The largest heron in North America, the great blue heron makes its nest in a "basket" made from twigs, usually placed high in a tree. The herons line the interior with moss, leaves, grass, and other softer materials, and tend to return to the same nesting site each year, though not the same nest. The male heron finds building materials while the female assembles the nest, then both birds maintain and add to it. The helpful male heron shown here is presenting his mate with nesting material—he seems an apt mascot for this year"s Giving Tuesday.
Giving Tuesday
Today in History
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Let s face it: It s World Emoji Day
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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An aviation celebration
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Make way for robots
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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A whale of a picture
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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A day for our oceans
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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Summer winds down in the Hamptons
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World Wildlife Day
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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In the Most Serene Republic
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Mute swan
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Manhattan
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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A path into history
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South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida
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Bohemian Switzerland
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers