Which is the correct answer:Birds build nests in the tree OR Birds build nests on the tree.?

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In this context...

On usually refers to being on the surface of something (a car on the road, man on the moon etc).

In usually refers to being enclosed by or within something (bird in the hand, stuck in the middle etc)

To be 'on' a tree would mean being on the outer surface of the tree whereas 'in' would mean amongst the branches and leaves.

In this context a bird's nest would be IN a tree.
ON the tree is correct since most birds build on the branches, not inside of the trunk.
depending what kind of Birds they are, some build a nest on the tree and some build a nest in the tree.
I would think "in the tree". I'm not sure why (like if there's a rule or anything), but I know it "sounds" more correct.
I would say either are correct as some build nests within the con finds of the tree and some build their nests on the perimeter of the tree.
in the tree
According to the Rule in Grammar IN is the right answer.
BIRDS BUILD NESTS IN THE TREES.
I think both statements can be true as some birds may actually build their nests in the tree, as some Owls do, and some build their nests on the limbs of the tree.

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