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Apr 06, 2021 04:42 | #3197

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Apr 07, 2021 01:30 | #3198

Pair of Northern Shoveler ducks. They use those big bills to stir up the mud and see what comes up.

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Apr 07, 2021 02:44 | #3199

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Apr 07, 2021 05:10 | #3200

Tasmanian Native Hens in our yard. These are the feral ones but they're getting a bit bold!

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Apr 07, 2021 20:25 | #3202

Wood stork porn

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Apr 07, 2021 20:36 as a reply to @ edmidlifecrisis's post | #3203

An example of the "Ugly Duckling" before the elegant egret phase.

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Apr 07, 2021 20:46 | #3204

This child wrote in post #19219983

An example of the "Ugly Duckling" before the elegant egret phase.

Yes. To me the egret chicks are the link to dinosaurs.

Here are the ones that get uglier as they mature.

A trio of wood stork chicks

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Trio of wood stork nestlings

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Apr 07, 2021 22:36 | #3205

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19219980

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Great egret chicks with mom at left

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So that's where Edward Koren gets his models!

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Apr 08, 2021 00:14 | #3206

avondale87 wrote in post #19219626

Tasmanian Native Hens in our yard. These are the feral ones but they're getting a bit bold!

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Nice captures, Richard!

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Apr 08, 2021 05:05 | #3207

'Tis the season... Yellow-crowned night herons

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Apr 08, 2021 17:46 | #3208

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Apr 08, 2021 19:53 as a reply to @ kd_reno's post | #3209

Interesting. The male has yellow eyes and the female has brown eyes

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Apr 08, 2021 22:13 | #3210

This child wrote in post #19220446

Interesting. The male has yellow eyes and the female has brown eyes

A difference in eye color occurs in several duck species. Probably stands out a little more in this image since their heads are close together.

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