John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks stretching and flapping their wings, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Cancalosi / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick stretching its wings in nest in a Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), is groomed by its parent, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.
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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.
Chase Dekker / Common Loon (Gavia immer) spreading wings, Monterey Bay, California
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Ingo Arndt / Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) male stretching, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
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Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile female stretching hand out towards camera, member of the Kabirizi group, Virunga National Park, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa,...
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Donald M. Jones / Common Loon (Gavia immer) stretching, Troy, Montana
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Guy Edwardes / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) wings spread backlit, Great Saltee Island, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June.
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Frederique Olivier / Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) at nest in breeding colony, stretching and knocking chick over, New Island, Falkland Islands.