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This, changing color, mantis is finishing up a good meal and doing a little preening, while I bend down and try to capture the mood, under the dying leaf.
A male Great Crested Grebe preens and cleans himself after catching and feeding a fish to his chick.
Great Blue Heron took its time preening in the marshy east end of Lake Alice (Wisconsin River) in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. I was able to perch my kayak in some nearby grasses for a front row seat that went unnoticed by the heron. Taken July 18, 2015 as light began to fade.
The lake water is crystal bule under the afternoon sun, two cute birds are preening their feathers...
Baltimore oriole preening on a branch in Sunken Meadow State Park. Not the greatest shot but it was my first encounter with this beautiful bird.
As the title indicates this is an image of a juvenile Mute Swan standing in the water and preening in the sun.
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Cruising through the archives found a shot that seemed pretty good. This egret preens while nesting at the Alligator Farm natural rookery in Saint Augustine, Florida. The rookery is home to several thousand wading birds who migrate there each year to nest and hatch their young. Taken April 2008.
Columbus Zoo, OH. This crested crane would NOT stop preening and give me a good shot, so I finally said "Fine!" and took it anyway. Actually, I really like this... I love the lighting and the texture of the feathers appeals to me. I like that you have to really LOOK to see its face under its feather crown. Sometimes you just like a shot because it's... cool! I eventually did get a good shot of him if you want to look in my photostream.
French flaming parrot tulip
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Kingfisher preening.
(Adult Male).iso 400.
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Black and white version. Close-up of a Cape Thicknee preening in the early morning sun. I liked the gesture and filling the frame with it. Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona, USA. 18 November 2019.
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Latin name
Larus canus
Family
Gulls (Laridae)
Where to see them
In summer look along coasts and inland marshes and lakes of Scotland, N Ireland and N England. Elsewhere in England and Wales seen in winter on farmland, near lakes and marshes and on the coast.
When to see them
All year round.
What they eat
Worms, insects, fish, carrion and rubbish.
Population
EuropeUK breeding*UK wintering*UK passage*
-49,000 pairs710,000 birds-