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Taken at Kuala lumpur Bird Park, the largest free flight aviary, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur's Bird Park is the largest park of its type in the world with 20 acres (8.1 hectares) of free-flight aviary for the birds to enjoy. Around 3,000 birds live in the park from the small and vibrantly colored parrots to the impressive Indian Blue Peacock with its magnificent 5 foot (1.5 meter) long tail.
Peacock is the national bird of India.
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Photo taken on the pool at Himley Hall South Staffordshire...
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Continuing the Kingfisher theme After lunch she has a clean up!
It took three years to get these birds to feel safe with me around, and to preen there in front of me, and this is one that I am rather proud to have got
Preening in mid-air!
Taken at Fort De Soto, Florida.
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Standing on one leg. on the sea defences at Lowestoft, Suffolk. A common and often overlooked bird, which looks striking with its bold markings and colours.
Gannet at RSPB Bempton Cliffs after returning from west Africa, how many thousands are there here?
Bempton Cliffs, on the spectacular Yorkshire coast, is home to one of the UK's top wildlife spectacles. Around half a million seabirds gather here between March and October to raise a family on towering chalk cliffs which overlook the North Sea.
The distinctive creamy white eyebrows were the most noticeable distinguishing feature of this Woodlark seen in a clearing within a mixed woodland area of the New Forest. These prominent white eyebrows which meet on the nape became fully visible as I watched it preening and settling within the grasses.
A beautiful Chilean Flamingo preens its feathers while standing on one leg in the Flamingo Pond at the San Francisco Zoo. Flamingos, usually grayish in color when young, get their pinkish-orange color from foods containing pigments called carotenoids. Carotenoids are also present in some foods that we eat like carrots, watermelon and shrimp but humans don't eat enough of these foods to turn pink or orange.
The flamingo way of grooming its feathers to keep them in the best condition is called 'preening'. Preening is a common bird behavior and most flamingos will preen several times a day to keep themselves healthy.
Seen and photographed at the San Francisco Zoo.
This sandhill crane was preening away and would occasionally look up. All I had to do was wait for the right moment. The early morning light was just perfect to highlight this beautiful bird!
I went to Harn's Marsh specifically looking for cranes and they did not disappoint. I saw about a dozen or so, more than ever.
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A lot of sprucing up going on here , not surprised after all the pushing and shoving for foody bits being thrown at them by some of the people here at Earlswood Lakes . See what I mean in the first comment box !
You would have thought I would have enough of birds after last week and the SSC challenge , today there were swans , Canada Geese , Greylag Geese, Coots, Mallards , Heron etc !!
A gorgeous Horned Lark, fluffing it's feathers. I love the colors and feather markings on these beauties. Photo taken this Spring in Bickleton, Washington.
Notoriously difficult subjects these (or at least that's my experience), simply because they are so incredibly active & never seem to stop still. I was lucky here, as this one paused for a few seconds to preen, so I was able to bag a couple of shots.
Stour valley, Suffolk.