This area is a 'nesting' ground/place/site for seagulls. [=this is a place where seagulls build nests and raise their young]
Their children will soon be ready to 'leave/flee the nest'. [=their children will soon be ready to move away from home]
His comments stirred up a 'hornet's nest' of angry opposition and criticism.
(..) in the four years I've been working here? Do you wanna know the worst thing? It was when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie's head because it thought that her hair was a nest. Okay, fine. I will call Lonnie. He will talk to me before he talks to... - What, a pig? - A cop! (..)2016 TvShow: Stranger Things Title: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers Season: 1 Episode 1