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#13557156
10 Apr 2026
A wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) carries a piece of wood in its beak to build its nest in Clonas-sur-Vareze, France, on april 10, 2026, during the breeding season.
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#13557157
10 Apr 2026
A wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) carries a piece of wood in its beak during flight to build its nest in an olive tree in Clonas-sur-Vareze, France, on april 10, 2026, during the breeding season.
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#13557158
10 Apr 2026
A wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) carries a piece of wood in its beak during flight to build its nest in an olive tree in Clonas-sur-Vareze, France, during the breeding season.
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#13557162
10 Apr 2026
A wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) carries a piece of wood in its beak during flight to build its nest in an olive tree in Clonas-sur-Vareze, France, during the breeding season.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#13239596
25 Jan 2026
A wood stork carries nesting material back to its nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 25, 2026. The wood stork is the only stork species that breeds in the United States and is known for using its sensitive bill to catch fish by touch in murky waters.
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#13239597
25 Jan 2026
A wood stork carries nesting material back to its nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 25, 2026. The wood stork is the only stork species that breeds in the United States and is known for using its sensitive bill to catch fish by touch in murky waters.
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#13239598
25 Jan 2026
A wood stork carries nesting material back to its nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 25, 2026. The wood stork is the only stork species that breeds in the United States and is known for using its sensitive bill to catch fish by touch in murky waters.
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#13239599
25 Jan 2026
A wood stork carries nesting material back to its nest in Delray Beach, Florida, on January 25, 2026. The wood stork is the only stork species that breeds in the United States and is known for using its sensitive bill to catch fish by touch in murky waters.
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#13182774
11 Jan 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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