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.

Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you crept up on it without it ever realising! Nice capture.

George said...

You got great pictures of the preening bird.

Anonymous said...

Oh, yeah. That's got to feel better! Sometimes those erupting pin feathers can itch!

The Birdlady said...

So cute - enjoyed his pictures from Sunday, too.