what is an eagles nest called?

Answer 1

I thought it was spelt Eyrie, but it might be an american / english thing

Answer 2

Name For An Eagles Nest

Answer 3

Nest Of An Eagle

Answer 4

You can, of course, call an eagle's nest a nest. The word I think you are
looking for, though is aerie. The word aerie can refer to any nest that is built
on a high place, usually a cliff, but it is commonly used to denote an eagle's
nest, as in an eagle's aerie. The word aerie itself comes from the Latin area -
open space or threshing floor

Answer 5

The nest of birds of prey (hawks, eagles) are called an aerie. These nests are usually built on a cliff or other high location and if you use the term "aerie" the high or "lofty" location is implied. It can also be spelled: aery, eyrie, or eyry

Answer 6

an aerie


aer‧ie  /ˈɛəri, ˈɪəri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[air-ee, eer-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
2. a lofty nest of any large bird.
3. a house, fortress, or the like, located high on a hill or mountain.
4. Obsolete. the brood in a nest, esp. of a bird of prey.

Answer 7

Even wikipedia is confused about the spelling. If you put in Eyrie it redirects you to aerie, but the spelling Eyrie is used in this article on the Golden Eagle:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_eagle

Answer 8

An Aerie

Answer 9

it is spelled eyrie, pronounced eye ree. it is the name for all stick nests built by birds of prey, however falcons (including kestrels) and owls make a scrape this is a shallow bowl dug into dirt or pebbles where the female will lay, incubate and brood her young.

Answer 10

An aerie