"mating behavior"

#13176847

11 January 2026

A Great Blue Heron carries nesting material in its beak and flies toward its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2026. Great blue herons typically mate for life, with males selecting the nest site and gathering most materials while females arrange them, often starting courtship displays in late fall or winter in southern Florida.

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#13176848

11 January 2026

Great Blue Herons mate at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2026. Great blue herons typically mate for life, with males selecting the nest site and gathering most materials while females arrange them. They often start courtship displays in late fall or winter in southern Florida.

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#13176849

11 January 2026

A Great Blue Heron carries nesting material in its beak and flies toward its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2026. Great blue herons typically mate for life, with males selecting the nest site and gathering most materials while females arrange them, often starting courtship displays in late fall or winter in southern Florida.

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#13176850

11 January 2026

A male Great Blue Heron brings a stick to its mate to build a nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2026. Great blue herons typically mate for life, with males selecting the nest site and gathering most materials while females arrange them. They often start courtship displays in late fall or winter in southern Florida.

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#13176851

11 January 2026

A male Great Blue Heron brings a stick to its mate to build a nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2026. Great blue herons typically mate for life, with males selecting the nest site and gathering most materials while females arrange them. They often start courtship displays in late fall or winter in southern Florida.

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#13176852

11 January 2026

A male Great Blue Heron brings a stick to its mate to build a nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2026. Great blue herons typically mate for life, with males selecting the nest site and gathering most materials while females arrange them. They often start courtship displays in late fall or winter in southern Florida.

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#13167818

8 January 2026

Squirrels are seen on a tree branch while they try to mate in Siliguri, India, on January 8, 2026.

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#13167819

8 January 2026

Squirrels are seen on a tree branch while they try to mate in Siliguri, India, on January 8, 2026.

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#13160141

6 January 2026

A great blue heron in breeding plumage performs a mating display ritual in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 5, 2026. Males arrive first to select nest sites, stretch necks upward, and clapper bills to court females during the noisy colonial breeding season. Once paired, they share incubation of two to six pale blue eggs in platform nests built high in trees over water.

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#13160143

6 January 2026

A great blue heron in breeding plumage performs a mating display ritual at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 5, 2026. Males arrive first to select nest sites, stretch their necks upward, and clapper their bills to court females during the noisy colonial breeding season. Once paired, they share the incubation of two to six pale blue eggs in platform nests built high in trees over water.

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#13160142

6 January 2026

A great blue heron in breeding plumage performs a territorial display to ward off other birds from its nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 5, 2026. Males arrive first to select nest sites, stretch their necks upward, and clapper their bills to court females during the noisy colonial breeding season. Once paired, they share the incubation of two to six pale blue eggs in platform nests built high in trees over water.

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#13160144

6 January 2026

A great blue heron in breeding plumage performs a territorial display to ward off other birds from its nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 5, 2026. Males arrive first to select nest sites, stretch their necks upward, and clapper their bills to court females during the noisy colonial breeding season. Once paired, they share the incubation of two to six pale blue eggs in platform nests built high in trees over water.

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#13138364

29 December 2025

An adult cicada (order Hemiptera, family Cicadidae) is photographed in the municipality of Araruama, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Cicadas are characterized by robust bodies, prominent compound eyes, and transparent membranous wings with distinct venation. In many regions of Brazil, cicadas are popularly associated with periods of intense heat, as their loud mating calls become more frequent during hot weather, on december 28, 2025.

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#13138365

29 December 2025

An adult cicada (order Hemiptera, family Cicadidae) is photographed in the municipality of Araruama, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Cicadas are characterized by robust bodies, prominent compound eyes, and transparent membranous wings with distinct venation. In many regions of Brazil, cicadas are popularly associated with periods of intense heat, as their loud mating calls become more frequent during hot weather, on december 28, 2025.

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29 December 2025

An adult cicada (order Hemiptera, family Cicadidae) is photographed in the municipality of Araruama, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Cicadas are characterized by robust bodies, prominent compound eyes, and transparent membranous wings with distinct venation. In many regions of Brazil, cicadas are popularly associated with periods of intense heat, as their loud mating calls become more frequent during hot weather

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#13138407

29 December 2025

Squirrels are seen on a branch of a tree while they try to mate in Siliguri, India, on December 29, 2025.

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