Whip-poor-will fledgling (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Whip-poor-will fledgling

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A whip-poor-will that has reached fledging age (approximately 15 days old). Fledglings will be provisioned and brooded by parents for up to three weeks past their “fledging” date.

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Photo by Sarah Stewart

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