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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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#13182774
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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#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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#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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#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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#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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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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#12543455
10 July 2025
A Baya Weaver Bird builds its nest on the branches of a tree in Morigaon District, Assam, India, on July 10, 2025.
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10 July 2025
A Baya Weaver Bird builds its nest on the branches of a tree in Morigaon District, Assam, India, on July 10, 2025.
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10 July 2025
A Baya Weaver Bird builds its nest on the branches of a tree in Morigaon District, Assam, India, on July 10, 2025.
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#12527014
4 July 2025
Purple Martins are seen in a colony at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. These social swallows perform graceful aerial displays as they hunt insects.
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#11982974
26 January 2025
Otago shags rest in their colony in Oamaru in Dunedin, New Zealand, on January 22, 2025. Otago shags are large marine shags with variable plumage, found only on the southeastern South Island in New Zealand.
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#11982982
26 January 2025
Otago shags rest in their colony in Oamaru in Dunedin, New Zealand, on January 22, 2025. Otago shags are large marine shags with variable plumage, found only on the southeastern South Island in New Zealand.
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#11982983
26 January 2025
Otago shags rest in their colony in Oamaru in Dunedin, New Zealand, on January 22, 2025. Otago shags are large marine shags with variable plumage, found only on the southeastern South Island in New Zealand.
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