"bird development"

#13471394

19 Mar 2026

A pair of nesting cattle egrets at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Cattle egret chicks hatch after 21-25 days of incubation and fledge around 4-6 weeks later, often in dense mixed-species colonies.

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#13471395

19 Mar 2026

A pair of nesting cattle egrets at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Cattle egret chicks hatch after 21-25 days of incubation and fledge around 4-6 weeks later, often in dense mixed-species colonies.

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#13471396

19 Mar 2026

A pair of nesting cattle egrets at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Cattle egret chicks hatch after 21-25 days of incubation and fledge around 4-6 weeks later, often in dense mixed-species colonies.

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#13471397

19 Mar 2026

A pair of nesting cattle egrets at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Cattle egret chicks hatch after 21-25 days of incubation and fledge around 4-6 weeks later, often in dense mixed-species colonies.

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#13471398

19 Mar 2026

A pair of nesting cattle egrets at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Cattle egret chicks hatch after 21-25 days of incubation and fledge around 4-6 weeks later, often in dense mixed-species colonies.

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#13471161

19 Mar 2026

A wood stork chick is seen in a nest next to its parent at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Wood stork chicks hatch nearly featherless, grow rapidly, and consume up to 16 kg (35 lb) of fish before fledging at 7-8 weeks old.

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#13471162

19 Mar 2026

A wood stork chick is seen in a nest next to its parent at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Wood stork chicks hatch nearly featherless, grow rapidly, and consume up to 16 kg (35 lb) of fish before fledging at 7-8 weeks old.

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#13471163

19 Mar 2026

A wood stork chick is seen in a nest next to its parent at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Wood stork chicks hatch nearly featherless, grow rapidly, and consume up to 16 kg (35 lb) of fish before fledging at 7-8 weeks old.

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#13471164

19 Mar 2026

A wood stork chick is seen in a nest next to its parent at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Wood stork chicks hatch nearly featherless, grow rapidly, and consume up to 16 kg (35 lb) of fish before fledging at 7-8 weeks old.

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#13471165

19 Mar 2026

A wood stork chick is seen in a nest next to its parent at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. Wood stork chicks hatch nearly featherless, grow rapidly, and consume up to 16 kg (35 lb) of fish before fledging at 7-8 weeks old.

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#13470253

19 Mar 2026

A great blue heron chick flaps its wings while standing in its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. The young heron is testing its wings before taking its first flights in the coming days.

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#13470254

19 Mar 2026

A great blue heron chick flaps its wings while standing in its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. The young heron is testing its wings before taking its first flights in the coming days.

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#13470255

19 Mar 2026

A great blue heron chick flaps its wings while standing in its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. The young heron is testing its wings before taking its first flights in the coming days.

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#13470256

19 Mar 2026

A great blue heron chick flaps its wings while standing in its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. The young heron is testing its wings before taking its first flights in the coming days.

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#13470257

19 Mar 2026

A great blue heron chick flaps its wings while standing in its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2026. The young heron is testing its wings before taking its first flights in the coming days.

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#13451593

15 Mar 2026

A roseate spoonbill flies in with large nesting material back to its nest at Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on March 14, 2026. Males gather sticks while females build the bulky platform nests in colonies over water; both parents incubate 2-4 eggs for 22 days and regurgitate shrimp, fish, and crustaceans to feed downy chicks until fledging at 6 weeks.

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