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These American Woodcock hatchlings were less than a day old when photographed by Pennsylvania naturalist Tim Flanigan(www.NatureExposure.com) April 19. "Immediately following the photo session, the hen gathered up her precocial brood and I was privileged to watch them walk off into the brush and toward a bright future," he told The Birding Wire. Technical: Nikon D500 and a Nikkor 18-200 mm lens, ISO 400, f/7.1 @1/640 sec.

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