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#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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#13418907

8 Mar 2026

A great blue heron chick is in a nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2026. The mother provides constant protection and regurgitated food while the chick develops juvenile plumage over 7-8 weeks before fledging.

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#13418910

8 Mar 2026

Great blue heron chicks are in a nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2026. The mother provides constant protection and regurgitated food while the chick develops juvenile plumage over 7-8 weeks before fledging.

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#13305133

11 Feb 2026

A baby great blue heron chick stands in its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on February 10, 2026. Great blue heron chicks usually fledge about 8-10 weeks after hatching, remaining dependent on their parents for food and protection for several weeks beyond that.

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#13305144

11 Feb 2026

Baby great blue heron chicks huddle close to their mother in their nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on February 10, 2026. Great blue heron chicks usually fledge about 8-10 weeks after hatching, remaining dependent on their parents for food and protection for several weeks beyond that.

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#13299873

10 Feb 2026

Baby great blue heron chicks stand in their nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on February 9, 2026. Great blue heron chicks usually fledge about 8-10 weeks after hatching, remaining dependent on their parents for food and protection for several weeks beyond that.

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#13299874

10 Feb 2026

Baby great blue heron chicks stand in their nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on February 9, 2026. Great blue heron chicks usually fledge about 8-10 weeks after hatching, remaining dependent on their parents for food and protection for several weeks beyond that.

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