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Birders

Donkees

(32,437 posts) Wed Dec 28, 2022, 04:23 PM Dec 2022

Preening Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Helene Hoffman

The swans spend significant time preening, rubbing their bills in the oil-secreting uropygial gland near the base of the tail, then distributing the oil over the feathers to waterproof them.

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Preening Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) (Original Post) Donkees Dec 2022 OP

How lovely--both the bird and the photo. tblue37 Dec 2022 #1

Beautiful bird, just beautiful. Thanks for sharing! SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #2

I read it as "Trumpster Swan. The dudes in my head! HELP!!! LOL n/t brewens Dec 2022 #3

Gorgeous! Bayard Dec 2022 #4

tblue37

(66,041 posts)

1. How lovely--both the bird and the photo.

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 04:46 PM

Dec 2022

SWBTATTReg

(24,322 posts)

2. Beautiful bird, just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 05:26 PM

Dec 2022

brewens

(15,359 posts)

3. I read it as "Trumpster Swan. The dudes in my head! HELP!!! LOL n/t

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 05:28 PM

Dec 2022

Bayard

(24,145 posts)

4. Gorgeous!

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 06:29 PM

Dec 2022

The lighting is marvelous.

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