Finder piles pics in a jumble when showing items as icons

Searching my photos in Finder can be a blessing or a confusing mess. If I search using the list feature, everything is fine and dandy, just like when i use columns A problem arises when I use icons in some folders.
Let's say i click on folder ABC in the icon mode. All pictures and side by side from top to bottom. If I move or delete a pic, the place it was will stay clear forever. No big deal.
Then I click in folder XYZ and everything is displayed as a big mess, as shown in this screenshot, which shows several dozens of pictures all piled up one on top of the other in no order. When I click on list, they are all displayed in the proper order. I click back on the icon and the pile up starts again.
As can be seen here:
What could be causing this?
Thanks.
Roxy

While in Icon view select Finder > View > Clean Up
Then if they are not in any order or you would like to change the order, select View Arrange By and change it.

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