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11 January 2026
A male great blue heron tucks his beak around the female's neck in a courtship gesture as the pair collaborates on building their nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 11, 2026. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13182773
11 January 2026
A male great blue heron passes nesting material to his mate as the pair builds their nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 11, 2026. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13182772
11 January 2026
A pair of great blue herons stands atop the nest they build together in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 11, 2026. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13181687
11 January 2026
A male great blue heron passes nesting material to his mate as the pair builds their nest in Delray Beach, Florida. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13181683
11 January 2026
A great blue heron flies toward its nest with a beak full of fresh nesting material at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13181684
11 January 2026
A great blue heron flies toward its nest with a beak full of fresh nesting material at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13181685
11 January 2026
A great blue heron flies toward its nest with a beak full of fresh nesting material at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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#13181686
11 January 2026
A great blue heron flies toward its nest with a beak full of fresh nesting material at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is one of Florida's premier birding hotspots.
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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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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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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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#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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#13150633
3 January 2026
A pair of great blue herons stands beside their nest at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida, on January 2, 2025. Great blue herons, North America's largest herons, can have wingspans of up to 6 feet and often return to the same nesting sites year after year.
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#13150634
3 January 2026
A pair of great blue herons stands beside their nest at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida, on January 2, 2025. Great blue herons, North America's largest herons, can have wingspans of up to 6 feet and often return to the same nesting sites year after year.
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#13150635
3 January 2026
A pair of great blue herons stands beside their nest at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida, on January 2, 2025. Great blue herons, North America's largest herons, can have wingspans of up to 6 feet and often return to the same nesting sites year after year.
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#13146524
1 January 2026
A roseate spoonbill and a great egret perch on a tree at the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 31, 2025. These two species often coexist in mixed-species colonies called rookeries, where they share nesting space in trees or shrubs to benefit from mutual protection against predators.
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