought hushed are suddenly audible. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What struck me most about their faces was that I couldn’t see their eyes, just a faint glimmer in a nest of wrinkles. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Her set and splinted arm lay on her stomach, but her right arm lay on top of the coverlet, the fingers curled like a nest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I reach the limb that supports the nest, the humming becomes more distinctive. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I lay back and thought of August, our wedding, and how we’d make a big nest for the storks above our cottage, just like the nest I had seen on top of the barn. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Without any of the hornets realizing it, she triggered a nest attack on me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I cringed, but it just shifted back and forth like a hen settling into a nest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I wonder if one is off looking for a new nest?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As the nest pitched downward, my mouth filled with wet bonobo hair and my gut dropped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Today, Ray’s whole body wiggles with excitement when the two approach the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I wondered if their nests ever got hit by lightning. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared the T. rex trap and reached a sandy beach where some smaller dinosaurs were building nests. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z A small bird must have had a nest behind one of the racks, as it sometimes zipped in or out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the mother caracara bird who made her nest on the large rock behind the molle tree just last spring. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Johnny’s eyes flew about the shop, taking in the fine anvils, the hood upon the annealing furnace, the neat nests of crucibles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was all matted up like a bird’s nest and his clothes were so dirty that not even Cooter would’ve been caught dead in ’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The whole town was a nest of traitors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a young crow from a late nest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The nest has hard, flat sides that smell of trees, and an open top. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Our apartment/house ’bout as big as a hummingbird’s nest but it ain’t so bad. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As much as he welcomed food and the chance to rest, Taran was silent throughout the meal, and continued so when he retired to his nest of straw. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Barely a mile out into the plain it clustered like some huge nest of insects, with straight dreary streets of huts and long low drab buildings. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was unnerving to be suspended high above the ground, but the nest felt sturdy — surprisingly sturdy, as good as a store- bought hammock. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then she could move her left arm away from the nest and go beyond the place where the gull would see her as a threat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Birds search for grubs and build their nests, but their leisure time is theirs to spend as they see fit. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The nest rested near the trunk, protected from both the wind and the rain. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I gave him his box of mementos and watched as he fingered each one: the Wiggle King fishing lure, the silver dollar, the cork, little Eva’s nesting doll, and the skeleton key. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They carefully observed the foliage of trees in order to discover fruits, beehives and bird nests. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I make Helena a nest on the floor beside the stove with my coat, her skirt rolled up for a pillow, and prop the chair beneath the front doorknob. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I saw that the ospreys were back, arranging sticks on the channel marker for their gigantic nest. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She had made a nest of her blankets in the middle on top of her blue ground tarp, away from the walls that could hold condensation and spread dampness in a good enough downpour. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Todd might’ve been a lot bigger than me but he’d better be ready, this wasn’t going to be a bird’s nest sitting on the ground for him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z And even the thirty seem to have nested in vain, for no young grebes have been observed on the lake since the last DDD application. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I put Helena and Dziusia to work, laying down hay and making a nesting place in the little hallway with the ladder, which will also help cover up the height of the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The accusations he had heard from Muriel at the wedding seemed to have nested in his brain like diseased things, infecting his memories of the wizard he had idolized. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Frightful was on the nest, her feathers draped around the hatching chicks. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She did not know I had a youngster, for she checked her nest, saw the open mouths, and then she forgot me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His round black eyes fixed on Virgil from his nest in the backpack, which Virgil was wearing backward so he could lean against the wall and watch Gulliver at the same time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “We are not returning to that nest of vipers. Besides, the Carutherses won’t give us the time off, not with everything that needs to be done.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z All you can do is watch her really big hair moving around and wonder how many spiders make their nests in that thing. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Since 1934 its single eagle nest has been under observation by Professor Herbert H. Beck, an ornithologist of Lancaster and custodian of the sanctuary. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yes, but would you still go to the nest? Would you listen as intensely if I said how many babies I think there are?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The story continued in this way, half music, half poetry, as Garikayi told them of a king who placed his daughter on a platform over a big nest of bees in a tree. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His was a nest of broken crates he had cobbled together to keep the weather off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Little Eva’s nesting doll nested itself in my mind and had taken its place on my bedside windowsill. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They were feeding young, and I was somewhere near the nest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Its hair was so matted and covered with leaves that it looked like an owl’s nest in need of housecleaning. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z More than two dozen had been driven at spearpoint from the nests they had made amongst the castle’s half-ruined keeps and towers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The harpy had made a nest for herself between two old steamer trunks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Now Frank knows that Axel knows, so why, why is he only talking about the fallen nest and the fallen trees? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You know, my IEP. Maybe it’s feathering some osprey nest right now.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Me, I no sleep on the ground. Centipedes crawl up my nose and make nest.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe they were already branching? Do you remember seeing any gray feathers on the ground near the nest?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Part of this failure to produce young is due, of course, to the fact that one or more of a pair of robins dies before the nesting cycle is completed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Roy Lee’s D.A. needed work though, and O’Dell’s eyes were as wide as the barn owls that nested on the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom seemed to look away from the abandoned houses, but she always brightened up when she spotted a bird’s nest full of baby birds who were chirping for lunch. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He arrived at this after long observation of the construction of termite nests, which excepting perhaps a man-made city are the most formidable edifices in nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The crows did not see her and returned to their nests. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The nest is nothing but an empty shell. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z God helps those who help themselves, Mom told Maureen, and so for her own good, she would have to leave the nest and make her way in the world. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Birds could swoop in and get your hair for their nest if they felt like it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knows the ship could sink, unable to hold the piles of bodies that keep crawling on like raging ants from a disrupted nest. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z If she'd wanted me dead, all she would have had to do was disappear from that tree without pointing out the tracker jacker nest. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They scooped out nests in the straw, uncovering one of Medwyn’s breakfast guests curled up and fast asleep. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He took napping so seriously that he eventually staked out a secret nest on the track roof, tucked in behind a chimney. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On the plants growing out of the water, a colony of weaverbirds had built their nests. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z If I know where they slept the night before, I get up very early, in the dark, and arrive at their nests just as it gets light. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He looks beyond her garden to the nest out in the field, barely able to see its shape from this far away, but he imagines it already in the educational room at the sanctuary. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When the bodies are finally buried, they are nothing more than large nests of maggots. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tries to remember the strong, straight tree with the nest in its arms among the other tall trees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Directly below the aerie was a pine tree where two blue jays had built a stick nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Tell them peregrine falcons are nesting here. I’m sure when they hear that, they’ll want to wait until the nesting season is over. These are very special birds.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He reached into the nest and pulled die eggs out one at a time. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z She removed a scrap of paper that had a three-by-three grid drawn on it with the message Fly into flamingo theater, enter empty nest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I remained standing in the bus shelter, watching the black outline of an osprey slowly crossing the sky to its nest. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z What if the house was nested with Germans or Russians? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Hazel—all the gold in these nests. Do you think you can use it to cause a distraction?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was a nest of starlings overhead, the hatchlings not two days old. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Somewhat recovered, Otto took to the branches while I scrambled through the overgrowth, making sure to shuffle my feet so I wouldn’t step on any wasp nests or vipers or millipedes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And, I have an idea about the fallen nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I settle into my nest with a bag of candy corn and the blood-sucking monster. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As Cole watched, a small gray sparrow landed in the nest, twitched about with a flurry of activity, then flew off. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “No, we haven’t,” I said, looking up to the hole in the ceiling above our nest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They found Squint floating facedown in the moat, his entrails drifting behind him like a nest of pale snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A pair of birds had built a small nest of mud and grass in the highest beams, had themselves a family. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Sefia twisted a couple of locks of hair in her fingers and looked to the book, where it lay in the nest of rope like an egg, ready to hatch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I had paid for my folly and, as a reward, was invited to take part in the nest builder's performance piece. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Axel’s been observing the nest for many years. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Wizards avoided Augurey nests for fear of hearing that heart-rending sound, and more than one wizard is believed to have suffered a heart attack on passing a thicket and hearing an unseen Augurey wail. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Many years later, I landed back in the nest. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every one of them has been fortified with rebel-manned machine gun nests. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was as if he whacked a wasps’ nest with a stick. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Do you think it’s more important to save a peregrine falcon nest or mend a dangerous bridge?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I think two peregrine falcons are nesting on the bridge,” she had said. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps they had already been restraining their curiosity, and they left, fearful that their glances, like a field of nesting birds, might be startled and caught. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stepped back and peered up at the ospreys, whose heads were barely visible over the scraggle of the nest. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He received a large sum for his service in the Congo, a decent nest egg you might say, but have I seen it? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside were three packages, wrapped up in white tissue paper, and clustered together in a tender, intimate way like eggs in a nest. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And where better could she learn that trade than in a house full of magical creatures, where fairies built their nests in the garden and books whispered on the shelves by night? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "They can be dangerous though, if you get too near their nests. But you can't blame them for that." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps even a stolen nest or a midnight battle. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Eagles nested in the heights and came down to hunt the valleys, circling effortlessly on great blue-grey wings that seemed almost part of the sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Have you thought about taking a walk? There’s a bird nest in the big oak out back, and if you’re really quiet you can hear the babies chirping. It’s finally starting to get warm.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z There were two penguins in the refrigerator, one standing and one sitting on the nest under the ice cubes. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z As the sun sank, they began to make their nests, one after the other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “What should we do with the nest?” he asks, pointing out over the field. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If I had lain there for a few million miles more than I did, the knackery of the ant nest would have disassembled Finn Easton and turned him into all sorts of useful ant products. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Which gave him great joy except for one minor consideration: the barking came from underneath the ground in an alfalfa field where a thousand graceful, noisy birds called killdeer were nesting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab the parrot’s limp body and hurl it from the crow’s nest, watching it arc across the sky like a feathery fireball, until it is taken by the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Matt immediately unwrapped the blankets and found a nest of cooking utensils and a metal mug. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her urgent need was to figure out how to get past the nest, using its important handhold, and to the steplike rock protrusions that would be the means of her final ascent to the top. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Towards the evening of that day, he was sitting outside the nest, repairing his torn haversack and taking stock of his personal effects. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was stuff like a young bird that had fallen out of its nest before it could fly, or a green-speckled spring frog or a striped water snake. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z At the center of it all, in a pocket of stillness within the roiling nest of screams, was the girl. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One snowy heron soared down, folding its wings in at the last minute, returning to its nest deep in the marsh grass. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if there was an attack on the nest,” he says, “It happens sometimes.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And there's another thing, these wasps will hunt down anyone who disturbs their nest and attempt to kill them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There were two other spots where I’d found screechers nesting in the past, and I planned to check those areas, too. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The Eagle has nested in the hollow on the other side of that mountain. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With their help she will then enlarge the nest and develop the colony. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Trainers put young unleashed birds who are just learning to fly and hunt on a hack board, a sort of artificial nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “When my uncle was twelve he went totally bald after getting too close to an African lighting bird nest during his tour.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There was the nest of dirty old blankets in which the house-elf had once slept, but they were no longer glittering with the trinkets Kreacher had salvaged. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The wish had settled like a cuckoo in the nest of her heart, where it kept fluffing up its plumage and making itself at home, no matter how hard she tried to throw it out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If you could nest anywhere, didn’t that give you more chances to find a safe resting place? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There were loud screams as chimps left their nests and rushed out of his way. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Some were experts on bird life: I saw a Pakistani on U-gallery, way up at the top, peering down through his bars into a nest where a mother was feeding her babies. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We each went up the ladder, one by one, plopping into the soft nest of hay. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z We have such funny times, and now I can enjoy them, for everyone is so desperately good, it’s like living in a nest of turtledoves. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As they got closer, Ella scratched nervously at her nest of books. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Moonlight pours in and pools in the nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z PS It was pretty exciting to find that glass egg in the nest box. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the ribbons, the locket, and the book, all laid out on my dresser next to the hummingbird’s nest in its glass box. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was also their nests, made of glistening bubbles that absorbed sunlight and glowed all night, as if hundreds of miniature rainbows had gathered for a party. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z These small relatives of the mink, with their valuable fur that turns white in winter, enter lemming nests and kill and eat the young. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A cement and brick pillbox had been built down by the river, right on the bend, among the sedges, destroying the nests of the teal and the gray wagtails. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “In the eyes of our Lord Jesus Christ they do. Even the sparrows that fall out of their little nest and what not.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And he’s full of energy, like a bird building its nest. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She huddled back in her nest, sniffing the jerky, but sighed and tossed it away. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The cool air calmed my heated heart Butterflies darted among the daisies and teasing birds sang from their hidden nests. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She had Ned's long face, and brown hair that always looked as though a bird had been nesting in it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Olanna watched a wasp flit around the spongy nest lodged in the wall corner. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For some reason, Axel thinks about the nest, and not his own dad. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It reminded Selmy of the sound a hornets’ nest might make an instant before hornets all came boiling out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Anyway, Victoria is great at styling her hair and she promised she could style it to look like a rat’s nest to suit the character’s chaotic mind. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the foot of the hibiscus bush we discovered a fallen nest of baby birds, all drowned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Rough claws seized Matthias, dragging him from the nest only half awake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I saw him get a bunch of eggs, too. From one of our nests.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I train my narrow vision on the tiny heads peeking over the edge of the nest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I set his jar on my dresser between the hummingbird’s nest and a bowl of tadpoles I was studying. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Aunt Nancy jams a finger toward the nest glowing in the moonlight. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He is talking too fast, as if everything depends on us looking at nest houses. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It is very exciting to watch a pair of birds as they go about making a nest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z They buzzed around the nest and snapped their beaks, but they didn’t attack. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He sat under a tree to think, when he spotted a pair of nesting doves. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s here. You stole her,” the attic said, communicating through creaky timbers and the chittering sounds of rodents nesting in forgotten boxes of clothing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Molly looked up at the empty nest site. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Dad saw patients in the back room of the house, which had metal cabinets for his nested lenses that tinkled like glass wind chimes when you opened and shut the drawers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Termites make percussive sounds to each other by beating their heads against the floor in the dark, resonating corridors of their nests. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam was trying to arrange the letter’s information in his mind, and it was as restless as a setting hen scrounging into the nest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The parrots are in trouble. Something is definitely weird over there. The nest looks different. Smaller. And sort of—disrupted.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Only he couldn’t find any stones to build his nest with.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z They post a stake with a sign over all the nests they find—the ones they move and the ones they do not—saying that it is against the law to disturb the nest. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The godswood there was a garden, bright and airy, where tall redwoods spread dappled shadows across tinkling streams, birds sang from hidden nests, and the air was spicy with the scent of flowers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He thought of Arya, her hair as tangled as a bird’s nest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I kept imagining five of him, only different in size, like a good-looking set of nesting dolls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Sitting on the floor, Eva played with her set of colorful nesting dolls, removing one hollowed-out and brightly painted doll from inside the other, while everyone waited for someone to speak. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He knew there was a falcon’s nest in the cliffs above the meadow, and he summoned the bird by its name. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a high, undercut cliff there and some birds building their nests against the face of it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The birds, which had risen in a flurry at his roar, squawked and swooped around overhead before settling again on their nests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Just born last night an’ you take him out of the nest. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z And sure, it’d be good to have some plans over the summer besides feeding Sacred or watching squirrels and birds’ nests. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I keep wondering what kind of nest she will choose when she grows up and looks for an aerie. She might be a Gypsy nester.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Although a few nests were found in the treated area, a few with eggs, none contained young birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When she got near this nest, she stopped and faced the owl, who had turned from the light of the doorway and was peering at her with his great yellow eyes. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Dean pointed at the same girl who used to pretend to be a pony at Miss Throckmorton's and make nests using acorns as eggs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z People cart it away, stuff it into their houses: the nesting instinct. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I go to the crow’s nest to ponder the obstacles and consequences to getting this particular boss key. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He lashed the Roc’s tin bowl nest to the top, then fixed it on the stage. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I asked, shaking my head to make the argollas, the nesting rings on La Llorona’s ear pendant, rattle against each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In the great green mountain of bananas he fixed a nest just big enough for Mother and one of her children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We skid into a nest with a pair of soldiers, hunching down behind the barrier. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Everything in my research points to this spot as the Sorrows’ nesting ground and center of power.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “NASA held back on a rocket launch to save a nest of egrets,” said Leon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “She had hardly finished laying. Most females would have deserted this nest and found another site. She had plenty of time to lay again.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Adult eagles, which had been seen at 43 nests in 1957, were so scarce that he observed them at only 10 nests. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Dany wedged herself into that comer, making a nest of sorts by tearing up handfuls of the grass that grew around the ruins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Passing through the meadow, I came upon a small brown bird that had fallen from its nest on a branch overhead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Something had crushed the grasses and weeds beyond down into a little nest. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She watched her mother walk around their flat, collecting all the Catholic objects, the crucifixes hung on walls, the rosaries nested in drawers, the missals propped on shelves. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They did so, while the reeds rustled stiffly in the sun-heated air, and the old donkey chewed patiently on the leaves a little distance away, where he had rolled himself out another nest. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The broadcasts changed after this news had been reported —or rather, they changed as soon as it had been discovered by spies that the other nest had a good store of seeds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With a catbird diving at us to chase us away from his nest, we leave the mountaintop on a northeasterly course. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Boromir had lifted him off the ground out of a nest of snow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Just a few weeks ago two men offered my son, Eric, a couple of hundred dollars to locate a sharp- shinned hawk nest for them.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ess could look out over the sea from above, watch the birds nest in the rocks. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I tried to extract us from the nest without waking Songololo, but that would have been hard enough in a bed, even worse in an improvised hammock that tipped and rocked with every movement. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s like pushing a bird out of its nest—maybe even shoving because it should’ve flown out years ago. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I told her the way they created hexagons, they must be the ones who could do math in their heads, and she smiled and said, yes, nest builders had true math aptitude. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And within all that rubble was a goose nest that had been torn to shreds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Carefully he added it to the top layer of his nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Swallows’ nests clung to it, one above another. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Some days, Axel and Ray are lucky to see an adult coming or going from the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She wears a model ship inside her nest of hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But without the hummingbears and their shimmering nests, the trees seemed lonely and unfinished. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Our backyard was an ode to nesting and flight—part bird zoo and part art exhibit. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I never knew peregrine falcons made nests. They like bare ground.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Near the nest the male goshawk struck Alice’s backpack a powerful blow, nearly knocking her out of the tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Another nest had already been added in our brief absence. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Reach under the nest, he had told her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s the largest and most magnificent cathedral in London,” said Millard, “and if my hunch is correct, it’s also the nesting place of Miss Wren’s pigeons.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Swallows darted in and out of clay nests built under the eaves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “When it gets worn out, it builds itself a nest high in a tree, away from everything.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Percy flopped around, causing the kitten to readjust his nest in the small of Percy’s back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The poachers set up a machine-gun nest at the mouth of Kitum Cave, and after that the surviving elephants had learned their lesson. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And a mother owl has moved in. Made hei nest right in the middle of the Grey Twelve, bold as brass.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the past, I’d always peered into the case of chocolates and pointed out my choices so he could pluck them from their little paper nests and wrap them up for me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He was two feet from the crow’s nest when he felt a hot blade of pain sear through the flesh of his thigh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In our village there are very few boys of an age to climb trees for birds’ nests, or girls stomping self-importantly down the road with a sibling clutched sideways like an oversized rag doll. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not when he had her shoot the rifle, not when he unscrewed her leg, not when he made her climb to the nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Scotty had empty sandbags in his rucksack, and we filled them with dirt and made ourselves a little nest. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He found that bits of his old nest still remained under the clock. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z First one, then two, then a third and fourth—four lifeless baby sparrows, scattered in the short grass where they had been thrown from their nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There was this steady hum of the largest hornets’ nest except that it kept getting louder and louder. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping he hadn’t scared the birds away from their nest, Officer Delinko turned off his headlights. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been to the barn, had thrown rocks at the swallows’ nests under the eaves until every one of the little mud houses broke open and dropped its lining of straw and dirty feathers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind each door there were staggering supplies of candy: giant boxes of Mars Bars, Hershey’s Kisses, Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Jolly Ranchers, and huge, squirming nests of Gummi Worms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Water streamed down the robot’s dusty body as Loudwing leaned over the nest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Billy Pilgrim heard all this while lying in his nest. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to bed that night exhausted and exhilarated, the hummingbird nest in its neat glass box on my dresser next to my hairpins and ribbons. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She could see bird’s nests that she had not dreamed were there. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The sun was melting onto Roundtop Ridge, a puddle of pinks and reds and violets, and the bubble nests mirrored the spectacle. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The bees had taken up residence in an old termite nest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Collecting her red markers as she walked home, she kicked open old lemming nests in the hope of finding baby weasels. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it’s a tree,” said the other Bear, “there might be a bees’ nest in it.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “What you need is a nest of little babies, Everjoice,” the Afrikaner would announce after his fourth beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or I’ll make a hole big enough for an owl to nest in in your chest.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of summer Cole had carved a seal’s head, a sparrow in a nest, and a raven. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He faintly felt the huge hands of the monster pick him up, forming a little nest to hold him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Ma tries to block my view with her body, but not before I figure out that the clump of paper isn’t just packing material—it’s a nest! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I automatically look around for a good tree to nest in before I realize that's over. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But he didn’t mean me any harm; he focused immediately on my nest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A few days later Molly borrowed a spotting scope from the Audubon Club, and she and her friends set it up in her room with its perfect view of the nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And even though they are moving away from the nest, away from the eaglet’s cries, somehow they feel louder, sharper, sadder. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “First, I had to figure out the right question to ask. Why are the hummingbears only nesting here? What makes these two trees so special?” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Why? They could short out the power for the whole town. That’s a crazy place to build a nest.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When you consider the size of an individual termite, photographed standing alongside his nest, he ranks with the New Yorker and shows a better sense of organization than a resident of Los Angeles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was flat against the mud wall behind the nest like a picture hanging up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Badgers are one of the few creatures which can munch up hedgehogs unconcernedly, just as they can munch up everything else from wasps’ nests and roots to baby rabbits. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “After an attack, survivors usually flee the nest. I bet they’re gone. All we can do is wait to see if they come back.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I certainly hadn’t been looking for it when I opened the small compartment, but there they were, nested on top of a pile of crumpled napkins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She snarled her hair in a bird’s nest and zipped her sweatshirts all the way up. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s certain that this is the father, the way he looks out to the fallen nest, and the way he cares for the baby that was spared. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He whirled and saw the Ancient standing there, his hands parting the thin curtain of sedge stalks which hid their nest from the path. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z From a nest of—ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I give you—DRAGONS. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Just in front of her, she was reassured to see the large nest that Einar had told her she would find. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We pulled out of the development and headed north, past the gates and guardhouses, past the high-tension wires and the osprey nests, toward the Lake Windsor campus. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt strong and powerful and vindicated as I kicked a blood-splattered feathery lump out of my way and headed for our nest in the corner of the barn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was an ant of exactly the same species, but it came from the other nest It was met by one of the scavenging ants and murdered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Guys,” Frank said nervously, “I see legion relics in this nest.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She is rich but decadent, a writhing vipers’ nest of savagery and toxic allure. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In a fluster of self-consciousness he turned his back, dropped a hot coal into the nest of charcoal in the furnace and began to blow on it vigorously. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was worried about the babies, though, about their parents scrambling to find new, safe places to line their nests, dig their burrows, hide their winter stashes of acorns. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In nests and burrows for a long way around, and wherever any small night creature was hunting or grazing or scavenging, a new and unforgettable fear came into being. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On Tuesday evening we watched a nest hatch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It hadn’t happened for several years, but sometimes at the end of the day, his humans would sit together on his boy’s nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I’m tired,” Velia said, and she fell into the nest of clothes we had built ourselves the night before. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Dense thickets of brambles, hawthorn, vines, and trees—called hedgerows—provided perfect hiding places for machine-gun nests. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Velia woke up right away, but Pita stretched out on the nest and groaned with her eyes still closed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The main dirt road that passed through Kabati was rutted with holes and puddles where ducks liked to bathe during the day, and in the backyards of the houses birds nested in mango trees. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Usurper has woken the dragon now, she told herself . . . and her eyes went to the dragon's eggs resting in their nest of dark velvet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We went into the house, and Granddaddy put the hummingbird’s nest in a tiny glass box and gave it to me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I always tried to raise his spirits with the thought of our little nest in Monte Cristi. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the last place in the world for a peregrine falcon to nest. No cliffs over there.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He seemed to be talking about a spot on the riverside where some ducks were making a nest out of torn-up plastic bags and candy wrappers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But it is in other respects exactly like Ptolemy’s: it is made up of a series of spheres, nested one within the other. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The interior of the nests are like a three-dimensional maze, intricate arrangements of spiraling galleries, corridors, and arched vaults, ventilated and air-conditioned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Safer tells me that even though it looks like a messy bunch of sticks, the nest has three different areas, almost like little rooms. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I threw it to a nest of rats and ran for my life. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s as if the swarm of stick figures have come alive in their background, threatening to fly off the canvas and nest in our hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was perched on my shoulder while I peered at an empty nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Lucky for you,” a girl's voice said and I nearly fell fifteen feet to a nest of fractured bones, “I'm not a teacher on patrol, Taylor.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Before them a pale lord in ebon finery sat dreaming in a tangled nest of roots, a woven weirwood throne that embraced his withered limbs as a mother does a child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Number 4: the tall, derelict bird’s nest of a house owned by her great-uncle Etienne. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mother is perched, waiting, her hair a bird’s nest. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Lucky Girl was glad enough to have a place to crash that she had barely complained about the snakes and roaches and pigeon nests that they shared space with. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She removed a scrap of paper that had a three-by-three grid drawn on it with the message Fly into flamingo theater, enter empty nest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In exchange for his first taste of powdered milk, Pascal showed me a tree we could climb to find a bird’s nest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Up in the sprawling oak, the goose egg was peeping and wobbling around its nest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z People approved by the Department of Environmental Protection are allowed to move the nests to safer ground. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The temple wasn’t too dark inside, thanks to a hole in the top where a family of birds had built a nest. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Peering in a little porthole at the end, I saw a lovely little farm, a kind of dream farm, and on the farmhouse chimney a stork sitting on a nest. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some even return to the same nest sites.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She appears at the rim of the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I looked out the window at the starry night, at the high-tension wires and the osprey nests, and I thought over and over again about what I could have said back to Kerri Gardner. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheep became bumpily sheathed with the stuff so that they looked like big ambulating wasp nests; birds, having absorbed the zoquete in their feathers, labored erratically through the air, almost unable to fly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That old quiet moss smell would linger in the air, and bees would come, and crickets, and herons build their nests in the deep dark woods. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His living room contained nothing but an enormous nest made of human hair. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Atop the nest box, Frightful sat still—resolute. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He had already cleaned out a hornet’s nest in the blockhouse and swept off the launchpad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The limbs that hold the nest are too small to support both Alice and me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a child, not much older than a baby, sleeping in a nest of blankets like a puppy beside an old lady dozing in her kerchief. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z On Emmett still on the ground near the nest, on Ray licking at Axel’s hurt leg, on Byrd’s pleading, on Axel standing on his own two feet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the morning he lay looking up at the clay nests that swallows had built in the corners under the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z All I can see of the ship is the mainmast and the crow’s nest poking through the fog, but the sky above it is clear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They leave them there with food, just as the parents do at the nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Around us sang the chorus of insects which had just worked their way out of winter nests and cocoons. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The only space open to them was up on the stage, and they went up there, pulled the azure curtains down, made nests. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Situation like this, we’d generally advise cutting in late fall. Less likely to disturb any nests.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z If he stretched himself up on his arms and legs, he was as tall as a bird’s nest in a tree, she realized. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The top American spy in Berlin, a city known as a "nest of spies," could be spotted a mile away. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Axel would much prefer to think about the eagle and the nest, and bringing the family back together. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She whipped her bird’s nest hair about, a vicious headshake that sent dust and bugs airborne. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “The old Eskimo customs are not so foolish—they have purpose. I’m as warm as the center of a lemming’s nest.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed the narrow wooden bridge over the Rio Grande, chugging through a swarm of olive green and russet-colored swallows that had mud nests under the bridge, and started the bumpy climb out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells me about the day the cardinal died, about finding the body on the back deck, about burying him in the mud nest. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Strange, the way hummingbears were so particular about what they ate and where they nested. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z In Montreal, nests of rebel agents with plans and money were busy hatching anti-Union conspiracies. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bartender is much too free with the cocktails, and the thought of climbing to the crow’s nest just makes me more anxious. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The next morning he hid Jenny’s sandwiches inside his coat, and at the barn he picked up a few eggs from the nests up in the loft. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “How many twigs in a bird’s nest?” asked the enchantress suddenly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Nancy raises up from her seat, turns back to grip the handles like she’s just remembered they were on their way to the nest, but not like she remembers the real question. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I am unbaptized, a nest for demons: how could she know what germs of blasphemy and unfaith were breeding in me? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Jessie’s snarls so alarmed Frightful that, despite the darkness, she flew for the nest box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I’d need a third and, ideally, a fourth branch to make the nest stable. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Maeterlinck and Marais wrote best-selling books on the presumed soul that must exist somewhere in the nests of ants and termites. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, cautiously, he climbed back into the tree and made his third nest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The yellow jackets lived in a nest in the ground and Charley stepped on it by mistake. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Most youngsters begin to make their own night nests when their baby brothers or sisters are born. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I finally squirmed away from her, feeling as wet as a dirt dauber’s nest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We were a needy bunch of baby birds who had fallen out of our original nests and were desperate for any scrap of attention. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I reach for the steak knife hiding in the nest of spoons. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “You want to make a nest with me, don’t you?” said Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I stood there barefoot in my pajamas with my hair a big rat’s nest and searched for something to say. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When the captain retires for afternoon tea, or whatever a man like him does with his free time, I climb to the crow’s nest, to get as far away from the Abyssal Serpent as possible. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And in her practical way she scraped together a small square of dust, and with a twig from a pigeon’s nest began drawing a map on the floor. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It reminded me of a young bird that had fallen out of a nest and lay dying on the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When I think of the thing which flew at my throat this morning, hanging its black and scarlet visage over the nest of my dove, my blood curdles—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z All considered, it may be in my best interest to fly the coop rather than sit on my current nest egg. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On their annual travels between the foothills and the shore, paleo-Indians seem to have visited the area periodically to feast on the cormorants and boobies that nested on the rocks by the beach. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The nest is not meant to be his focus, nor the baby’s cries, but with each step closer to the nest, he can’t fight the urge to glimpse inside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Other magical creatures inhabit places inaccessible to Muggles—one thinks of the Acromantula, deep in the uncharted jungle of Borneo, and the phoenix, nesting high on mountain peaks unreachable without the use of magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It goes some- how against the grain to learn that cost-benefit analyses can be done neatly on lakes, meadows, nesting gannets, even whole oceans. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “She nests in a box at my home on the mountaintop. And she is free.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the nesting colonies of the grebes dwindled — from more than 1000 pairs before the first insecticide treatment to about 30 pairs in i960. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Listen, mouse, you can’t stand down there shouting up at me. Why not come into my lair, er, nest. Then we can chat together in comfort.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Well, good morning to you, too,” I mutter, climbing out of my nest of blankets. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The mother superior would never believe me. It’s a nest of lapsed bats here. But I wanted you to know the truth.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo chipped off a portion of the termite nest with Uncle Kufa’s knife, while watching carefully for the mambas that inhabited such places. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam was dipping a water bucket into the millpond when he saw Chup leave the nest box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Chinese smeared bad daughters-in-law with honey and tied them naked on top of ant nests,” my father said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Drum, fascinated with his acute vision, walked to the edge of the aerie to watch young swallows in their nests in cliff holes across the river. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They are blown to pieces, annihilated—there are only broken bits of trenches, holes linked by cracks, nests of craters, that is all. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could you bring the cherry picker up to the nest?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Things that had lain inside me, curled up like the turtle hatchlings newly emerged from their eggs, taking time in the dark of their nest to unfurl themselves. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Axel looks out over the field now, to the fallen nest and the fallen trees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Its nest, its pallet, was of every kind of precious feather— Of lovely cotinga feathers, roseate spoonbill feathers, quetzal feathers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She moved turtles from one nest to another. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He and his warriors would act like a mother grouse leading a coyote away from her nest. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He lowered the bucket; Flip got in and was hoisted to the nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We—you and me and Lark and George and Byrd—had to move Braviary from the fallen nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He kept an eye on the nest as he carried lumber to the men who were building a form around the ravaged piling. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Once she found a nest of baby mice who had frozen in the cold, and she left them by the fence post for the cat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The nest was the most intricately constructed thing, like something built by the fairies in my childhood tales. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father’s bombastic pressure, and in mother-bird fashion Momma was more concerned with her crippled offspring than the one who could fly away from the nest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We wouldn’t have bothered her if she’d decided to crawl up and dig a nest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A brown hen sat on the nest, her wings fluffed around the eggs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Theon could taste bile at the back of his throat, and his stomach was a nest of snakes twining and snapping at each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Well, what do you expect? It’s a rat's nest.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Better, I think, to sneak up here at dawn and send the nest into my enemies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Genie took off after it—maybe the bird would land somewhere, leading him to a nest. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They would sit together at a window looking out at the garden where the fairies were building themselves nests, gently glowing globes that hung among the branches of the trees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in the boy’s nest room, this grief-yearning scent was so strong that it overpowered everything else, and yet his boy made no move to acquire whatever it was he wanted so badly. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Everyone reluctantly agreed that allowing tourists to visit those precious nests in the hidden grove would be too dangerous. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The nest is a special thing to Axel, not an enemy at all. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For some eagle pairs, that same nest might be used twenty times or more to lay, hatch, and nurture their offspring. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z At the tree limb that holds the nest, I position the knife in the groove and I'm about to draw the teeth across the wood when I see something moving. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He settled the nest in place once more and hit the rock with a series of blows, as fast as he could. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama took a pencil and marked thirteen eggs with X. We kept those in the nest, and when the hens laid fresh ones, we took those for eating. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk super-slow and think about all the cool things I could be doing instead of grocery shopping, like studying the bird’s nest outside my parents’ bedroom window. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z With a ready flame he didn’t have to know how to make a spark nest, or how to feed the new flames to make them grow. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched one solitary gray sparrow hopping among the broken branches near the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Given my circumstances, I guess it doesn't matter what type of wasp nest it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then he pushed his nest together for a nap while waiting for night to come. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He dropped dry twigs from the bird's nest onto the little fire, which crackled in the night and began to blossom and grow. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She had found her way in through a hole in the windscreen, tempted by some seat-sponge for her nest. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Flocking birds, especially the seabirds nesting on the slopes of offshore islands in Newfoundland, are similarly attached, connected, synchronized. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On Mount Johnson Island as well as in Florida, then, the same situation prevails — there is some occupancy of nests by adults, some production of eggs, but few or no young birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I never heard of crows nesting in a steeple before, but I suppose they change their habits when there are no other birds around. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They look like birds’ nests at first glance. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Hedgerows along country roads and bordering fields provide food, cover, and nesting areas for birds and homes for many small animals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She would tell them good morning, ask how it was going back at the nest, and they would chirp for a while, then fly off cheerfully. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Whenever they transferred seedlings from table beds into small flowerpots, they always ran into a slew of black widows nesting in the little stacked flowerpots that were kept in a dark shed beside the greenhouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we get to the webs,” he said, “I want you to paint the ones near the nest. You seem to know something about peregrine falcons.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And the nest tossed like so many other things out of place. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Frederick whispers that in the spring, he hopes to find skylark nests in the grasses outside the school walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We stepped back from the nest, nice and easy, choking on the reek. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My hair was black like my mother’s but basically a nest of cowlicks, and it worried me that I didn’t have much of a chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The squirrels would be curled in their nests in hollow trees, with their furry tails wrapped snugly around their noses. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d noticed a big hornet’s nest in the privy, just under the tin roof, so I bided my time behind a tree till I saw him go in there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was empty, just as I’d thought, but at one of the tables near the front there was an eloquent little nest of books, wadded paper, and greasy potato-chip bags. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “One of us will meet you near the house and either train you or give you assignments. You need not always come here, to the nest.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Never hurt the young: nest eggs, roe, fledglings, fry. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A nest box on a pole in a forest was totally wrong. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A colony of weaverbirds lived in a tree near his house, and he spent time watching them build and maintain their baglike nests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These connections, which drape themselves from the limbs of one tree to the limbs of another, violate the neatly nested, branch-within-branch geometry of a tree.2 I’ll call them arcs of coherence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Gaw!” said the sitting Penguin, and then squirming around in her nest, she turned her back to Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle and later philosophers would insist that there could not be an infinite number of nested spheres. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I understand you have a peregrine falcon nesting on this bridge,” Flip Pearson said. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The rope lattice of the ratlines narrows as I near the crow’s nest, making the climb feel increasingly treacherous. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z On her shoulder, Boo had made a strange nest for himself out of her hair and was now peering out of the hair-turned-shawl like an angry grandmother. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Dunwing knew there were mothers in every nest with small chicks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Of course, I'll never be able to get in close enough to the actual nest to cut it free. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Once, she barked at the ceiling in our basement so insistently that my father pulled down part of the insulation and found a possum’s nest made out of leaves. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Within the loop five wide rings were suspended, each one larger than the last, nesting snugly inside each other, like the rings of Saturn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Here there was nothing, not even the wind over the poppy fields or the murmur of doves in their nests on the roof. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z P.J. particularly loved the ospreys that lived in a nearby nest, the otters that swam close to the boat, and the alligators he could hear barking under the clear, starry nights. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Saints, this smells,” she grumbled, shuffling over and assembling a nest of the few other pelts and blankets beside the fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Marlena had simply had enough of being on the road—kind of a nesting thing, I figure—and besides, Rosie was getting on in years. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As soon as he was old enough to leave the nest, his mother had taken him to see a baited trap in the hotel kitchen and had explained its evils one by one. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z But I could see the bird on her nest of straw. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z They work varied shifts, because the crow’s nest operates twenty-four hours a day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Ray moves for the steps, ready to circle back around the nest, ready to join Axel on any adventure he would like. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She wiggled her bare toes and looked up at the sandstone cliffs where the swallows were inside their round mud nests, making high-pitched noises. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t burn the nest...Promise me,” Axel adds, because now is the time to make promises. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She questioned everybody, starting with Malvonne, an upstairs neighbor—the one who told her about Joe’s dirt in the first place and whose apartment he and the girl used as a love nest. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I raise my hand, slowly and carefully, like I’m putting my arm inside a bees’ nest. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z From her brief glimpse of the sky when she had tried to reach the nest before she was attacked, she guessed that it was now very late in the day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “We have to wait for them to fly,” Axel says, listening to the sounds coming from inside the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Captain flung the medal backwards into his nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But these personal upheavals were minor compared with the hornets’ nest soon to be stirred by Galileo’s new scientific discoveries. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The lizard dragged the priest’s body back to her nest, and her children feasted very well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Here is a picture of the eggs in the nest box, just for you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z That he left the nest to learn to fly. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There will be nests of curls to look for, and dried flowers all winter long. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z She looked as if a whole family of the birds of sadness were nesting in her hair. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Nelson spent part of an afternoon demonstrating to me that fine linguistic difference while we scraped chicken manure from the nest boxes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tiny Tim, on a shelf nearby, heard me and crawled out of his newspaper nest, so I let him sniff my finger, then I gave him a few sunflower seeds. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He needs to walk with Ray and check on the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Captain Snow paced around the base of his nest tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A family of birds had nested on the roof of the classroom. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The mother sparrow shushed soothingly and dragged Matthias off to the safety of her nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Mice had built their nests in the soft, red upholstery. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In the Apennines, for example, several hundred nests have been set out to protect reforested areas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, well,” said Abra kindly, “why don’t you say so? Maybe you’re china eggs then, like they put in a nest.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z By then a second flight was on its way, and arrows were falling as well, hissing down from the archers' nests that studded the towers above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Perched upon that nest of braids was a simple ring of gold, very much like the one Joinville had worn earlier that day. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z From my observations I’ve learned that squirrels keep nests in the trees. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The states where it was most abundant considered it a nuisance, chiefly because it builds large nests or mounds a foot or more high. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Radar nodded toward the living room, where the tables on either side of the couch held three sets of unnested black Santa nesting dolls. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “There’s that nest everyone’s so riled up about,” he said to Dan Martin, a Mohawk Indian whose balance and fearlessness on high girders made him one of the most valuable bridge workers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Some nests contained no eggs; others contained eggs that failed to hatch. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z So she put him back in his little nest, but he didn’t want to sleep there either. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Muddauber wasps build columned nests of mud under the eaves of houses and stock them with insects on which their young will feed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z To the ordinary person, Cobble’s Knot was about as friendly as a nest of yellow jackets. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing a rubber glove on his hand, he reached down into the nest as far as his arm pit. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z After awhile, the others dragged mattresses and blankets into the room and made a nest around me, and we packed together for warmth against the encroaching chill. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z By those mementos I’d found under the floorboard—the Wiggle King lure, the Liberty Head silver dollar, Shady’s cork, and the tiny nesting doll—I was connected to this place and those people. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Axel’s body shivers with the need to do something, anything, and yet he won’t go back to the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Termites boiled out of their nests, and Nhamo paused briefly to have a snack. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several people openly wept at the sight of those miraculous nests and their gentle residents. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z No animal caught in the garden that day is likely to escape alive, and all the winter homes, all the tunnels and holes and nests and cocoons, are torn up. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes glowed red, and her hair was a writhing nest of bright green snakes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The hair beneath the visor was a squirrel's nest of dirty straw, and her face . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Every year, they arrived before the first rains came and nested on the avocado tree right outside the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If not for the wild, squirrels’ nests of hair, lack of clothes, and overall unwashed condition, they would have looked practically childlike. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Her eye is shadowed, and her blonde hair is a bird’s nest, as if she hasn’t slept all night. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We stored them in the musty shed across the parking lot from Scanlan, stacked atop one another from September through May, nesting grounds for spiders and the occasional rat or garter snake. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The young mouse rushed headlong back to the nest, rummaged in the haversack and found a stout climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Frightful was making a scrape, a peregrine falcon’s nest, which is nothing but bare earth or, in Frightful’s case, an iron plate where she wanted to sit. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Barefoot and lacing up his deerskin shirt as he stepped outside, he looked over the pond into Frightful’s nest box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The empty box is now on the floor, and the nest of shredded paper sits atop the jumble of things Ma dumped out of her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Rail fences were good to keep, Mr. Chris said, because bushes and little trees and things grew in all the corners, on both sides, and made safe places for building nests—as safe as thornbushes. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It was the kind of barn that swallows like to build their nests in. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She stopped working and watched the little animal add a mouthful of grass to its round nest. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Animals are far better at communicating their feelings, and this animal, this fallen bird, in a fallen nest, is communicating one thing: hurt. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z One by one the lovers tried out all the abandoned rooms, and finally chose an improvised nest in the depths of the basement. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From a dozen nests across the marsh, golden objects shot into the air—jewelry, weapons, coins, gold nuggets, and most importantly, gryphon eggs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Seagulls circled overhead, while two ospreys piped at each other in a nest on top of a concrete utility pole. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From the Peak I often watched how they made their nests, or beds. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When I reach the tree with the abandoned nest at the foot, I pause a moment, to gather my courage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I have come to despise the crow’s nest almost as much as the captain does. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I took it out of the nest box really carefully and put it in the fridge like Agnes said to, even though I could hardly wait to scramble it and eat it for breakfast. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z High in the spruce tree in front of me is a large nest of sticks and—climbing up toward it—Alice. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina snorted and lay down in the nest of pelts, propping herself on one elbow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her hands cupped Amah’s bracelet like a nest and the stone began to warm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z With blood running down my legs, I turned my attention to the nest on my head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And the fact that Frank hasn’t said one more thing about burning the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For five days the hens held out, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “You say the third chick’s in a nest box on your property and its parents are taking care of it?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And by the next autumn, a quarter of the riverside blue willows had hummingbear nests in them. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It somewhat resembled a peregrine’s favorite nesting site—a cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Dunwing left the nest an hour before the Joseph Bell tolled lunchtime: she had to start spreading the tale of the snake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When the littlest parrot was pushed from the nest, I rescued the tiny creature, naming him Fallen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z As soon as other beach walkers saw the hovering over the nest, they joined in. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was like talking to a bee’s nest. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z An ant’s nest of activity, all dedicated to rendering this extinct ship’s bones into something usable for a new world. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Like he knows just where to find the nest, or any other clues his George needs to see. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He had lifted her from her nest on a cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We wrapped it carefully in newspaper and then in a second layer of blankets before we put it in the wagon in the little nest. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Even indoors Devon was a nest of traps for him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been slicing apart the liver, one of the favorite nesting sites of Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry took him by the arms and ran him away from the yellow jackets’ nest. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the whole building seethed like a wasp nest. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He strapped the nest box to his back and, gripping the lowest limb of the hemlock, swung hand over hand to the tree trunk. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It resembles two nested cubes, all the vertices connected by lines. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The most intensively studied eagles in North America have been those nesting along a stretch of coast from Tampa to Fort Myers on the western coast of Florida. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Like how many times peahens had used a certain nest. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The neatness, the charm, the joy he awakened in her made him want to nest with her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps that was how those young crows felt as they nestled in their warm and sturdy nest, yearning for the sky. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They argued about where to sketch hay bales, the pig trough, and Templeton’s nest, and whether they needed to paint the Arables’ kitchen at all. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z They would still live upstairs, snug in their nests behind the baseboards, growing fat on crumbs from all the food skiers smuggled into their rooms to avoid the dining-room prices. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z At this house and how I can hear her upstairs because the house is a million years old and there’s no insulation between ceilings and floors, unless you count centuries-old mouse nests. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Strips of cracked paint wrinkled away from the walls, like insects clinging to a nest. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I assume I am his enemy until I see a crow sneaking toward his nest intent upon eating the eggs. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected the landscape to be barren and dead but it wasn’t: the hedgerows sagged under the weight of life, berries and flowers and birds’ nests. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe politics and borders were supposed to keep us apart, but David and I built a safe space, a nest where our differences brought us together. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Take a rush from the floor and lean it between the two nests, like a bridge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight floods a dusty space with nests of cobwebs in the corners. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z But Newton’s genius involved defining these terms rigorously and linking them to each other via a nest of equations—thereby launching the science of mechanics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z See if they build a provisional nest nearby. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Inconsistent with the scheme of the other nests, but a nice touch.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Others, like Dorothy Hoover and Doris Cohen, had highly refined understandings of theoretical math, differentiating their way through nested equations ten pages deep with nary an error in sign. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was not that he had dirty fingernails, or anything like that but some large bird seemed to have been nesting in his hair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The young mouse lay back gratefully in Dunwing’s nest and smiled reassuringly at them both. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The nest on its side, the trees all around it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The mother owl was gone, but Auri showed me the nest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead, I would hear the rustle of the leaves of the tamarind tree and the sound of the birds that nested there. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Teeth in the jaws, sharp as any hreshtek, and, in the great eye sockets, just as he had said: carrion bird nests. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As I sulked in the fading light, I noticed Mushie staring at me from his nest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Along the rooftops, more of them occupy nests of machine guns. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In her plain black dress she sat there like a cuckoo that has forced its way into another bird's nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “The next morning the farmer noticed the unusual egg. He picked it up and placed it in the nest of his favorite chicken—the Rhode Island Red that took such good care of her chicks.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It looked so peaceful, yet I knew that over there were hunters, noting where chimpanzees made their nests so they could shoot them at first light. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Go downstairs and check the sidewalk under the nest. See if there are any sticks down there.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She placed the egg inside the nest, placed the nest on her flat shoulder, and climbed up into the branches. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z As we drove, I pointed out the steady series of osprey nests, each at least ten feet in diameter, built along the tops of the high- tension wires. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stop long enough to pull Gale up beside me, and then we take off for the row of machine gun nests on the street side of the warehouse. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I looked at the trees and thought of the big stork’s nest I had seen on top of the barn. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Miss Turner told her what happened to people who went near goshawk nests. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On each side of the wagon are rows of nesting boxes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In March they would return to Poland to the nests they had left. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The mice made nests in it, but it held up even when it got wet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t just kick our children out of our nests.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He drew her up out of the nest and eased her to the stage, where he’d propped the child puppet beside his carved fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The cereal looks like twigs in my milk; it reminds me a little of a nest. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Every March we would celebrate when our stork returned to the nest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The poison had eaten holes through her soul and made room for vermin to nest inside her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for her hair, which was a nest of coral snakes instead of green vipers, she looked exactly like her sister. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She caught a mouse running over the snow and a squirrel that had ventured from its leaf nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I leave the crow’s nest, and burst in on the captain to voice my complaint, telling him that Carlyle’s headless body just walked the plank—but the captain is unfazed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Drifting off into a dream world, Cole imagined he was a baby bird in a nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Us boys used to rob the nest of its bluish-white eggs and blow out the insides. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The female lit on a bulky stick nest where four nestlings huddled. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The one that left its nest before it was ready. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A pair of these birds made a nest in a stunted tree near my house. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, Ella the harpy huddled in a nest of books under a makeshift cardboard shelter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z |
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