Birds with Chicks in Nature

A diverse collection of birds nurturing their young, showcasing various species and environments, from geese and gulls to penguins and sparrowhawks.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chick, West Falkland, Falkland Islands. These penguins are resident and breed in the Falklands.

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Canada Goose with Newborn Chick in muskoka, Ontario

USA, California, Pismo Beach, Western Gull and Chick (Larus occidentalis)

Malleefowl on incubation mound The little desert Australia

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) female with chick on nest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

ANTARCTICA, LIVINGSTON ISLAND HANNAH POINT, CLOSE-UP OF CHINSTRAP PENGUIN CHICK

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) mother in nest with chick, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) adult, in aggressive territorial display to sub-adult, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chick, West Falkland, Falkland Islands. These penguins are resident and breed in the Falklands.

Lesser Black-backed Gull - young in nest (Larus fuscus)

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama). Bharatpur National Park or Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary. Rajasthan. INDIA.

An Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) newborn chick sleeps in its nest alongside its unhatched sibling, on the tundra outside the settlement of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) mother with five month old chick in nest in Kapok or Ceibo tree (Ceiba trichistandra), Aguarico River drainage, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Rufous-chested Plover female and young in the Falklands

The rough-legged Buzzard chick in nest. The Novaya Zemlya Archipelago

Great Egret (Ardea alba) two week old chicks in nest, Sonoma County, California

You storks in their nests to care for young

Gannet chick with open beak and closed eyes, juvenile plumage, Bonevatura Island, National Park, Quebec, North America, Canada, North America

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) feeding chicks at nest, Andes, Ecuador

Portrait of a Laysan Albatross chick Sand Island Hawaii

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), chick riding on the back. Germany, Bavaria, Munich

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) adult, rousing to put feathers into position, with Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) prey, England, August (captive)

South America, Falkland Islands Black-browed albatross (Diomedea melanophris) preening chick in nest, close-up

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) three chicks begging for food from freshly returned parent, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Punta Cevallos, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropic bird colonies are widespread throughout the archipelago.

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) adult, with vegetation in beak, with chicks, begging for food, Saltee Islands, Ireland, july

Female upland goose or Magellan goose, this subspecies is endemic, on nest during spring on the Falkland Islands. South America. (Editorial Use Only)

Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), female with chicks

Galapagos Islands, A young Great frigatebird on its nest on Genovese Island.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chick, West Falkland, Falkland islands. These penguins are resident and breed in the Falklands.

Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), clutch on the beach, search image, well camouflaged on the ground, newly hatched young in the clutch with eggs, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) with chick, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) chick losing its down prior to fledging, Phillip Island, Australia

Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) female, Gustavus, Alaska

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), a medium-sized hummingbird native to the west coast of North America,

Wedge-tailed eagle chicks, Near Birdsville, Queensland, Australia

Long eared owl sitting on a tree (Asio otus)

Falkland Islands. West Point Island. Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick.

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) at the nest

Common loon (Gavia immer), removing egg membrane from nest, interior British Columbia. The white membrane that lined the now-hatched brown egg can att...

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea) chick, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, summer

Pigeon Chick And Egg (Columba Livia)

Young Wheatears With Open Beaks As The Parent Is Returning With Food - Scotland - Uk

USA, Wyoming, Sublette County, Pika adding plants to haystack for winter food

Africa. Tanzania. Rueppell's Griffon Vulture at a Zebra kill at Ndutu in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) parent at nest site, Mexico

A Lapwing chick walks along the shores of Lake Victoria on a pebble beach, with it’s mother not far behind.

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Pretty baby bird baby bird of common tern on sand Copyright: xZoonar.com/max5128x 4484522

sharp-shinned hawk accipiter striatus with waxwing prey utah, usa

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) with chick, Massachusetts, USA

Merlin (Falco columbarius) immature male, first year plumage, plucking and feeding on House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) prey, North Yorkshire, England, February (captive)

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) chick, North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) chick, playing with feather, amongst cotton-grass on open moorland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), close-up, female opens her wings and takes wing standing between rocks in the Alps, Bavaria, Germany

Anhinga Chick in Nest (A. anhinga), Everglades NP, FL

Egyptian Goose - nesting on top of a buffalo weaver nest (Alopochen aegyptiaca). South Africa.

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Baby bird hungry in the Bird Nest

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus feeding chicks at nest Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus feeding chicks at nest Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg Copyright: xZoonar.com/FrankxFichtmuellerx 21413862

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) adult, feeding on Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) prey, Suffolk, England, May (captive)

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) adult pair feeding chicks, at nesthole entrance in sandbank, River Dove, Staffordshire, England, August

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Blackbird - breeding , Turdus merula

White tern chick Gygis alba, Midway Atoll, Hawaii

Goshawk with seized crow (Accipiter gentilis)

Spotted young bird

Red Footed Booby, (Sula sula),Galapagos Islands,Ecuador,young bird,at nest,on tree

HOBBY- on nest with chick (Falco subbuteo)

Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) adult, standing on rock, Bering Island, Commander Islands, Bering Sea, Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East, Russia, may

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding a chick in a moorland setting, Shetland Scotland UK

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) brooding nestlings in white pine tree. Marion County, Illinois

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax Nivalis Portrait Of An Adult Foraging In Winter Grasses. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, Uk.

blackbird, Turdus merula

Killdeer feigns broken wing to lure intruder from her nest (Charadrius vociferus)

Falkland Islands, New Island, Black-browed albatross (Diomedea melanophris), chick on nest

A canada goose (branta canadensis) and her chicks sitting on the grass in great smoky mountains national park;Tennessee united states of america

Sandhill Cranes

Great Black Backed Gull - chick (Larus marinus). Wales - UK.

Ecuador, Galapagos National Park, Genovesa Island. Close-up of Nazca booby chick.

Western Marsh-harrier - squabs in the nest, Circus aeruginosus

Ring-tailed Lemur (kitten)

Fledgling Nuthatch (Sitta sp.) considers an ant; Weaverville, North Carolina, United States of America

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) mother with its squeaker in a forest, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) adult, at entrance to nesting burrow, Shetland Islands, Scotland, july

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) hiding captured prey, Europe

Stork in a nest in green nature in Denmark

Brazil. A pair of juvenile jabirus (Jabiru Mycteria) rest in a nest in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland area, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

South African Ostrich, (Struthio camelus australis), two youngs searching for food, Cape of the Good Hope, Table Mountain Nationalpark, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Common kestrel female feeding its youngs France

Skua, Catharacta antarctica, Grytviken St Andrews Antartica, at nest

Blue tits, young birds

Pair of Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura ) on nest, Washington

Imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) nesting at Saunders Island, the Falkland Islands

Close up portrait of European River Otter (Lutra lutra) in pond covered in duckweed

black redstar - feeding squabs , Phoenicurus ochruros

Little Ringed Plover, chick, Charadrius hiaticula, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) feeding chicks, Texel, Netherlands

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) chick being fed by Eurasian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Red tailed Tropicbird brooding Sand Island Hawaii

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia), Ijmuiden, Netherlands

Ruff - male in mating display (Philomachus pugnax). Varanger - Norway.

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrhocephalus), Fam. Accipitridae, Two chicks on nest, Mulyangarie Station, South Australia, Australia

Researcher holding an Arctic tern chick (Sterna aradisaea); Flatey Island, Iceland

Young Peregrine Falcons In Nest Alaska

A fluffy chicken

Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) in nest Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

British Shorthair cat - kitten four weeks walking on meadow

Close-up of two newborn Great Egrets in a nest (Ardea alba)

This adult Laysan albatross was trapped in naupaka branches after tsunami wave. The tsunami, generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan, struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 1. Subjects: Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts. Location: Pacific Islands. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: MIDWAY ATOLL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

USA, New Mexico. Gambel's quail chicks feeding.

Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) chick in Clay Nest, Denali NP, AK

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) adult, standing in crevice on rockface, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, October (captive)

Chick and sterilized eggs of Herring Gull Brest France

Six mute swan cygnets on nest in phragmites (an exotic reed) near Neavitt,MD.

Tim Appleton, Site Manager at Rutland Water, ringing a soon to fledge Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) chick from nest close to Rutland Water. UK, June.

Barn swallow chicks, in barn (Hirundo rustica) Lehigh Valley, PA, 6/10/2006, Digital Capture

Black baby bird of Lunda cirrhata Black baby bird of Lunda cirrhata. Commander Islands Copyright: xZoonar.com/max5128x 4507403

Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) at nest with begging chicks, Alaska

Golden Eagle nest

Pair of Southern skua (Catharacta antarcticus) and their chick at Robert Point in South Shetland, Antarctica

Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii) male in rainforest habitat, Kiwi House, Otorohanga Breeding Facility, New Zealand

Common Coot in nest with its fledglings United-Kingdom

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) parent with chick on nest, Falkland Islands

Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, nesting, Spences Bridge, BC, Canada

Bachstelzen-nest Feeding Bachstelzen-Nest Feeding

Broad-Billed Hummingbird , (Cynanthus latirostris) , Sonora Desert , Arizona , USA , female , with youngs , with chicks , feeding

A Wilson's Plover sitting on two eggs among grasses on a beach

Aptenodytes patagonica, King Penguin, king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Penguins, Animals, Birds, King Penguin Falklands head of immature bird

Bog Turtle

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) female protecing fledglings

Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) adult, with two newly hatched chicks, sitting at nest in watermeadow, England, May

European Blackbird (Turdus merula) two adult males, fighting, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult wild dogs, Lycaon pictus, resting after a hunt in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, South Africa

Fairy PRIONS - pair in nest (Pachyptila turtur). Motunau Island, New Zealand. Distribution: S E Australia, New Zealand and Falkland islands.

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) recently formed pair, female inspecting male in courtship display with extended gular pouch, Genovesa Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

"Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) parent on nest with chicks on beach, Massachusetts"

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) incubating eggs inside freshly dug burrow, Isla Martilla, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Mute swan on nest with eggs. Mute swan on its nest with eggs in an urban park. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JFsxPicxFactory xThielemannx 10441081

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) giving mouse to fledgling

Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) chicks in tundra nest with dead mouse, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Hen harrier, hen harriers (Circus cyaneus), birds of prey, animals, birds, Hen Harrier chicks, in nest on moorland, Sutherland, Scotland, spring

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) a few hours old young bird leaving the breeding burrow, shortly in front of jumping into the depths, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) newborn chick in person's hand, Reykholar, Iceland

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) adult male, breeding plumage, displaying to adult female, in pose inviting male to copulate at lek, Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway, May

Western Rock-Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer) pair at nest hole, Lesvos, Greece

Chicken in children s hands. New life. Small bird Chicken in children s hands. New life. Small bird. Little chicken on poultry farm. Baby chicken in poultry farm. young chicken on human hand ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/Alexmak7x 12444226 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Mute Swan cygnet at nest with mother providing warmth and protection Norfolk, UK Date:

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) three chicks, calling for parent arrival, at nest entrance in sandstone barn, Sussex, England, July

European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) adult, on wall of Iron Iron Age Broch nestsite at night, Mousa RSPB Reserve, Mousa, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bird island, Seychelles, Africa

Baby brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus, San Francisco, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) awaiting release, The Bird Rescue Center, Santa Rosa, California

Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) adult female, sitting on nest in rain, Finland, Europe

blur in south africa betty’s bay wildlife nature reserve birds penguin and rocks

Little Owl, chick (Athena noctua)

Inca Dove , (Columbina inca) , Sonora Desert , Arizona , USA , Adults , Pair , couple , on nest , breeding , on tree , male , female , on cactus

Close-up of a juvenile Pied wagtail against white background

Golden eagle on nest

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) banded chick being weighed, Aalst, Belgium

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus). Skomer - Wales - UK.

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female sitting on eggs beside flag believed to protect the nest from raven, West Fjords, Iceland

The Pacific coast population of western snowy plovers breeds on coastal beaches from southern Washington to southern Baja California, Mexico. Plovers lay their eggs in shallow depressions in sandy or salty areas that generally do not have much vegetation. Subjects: Birds; Shorebirds; Threatened species; Coastal environments.

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), two chicks aged 4-5 weeks at nest on hotel balcony, overlooking city. Houten, Utrecht, The Netherlands. May 2018.