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An adult beaver checks out this years youngster for leeches and other clingers, and also cleans around it`s eyes.
Kingfisher, preening it's feathers after diving down to catch a fish. Seen at RSPB Old Moor last week.
Anhinga, male
Anhinga anhinga
Oblivious to my presence, this individual carried on with its business at hand.
Circle-B-Bar Reserve, Polk County, Florida
It takes lot of work to keep those magnificently colored feathers well manicured!
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Another image of one of the wild peacocks. I'll try not to bore by spacing the rest out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Another photograph from the dozens I took a few weeks ago of this kingfisher. It spent a few minutes preening its feathers and I really liked this image because it's a bit unusual.
My photography will be on hold for the next few weeks as I've broken a bone in my right hand. I'm waiting to find out if it needs to be pinned but, whatever happens, I won't be able to put any pressure on it or drive. As I'm right handed I'm finding it very difficult (if not impossible) to do so many things. My comments on here may well be patchy and/or very brief but I will try to keep up as much as I can.
There is a pair of swans in a pond in the park.
The town is named after a war hero named Swanton. The original swans came from England about 50 years ago.
A different crop. I think I like the horizontal crop better.
It has such a delicate touch with its preening here, despite looking so stern!
Sabal Palms Sancuary
Brownsville, Texas
Jan. 6, 2022
Black-headed gulls roosting and preening on old reservoir equipment at Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve in north London.
The weather today is terrible in Merimbula. This has brought the birdlife in closer and allowed me to photograph them with my zoom lens, albeit through the glass of our room window.
It has been fascinating watching these beautiful creatures who seem to shower in the rain, then spend a good deal of time preening themselves and each other in the shelter afterwards.
This is a female bufflehead. a species which is native to Canada and the USA. This one lives far from home with a group of mallard ducks at a pond at our zoo. She is able to fly but rarely leaves the pond and her mallard friends.
Detailed close-up of a preening hen Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Wascana marsh, Douglas Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 24 November 2021
Like most other birds, peregrine falcons spend a lot of time each day preening. It’s an essential daily activity that removes parasites and helps to repel rain water. I recently watched (from a distance) as this peregrine falcon spent about 20 minutes or so preening along the side of the road at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. It was a foggy morning with few refuge visitors, and so he was able to complete his preening without being disturbed. Preening birds run their beaks through their feathers, using a gland that secretes an oily substance that cleans and protects the feathers. A bird will work through the feathers methodically, preening them all.
Still no reports of any of these in my area this year. This lone bird at Strumpshaw fen was a lovely treat a couple of years ago. He was there several days and was quite social with many hundreds of pictures taken by many visitors including me.
Apparently there are still loads of berries on the trees in Norway so I think it is unlikely that we will be seeing many coming over this winter