- and everyone is preening -
Preening is a maintenance behavior found in birds that involves the use of their beak to position feathers,
interlock feather barbules that have become separated, clean plumage,
and keep ectoparasites in check.
These swans at Lake of the Lily take preening very seriously.
When they are done,
to say there are a lot of feathers on the ground is a huge understatement.
They are so fun to watch and this group were so white and beautiful...they did their job well!!
Sharing today's images with Eileen at
14 comments:
Beautiful birds. They look phenomenal.
Debbie, your photos are excellent as always.
Have a nice weekend:)
Hello Debbie
The swans are beautiful, their white feathers are lovely.
Wonderful series of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for the comment too.
Are those the same ones from this spring? How many babies survived?
no jim, but how cool that you remember that story!! this is a different lake much closer to my home, a lake i visit all of the time. there are probably 50 swans here and i did not see any babies here this year. these swans come at the beginning of summer and stay until it gets cold. i do not know how many of those spring babies at lake como survived. i was a bad parent and never followed it through. i wanted to go the other day but at this point, i'm not sure i would know, i would have to hope they still remember me!! it's a bit further and the traffic at the shore in new jersey is horrible....bumper to bumper everywhere you go. after this weekend, it will disappear!!
They are amazingly white. So beautiful.
I love the raised wing shots!! Lovely stuff. Very intimate. #SaturdayCritters
Beautiful birds. We don’t have them here.
Those swans are so beautiful-- I love to see them! Are the babies big now?
The feathers would be great for a nest...so soft! They really are beautiful birds. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday my friend!
Great photographs Debbie.
I hope you are having a good weekend.
All the best Jan
Hi Debbie!
Your pictures are so real and beautiful that I got goosebumps adoring them.
Thank you for sharing. Take care.
They certainly have done a good job they are just beautiful!
There is great insight in your post. Why don't you check these out too:
Truly African Dating App
Ellie Dating App
Very conscientious about staying clean, kinda like cats! Glad they did return! Beautiful!
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