"incubate eggs"

#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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#13451594

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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#13451595

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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#13451596

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.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#13305032

11 Feb 2026

A pair of Spotted Doves (Spilopelia chinensis) incubate eggs in a flimsy twig nest built beside a window of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 11, 2026. Spotted Doves, native to Asia, typically lay two small white eggs in nests made of twigs placed in trees, bushes or on building ledges, with both parents sharing incubation duties for about 13-16 days.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#13305043

11 Feb 2026

A pair of Spotted Doves (Spilopelia chinensis) incubate eggs in a flimsy twig nest built beside a window of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 11, 2026. Spotted Doves, native to Asia, typically lay two small white eggs in nests made of twigs placed in trees, bushes or on building ledges, with both parents sharing incubation duties for about 13-16 days.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#13305044

11 Feb 2026

A pair of Spotted Doves (Spilopelia chinensis) incubate eggs in a flimsy twig nest built beside a window of a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 11, 2026. Spotted Doves, native to Asia, typically lay two small white eggs in nests made of twigs placed in trees, bushes or on building ledges, with both parents sharing incubation duties for about 13-16 days.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#10162242

13 Jun 2023

The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a colourful shy singing bird in the thrush family that prefers to live in the damp secluded environment of the rural bush, in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas and can be quite secretive. The nest, built by both sexes, is a wide but shallow cup of twigs, bracken, and rootlets lined with softer plant material like leaves, moss, and conifer needles. It is constructed at a height of up to 4.5 meters (15 ft) in a small tree or bush, with mango trees and coffee bushes being preferred. Three or four, occasionally five, eggs are laid; they are cream or tinted with pale blue, grey or green, and have pale lilac blotches and reddish brown spots. They are incubated for 13-14 days to hatching, with another 12 days until the young birds leave the nest. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 13/06/2022.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#10162258

13 Jun 2023

The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a colourful shy singing bird in the thrush family that prefers to live in the damp secluded environment of the rural bush, in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas and can be quite secretive. The nest, built by both sexes, is a wide but shallow cup of twigs, bracken, and rootlets lined with softer plant material like leaves, moss, and conifer needles. It is constructed at a height of up to 4.5 meters (15 ft) in a small tree or bush, with mango trees and coffee bushes being preferred. Three or four, occasionally five, eggs are laid; they are cream or tinted with pale blue, grey or green, and have pale lilac blotches and reddish brown spots. They are incubated for 13-14 days to hatching, with another 12 days until the young birds leave the nest. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 13/06/2022.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#4791908

25 Aug 2019

Black-winged Stilt or Common Stilt incubates eggs in its nest at Udawalawe National Park in Udawalawe, about 160 kilometers southeast of Colombo on August 24, 2019.

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#1840296

12 Mar 2017

Animals keepers cleaning the baby's body newly hatched Komodo dragons (Varanus Komodoensis) at Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, West Java, On March 12, 2017. Twenty-one Komodo dragons hatching eggs from March 2 to March 12 at Taman Safari Indonesia after incubated for 6-7 month parent breeding success is the first carried out in a place that has a mountain climate not native habitat Komodo dragons hot climates. Dasril Roszandi

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#1840297

12 Mar 2017

Animals keepers cleaning the baby's body newly hatched Komodo dragons (Varanus Komodoensis) at Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, West Java, On March 12, 2017. Twenty-one Komodo dragons hatching eggs from March 2 to March 12 at Taman Safari Indonesia after incubated for 6-7 month parent breeding success is the first carried out in a place that has a mountain climate not native habitat Komodo dragons hot climates. Dasril Roszandi

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#1840298

12 Mar 2017

Animals keepers cleaning the baby's body newly hatched Komodo dragons (Varanus Komodoensis) at Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, West Java, On March 12, 2017. Twenty-one Komodo dragons hatching eggs from March 2 to March 12 at Taman Safari Indonesia after incubated for 6-7 month parent breeding success is the first carried out in a place that has a mountain climate not native habitat Komodo dragons hot climates. Dasril Roszandi

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#1840299

12 Mar 2017

Animals keepers cleaning the baby's body newly hatched Komodo dragons (Varanus Komodoensis) at Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, West Java, On March 12, 2017. Twenty-one Komodo dragons hatching eggs from March 2 to March 12 at Taman Safari Indonesia after incubated for 6-7 month parent breeding success is the first carried out in a place that has a mountain climate not native habitat Komodo dragons hot climates. Dasril Roszandi

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#1840300

12 Mar 2017

Animals keepers cleaning the baby's body newly hatched Komodo dragons (Varanus Komodoensis) at Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, West Java, On March 12, 2017. Twenty-one Komodo dragons hatching eggs from March 2 to March 12 at Taman Safari Indonesia after incubated for 6-7 month parent breeding success is the first carried out in a place that has a mountain climate not native habitat Komodo dragons hot climates. Dasril Roszandi

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.

#1840303

12 Mar 2017

Indonesian veterinarians measure a baby komodo dragon before they implant a microchip at Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, West Java, On March 12, 2017. Twenty-one Komodo dragons hatching eggs from March 2 to March 12 at Taman Safari Indonesia after incubated for 6-7 month parent breeding success is the first carried out in a place that has a mountain climate not native habitat Komodo dragons hot climates. Dasril Roszandi

Restricted to Editorial Use Only.
Commercial use is not permitted without prior authorization.
Please contact us for more information.