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Secret Nocturnal Preening

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May 22, 2007: It's after midnight, all is quiet, and our peregrines are awake and preening themselves. The daily grooming routine involves "zipping up" any barbs of feathers that may have come apart. When the barbs are properly hooked together, the feather is more efficient in giving the bird lift. "Two groups of feathers need special attention," explains the Book of British Birds, "the flight feathers of the wings and the 'steering' feathers of the tail."

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: May 22, 2007 at 12:25 am
Author: MyWildlifeVideos

Length: 02:27
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1639

Tags: bird  Brabant  falcon  faucon  nature  Netherlands  Noord  peregrine  pájaro  pèlerin  raptor  wildlife  

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PlaylistMania (May 31, 2007 at 6:12 pm)
wow..they sure have a busy day
Silverleaf28 (May 24, 2007 at 6:11 am)
Aw, where's Dad?
Aline5033 (May 22, 2007 at 1:34 am)
I saw that too... but didn't capture, I'm glad you did :-)

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