High in a pine tree and against a powder blue sky, a great blue heron prominently guards its nest. A second heron can be seen peaking through the nes

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High in a pine tree and against a powder blue sky, a great blue heron prominently guards its nest. A second heron can be seen peaking through the nest branches.

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Photo credit: © Mike Truchon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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