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6 January 2026

A great blue heron perches atop its nest at Green Cay Wetlands in Boynton Beach, Florida, on January 5, 2026. Great blue herons breed in noisy colonies in trees over water, where pairs share incubation of two to six pale blue eggs. Chicks remain in the nest for nearly two months, fed regurgitated food by both parents before fledging.

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#13160084

6 January 2026

A great blue heron perches atop its nest at Green Cay Wetlands in Boynton Beach, Florida, on January 5, 2026. Great blue herons breed in noisy colonies in trees over water, where pairs share incubation of two to six pale blue eggs. Chicks remain in the nest for nearly two months, fed regurgitated food by both parents before fledging.

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#12598722

30 July 2025

An anhinga chick inserts its entire head down its mother's throat while being fed a fish in Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida. Anhinga chicks rely on their parents for feeding until six to seven weeks of age, before they fledge and begin hunting on their own.

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#12598723

30 July 2025

An anhinga chick inserts its entire head down its mother's throat while being fed a fish in Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida. Anhinga chicks rely on their parents for feeding until six to seven weeks of age, before they fledge and begin hunting on their own.

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#12598724

30 July 2025

An anhinga chick inserts its entire head down its mother's throat while being fed a fish in Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida. Anhinga chicks rely on their parents for feeding until six to seven weeks of age, before they fledge and begin hunting on their own.

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#12598725

30 July 2025

An anhinga chick inserts its entire head down its mother's throat while being fed a fish in Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida. Anhinga chicks rely on their parents for feeding until six to seven weeks of age, before they fledge and begin hunting on their own.

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#12522854

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: An adult Canada Goose keeps a watchful eye on its seven-week-old goslings as they explore the grassy edges of a city park pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The young birds, nearly the size of their parent, are entering the fledging stage, growing flight feathers and testing their wings in preparation for their first flight.

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#12522893

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: Young Canada Goose goslings enjoy grazing on fresh grass near the water’s edge in a public park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The goslings, now nearly full-sized, are entering their fledging stage—growing flight feathers and preparing to take wing in the coming weeks.

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#12522900

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: Young Canada Goose goslings seen near the water’s edge in a public park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The goslings, now nearly full-sized, are entering their fledging stage—growing flight feathers and preparing to take wing in the coming weeks.

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#12522907

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: Two Canada Goose parents watch over their seven-week-old goslings as the young birds forage near the water’s edge in a public park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The goslings, now nearly full-sized, are entering their fledging stage—growing flight feathers and preparing to take wing in the coming weeks.

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#12522883

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: An adult Canada Goose keeps a watchful eye on its seven-week-old goslings as they explore the grassy edges of a city park pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The young birds, nearly the size of their parent, are entering the fledging stage, growing flight feathers and testing their wings in preparation for their first flight.

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#12522885

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: An adult Canada Goose keeps a watchful eye on its seven-week-old goslings as they explore the grassy edges of a city park pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The young birds, nearly the size of their parent, are entering the fledging stage, growing flight feathers and testing their wings in preparation for their first flight.

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#12522890

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: Seven-week-old Canada Goose goslings enjoy grazing on fresh grass near the water’s edge in a public park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The goslings, now nearly full-sized, are entering their fledging stage—growing flight feathers and preparing to take wing in the coming weeks.

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#12522901

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: Young Canada Goose goslings enjoy grazing on fresh grass near the water’s edge in a public park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The goslings, now nearly full-sized, are entering their fledging stage—growing flight feathers and preparing to take wing in the coming weeks.

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#12522902

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: An adult Canada Goose keeps a watchful eye on its seven-week-old goslings as they explore the grassy edges of a city park pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The young birds, nearly the size of their parent, are entering the fledging stage, growing flight feathers and testing their wings in preparation for their first flight.

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#12522903

2 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JULY 1: Seven-week-old Canada Goose goslings enjoy grazing on fresh grass near the water’s edge in a public park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 1, 2025. The goslings, now nearly full-sized, are entering their fledging stage—growing flight feathers and preparing to take wing in the coming weeks.

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