Extreme cuteness - extremely closeup - these recently hatched Great Blue Heron chicks are irresistible! With hardly any feathers the parents must shield them from the sun on an 88 degree day in Florida in late March. Later in the video both parents feed the chick. Can there be any doubt birds are the living ancestors of flying dinosaurs?

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