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I was delighted to see these three Muscovy ducks on this log, preening away. I won't tell you how many shots I took hoping to get a shot of them will all their heads up at the same time. Alas, this was the best of the bunch, because it's the only one where you can at least see all their heads.
I'm guessing at least two of these are the ducks I'd seen earlier swimming up this little stream, most likely heading for this very spot.
When editing this shot later, it appears the female in the middle is practically standing on top of a turtle who'd been sunning on this log. Hope he had his head and legs pulled in!
Seen at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary.
Another of the poses from my shoot the other day of that beautiful Egret...this one came out pretty well, maybe a small spot or two is overexposed...still practicing to get these perfected without having to shoot at -1E/V....I'll also be glad when I can upgrade to a sharper lens....hope you aren't tired of these yet!
Paying particular attention to the care of its proper grooming, a White Ibis preens its lovely feathers with fine precision.
Spreading oil from the tail glands.
Note the central tail feather just coming in, and the one toward the bottom a little further along.
The Most Cooperative Cormorant in the Known Universe. He let people get within 3' of him and never budged. This was on a ranger-led walk on the Anhinga Trail. Immature -- immatures of most species seem to be tamer, and birds here (the Anhinga Trail in particular & the Everglades in general) seem to be so acclimated to people that they're totally fearless.
A Cul-Crested Aracari and a Plush-crested Jay take turns preening each other. Nice example of benign interspecies interaction.
Butterflies have a very long tongue in the form of proboscis. One can see a butterfly (Brown Skipper) clean its tongue that is longer than its whole body in this video while it is resting on a leaf.
Please view this video in Full HD (1080i) quality and enjoy the audio of birds as well!
Caught this Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) preening against an overcast backdrop at Union Bay Natural Area. The swallow was totally undisturbed by a few birdwatchers standing below its perch. The birders were glassing for other birds on the pond, not really noticing the swallow.
Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 (micro four thirds) + Lumix 100-300mm. Adjustments: standard jpg edits
Royal tern preening its feather. To imagine how big this bird is just look at the young black skimmer standing few feet behind.
American White Pelican preening while swimming. Entrant in 2016 Bear River Photo contest in white birds category.
Photo credit: Sondra Dexter / USFWS
This is the START image for Happy Feathery Friday, Bird Preening Week!
All photos added to the pool from this are in the voting!
Its preening activity was so fascinating I had to take some video of it. Notice the gland on the middle of its back that can be seen whenever it opens its wings, because it has uncovered it during the preening process. This was photographed at Spring Mill State Park in southern Indiana, only the second time a brown booby has been found in Indiana.
Handheld with a long zoom.
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) preening. We saw this hawk perched on a utility cable and tried not to disturb. I thought he'd fly as soon as he heard the shutter (hawks don't generally like me pointing a lens at them). But he stayed around, preened, and canvassed the landscape while I snapped a few pics.
Shot with my Olympus E-3 and Zuiko 70-300mm (effective reach of 600mm, 35mm equivalent).