Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Pied Fantail - preening

This Juvenile Fan Tail (Rhipidura javanica) in the act of preening her wings. Birds preen to groom, waterproofs, clean and conditions the feathers.

4 comments:

Tom said...: Looks like you crept up on it without it ever realising! Nice capture.; Tuesday, 27 January 2009 00:21:00 GMT+08:00
George said...: You got great pictures of the preening bird.; Tuesday, 27 January 2009 03:51:00 GMT+08:00
Steve B said...: Oh, yeah. That's got to feel better! Sometimes those erupting pin feathers can itch!; Tuesday, 27 January 2009 09:55:00 GMT+08:00
The Birdlady said...: So cute - enjoyed his pictures from Sunday, too.; Tuesday, 27 January 2009 22:10:00 GMT+08:00

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