burrow nesting
Subterranean den raising
Burrow nesting describes birds that lay eggs and raise young in underground tunnels rather than open nests.
Some species dig their own burrows; others occupy abandoned mammal holes or natural cavities.
Puffins, kingfishers, and burrowing owls are burrow nesters.
The practice offers protection from predators and weather extremes.
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- diggingRemoving earth below
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- soil compositionComponents within ground
- cavityEmpty space within
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- brood carenest building, incubation, brooding, parental care, maternal care