changing nests; moving to a new nest
Used for birds or other animals that relocate to a different nest. Often implies seasonal or breeding-related movement.
It's the season when swallows change nests.
changing one's place of entertainment; moving to a different pleasure spot
Rare, old-fashioned term for moving from one drinking or entertainment establishment to another. Modern Japanese would more commonly use はしご or 場所を変える.
It is said that old-time pleasure-seekers enjoyed changing their place of merriment night after night.
Standard kanji spelling for the literal nest-changing sense.
Alternate kanji spelling using 換 (exchange); less common but attested.
Compound of 巣 (nest) and 替え (changing, from 替える). The literal meaning is 'changing nests'; the rare entertainment sense is a metaphorical extension.