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Guy Edwardes / Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) flock stretching at sunrise, Lake Kerkini, Greece. January.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) silhouette, hanging on a branch with wing open to help cool down, Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia, April.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) group hanging and stretching out wings on a branch, backlit by the setting sun, Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia, November.
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Gil Wizen / Female Fishing spider (Dolomedes scriptus) stretching strands of silk from her spinnerets for weaving into her egg sac, Ontario, Canada. September. Winner of Invertebrates Category in the Wildlife Ph...
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile raising head up, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Roseville. Captive.
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick stretching wings, watched by adult, at nest in breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick stretching wings on nest in breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June
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Andres M. Dominguez / Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male taking off, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Southern Spain. September
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John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks stretching and flapping their wings, Southern California, USA, May.
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Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching wings on water. In morning light, Wales, UK. February.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks aged 20-24 weeks stretching wings, in moult whilst parents fish at sea. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick aged six to eight weeks stretching whilst on brooding parent's feet. Adult looking down at chick. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
