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The pair have nested at Careys Secret Garden since 2022.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The charity leading the breeding project said the pair's arrival was "brilliant news" and hopes a second pair who nested for the first time in 2025 will also return.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Yurok wildlife officials say this behavior suggests the pair are tending to an egg in the tribe’s Northern California homeland, where they haven’t nested for more than a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
The Palisades is nested against a mountain range filled with dried-out flora, making it an “extreme” fire risk, according to an official state threat assessment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The long pheasant feathers made it appear that a large bird had nested and died up there.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
