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Cormorant preening in morning light...
Chincoteague NWR, VA 2010
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Socially facilitated preening.
As the number of individuals increases, the likelihood that at least one will happen to preen will increase, perhaps allowing preening to spread more frequently to neighbours. With increased density, individuals are also in closer visual contact with each other. Socially facilitated preening may be common to group-living birds. Preening appeared to spread from neighbour to neighbour, and is more synchronous than expected by chance.
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus roseus
I’m amazed at how birds with a big schnoz – whether tiny hummingbirds or enormous white pelicans like these – manage to preen themselves. Surely there must be parts beyond reach?
Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium californicum)
This little guy was very obliging. We were able to walk all around it and underneath it without a care from the owl. It had just fed recently as can be seen by the blood and entrails sticking to it's beak. Little pygmy devils, those talons are very fierce! It began to preen shortly after it fluffed up as it is in this image. Difficult conditions to photograpgh due to the harsh sky conditions and the snowy background, very bright had to push 2 stops to expose it properly!
Havillah Road. Havillah. Okanogan County, Washington State.
January 31, 2010.
Taken with a Canon EOS 50D and a Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM lens with a Canon 1.4x II Extender
A Royal Tern (Sterna Maxima) delicately preening each of it's precious flight feathers, on the beach in front of Hotel Del Coronado.
(Their necks are extremely bright in direct sun. It took some post-processing work to kill most of the glare!)
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As you can see this Black-crowned Night Heron (BCNH) was showing off his/her beautiful "BC" while simultaneously preening and sneaking a peek at the photographer!!
Seen in a tree near Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, CA
Mourning Dove preening in the sunshine this afternoon in our backyard in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. 16 Dec 2018.
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These swans stayed in this shallow water in a quiet corner of the harbour for a long time, washing, preening and fluffing their feathers. This is pretty much as I took it. I used levels to adjust the highlights a little.
Preening is one of the vital bird behaviours that determine the hygiene and health of the avians. Every bird has to perform this on a daily basis. The frequency and time depends on the species, habits, habitats, food and size of birds.
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird.