Probably is rare to catch this so clearly on camera but of course most birds do
this most days.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel
Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2016 3:27 PM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Purple Swamphen oil gland
I present here what I believe may be a pictorial rarity... a bird squeezing its
oil gland during preening.
Purple Swamphen
JWNR
9 February 2016
Con Boekel
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