From her perch on a branch high above the nest, a female heron (Ardea cinerea) looks down on her hungry brood, pleading for food in the nest below

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Size: 5504px × 8256px
Location: Kent, England
Photo credit: © Craig Jack Photographic / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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