Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) two adults brooding chicks age 5 weeks, Antarctica. Highly commended in the Polar Passion Category of the Nature's Best Photography Awards 2019.
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Marie Read / Common loons (Gavia immer), two adults and chick swimming on a misty lake in early morning, Michigan, USA. June.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adults courting and greeting each other to confirm their bond. Even with the young chicks already out they often show courtship behavior to each other, Valkenh...
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) two adults with chicks, age 9-12 weeks, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) two adults with chicks,Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two adults brooding chicks. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two adults brooding chicks. One chick exhibiting aggression towards other. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two adults with chicks aged six to eight weeks. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Pedro Narra / White spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) adults at nest with chicks, Sado estuary, Portugal. May
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Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks on nests on the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. July.
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Ingo Arndt / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony with adults and chicks. St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergence
