Nest

Cup or platform?

Since seeing Betty Goodwin's engraving of a nest on Judy's blog, I've been looking for "leftover nests" in the wintery trees.

And wondering about nests. (The study of birds' nests is called caliology.)

It's not just birds that build nests:

• A badger's nest is called a sett.
• An eagle's nest is called an eyrie.
• A squirrel's or ringtail possum's nest is called a drey.
• A hare's nest is called a form.
• A beaver's nest is called a lodge.
• A pheasant's nest is called a nide.
• A wasp's nest is called a vespiary.

says wikipedia.

Furthermore, birds' nests come in various types:

• 1.1 Scrape
• 1.2 Mound
• 1.3 Burrow
• 1.4 Cavity
• 1.5 Cup
• 1.6 Saucer or plate
• 1.7 Platform
• 1.8 Pendant
• 1.9 Sphere