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| To: | Canberra birds <> |
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| Subject: | How do avocets preen? |
| From: | Wallaces <> |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:41:12 +0000 |
The avocets strongly curved beak must complicate preening. The avocets at Bimbi Beach were close enough to see how they preened. From what I could see, they mostly their neck so the curved beak was flat on, or slightly above, the feathers, allowing the tip to reach individual feathers. I will put up a video later but attached is a photo cut from it. Steve Attachment:
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