Greater Coucal preening

The greater coucal  (Centropus sinensis bubutus), preening

secondary feather falls off

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Success pick up

 

The Purple Heron in a Coconut Tree

I'm lucky to see this secretive bird in an open area. It perched on the midrib of a coconut tree for about 15 minutes, sunning, preening, and looking at the small stream.

The Purple heron (Ardea purpurea manilensis)

preening and plucking a down feather

jumping into a stream  to catch a fish

Happy bird

FROM WIKIPEDIA

It is a secretive bird, spending less time in the open than the grey heron and tending to skulk in reed beds. Its long toes mean it can walk on floating vegetation, and sometimes walks over the bushes in the same way, not attempting to grip the branches. It seldom perches in trees, preferring more terrestrial sites to rest.

wiggle its wings

 

The picture above by: Alexis Lours, using Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Sigma 150-600mm lens.

 A purple heron (Ardea purpurea purpura) in flight in Gennevilliers, France.

The picture below by me: 5D Mark IV with Canon 400mm f5.6

fly-pass over the Sungai Lui river

Baya Weaver in action, Aksi Ciak Tempua

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus).  Male with yellow cap.
In act of preening

Sucking his own toe  ;)

Scratching his head - my head is itchy. Look at that debris,  see how dirty my head is, got head lice. haha!

Female below, nibbling the grass stalk

Parakeet at Hari Raya - Bayan Nuri

Burung Bayan Nuri
Just back from short raya holiday, and start working today.
Hari Raya Aidil-Fitri never stop me from bird photography. I got this at 10.08am, just after raya prayer at my mother-in law's backyard.
This Long-tailed Parakeet always show-up during Raya holiday (the same species I captured last raya holiday)

Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda), female (left) and male (right).

Have a look for more bird pictures at the Bird Photography Weekly @ Birdfreak.

Preening

Little Egret & Pond Heron ~ Preening

Pond Heron ~ Preening

Preening with beak.
This Heron was spending his time preening and stretching his wings.










Birds preen to maintain their feathers, to keep themselves warm and dry, to remove parasites, and to strengthen relationship
(Ref: here and here)









Preening with claws

Common Myna Preening

Common Myna Preening its plumage

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