preening photos on Flickr

Taking time out from nursing their brood both pen and cob worked their way to the centre of the lake and commenced preening. Working the feathers with the beak then fully submerging themselves, this process was repeated over and over until finally they rear up out of the water and furiously flap their wings removing the water and straightening the plumage.

D38K2687 Roodborst (juv.), Robin, Erithacus rubecula. by Jan Willem Steffelaar

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Preening Anhinga by Andrew McCullough

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SE Texas

Preening by M.A.

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Great Egret

Dryomyzu anilis by Wildlife-Landscapes-Macro to Pano

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Regular preening to remove dirt, pollen, moisture and anything else that stick to there bodies.

Great Horned Owl preening by Michele Weisz

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Rio Grande Valley State Park

Albuquerque, NM

Preening by Arzachel

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'Preening' by Malcolm Austwick

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I captured this image of a female mallard duck as she was preening on the river Skell during a visit to Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Thanks for taking the time to view my images. I am happy to receive any constructive feedback so as to improve my photography.

Preening time by Jeannine St-Amour

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Canada Goose

Great Egret preening by Curt Hart

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Photographed in the Northlakes Wood Stork colony and nesting area along Sagebrush Road in Hillsborough, Florida. (One of my overlooked images from a visit to this rookery.)

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Alopreening by heartcenteredmaria

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This is Kiwi. She was with me from hatching until she passed away from a very unexpected heart attack at 10 years of age (she was expected to live well into her thirties).

When you are "owned" by a parrot, you understand a weird intimacy between flesh and feather. It's funny that humans build so many barriers in touching each other -- at least in such a simple way. Ultimately, it's a beautiful, unconditional love, based perhaps on a bird's desire to be more grounded and our desire to spread our wings and fly. It is the perfect expression of unconditional love, something that every heart desires, right?

If only humans could love so simply and plainly, feet on the ground and with hearts soaring in the sky.

Preening Great Egret by Dan Weisz

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Preening time by Curt Hart

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This Ruddy Turnstone was doing some routine preening along the beach. Photographed along the St. Augustine Beach, Florida.

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preening swans by Colin Glasgow

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Preening stock dove by marijke b.

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Preening seagull by Justine Shachar

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Preening Session 0649 by Jan Maguire

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For me, my burrowing owl images just beg for captions... "ah, that's the spot..."

Extreme Flexibility by Harold Feiertag

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Northern Gannet - Preening

Preening Purple Gallinule by Jake Paredes

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Green Cay

The colors of the Purple Gallinule are truly remarkable. I never pass up a chance to photograph these birds no matter how many pictures of them I have in my archives.

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Preening Bald Eagle by Raphael Kopan

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I can't resist adding more of this series… the eagle is on my way to work and I sat there watching him get fixed to start the day. Fun…more shots in my photostream

Preening. by michael mcintyre

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Swan beautiful calm sunny autumn day.

Preening pelican by Fritillaria1

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Minnesota River Valley, Bloomington, Minnesota

Preening Heron by Brian Scott

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early start this morning and the pond was like glass.

Preening by elaine

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