A black-crowned night heron chick, Nycticorax nycticorax, that fell out of its nest.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Santa Barbara, California.
Photo credit: © Rich Reid / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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