northern English dialect preen meaning "pierce" or "pin", due to the "pricking" action of the bird's beak during preening. Preening is a maintenance behaviour...

Look up preen or preening in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Preen may refer to: Preening, personal grooming of a bird's feathers especially by using...

birds used to distribute the gland's oil through the plumage by means of preening. It is located dorsally at the base of the tail (between the fourth caudal...

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Church Preen is a dispersed hamlet and small civil parish in central Shropshire, England. The county town of Shropshire is Shrewsbury, which is located...

grooming Black swan preening Peregrine falcon preening its feathers A house sparrow cleans itself in moving water while a mallard preens in the background...

Preens Eddy is a settlement on the south bank of the River Severn, opposite Coalport. Its history lies at the heart of the industrial revolution. Preens...

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feathers for preening, which gives a soft and silky feel to their plumage. They have no preen gland or at times have very rudimentary preen glands, so oil...

Garyn Vernon Preen (born 25 October 1991) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for RTB Ebbw Vale. Preen began his career as a youth player with...

Alan Thomas Preen (4 July 1935 – 27 November 2016) was a sportsman who played Australian rules football with East Fremantle in the WANFL and first-class...

eating, manipulating and carrying objects, killing prey, or fighting), preening, courtship, and feeding young. The terms beak and rostrum are also used...

was and whether or not it needed preening, so their presence in penguins may seem inconsistent, but penguins also preen extensively. The emperor penguin...

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posthumous novel. Kitchin was gay and lived with his lover Clive Bertram Preen until Preen's death in 1944. Kitchin’s first publications were poetry and in the...

physical condition of feathers are maintained by preening often with the application of secretions from the preen gland. Birds also bathe in water or dust themselves...

from the side of the bill and traps any food. The pecten is also used to preen feathers and to hold slippery food items. Diving ducks and sea ducks forage...

to groom, even though this takes longer than traditional beak methods. Preening is important to remove ectoparasites and spread oil across the feathers...

used for budgerigars, because of their habit of close perching, mutual preening, and their long term pair-bonds. The budgerigar was first described by...

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of a duck directly around the preen gland (uropygial gland); they are very buoyant due to preen oil produced by the preen gland. They are used when tying...

behaviour involves synchronised performances of various actions such as preening, pointing, calling, bill clacking, staring, and combinations of such behaviours...

as anting, in which they use the formic acid from the ants to assist in preening, as it is useful in keeping them free of parasites. According to an article...

produces an oily secretion that waterproofs the feathers when the bird preens. There are scales on the legs, feet and claws on the tips of the toes. Mammals...

resting. Golden Eagles visit water sources for drinking, bathing, and preening, particularly during summer months. When conditions are heavily anticyclonic...

anting brings saliva to the bird's feathers for use in preening. This helps to remove old preen oil and other substances. The food preparation hypothesis...

Adult male with large bill lobe preening. Storm King Dam, southern Queensland, Australia...

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2. Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky, self-styled ladies' man who is a preening narcissist and habitual liar. Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a beautiful...

the building at 70 Pine Street. Papenfuss, Mary (February 10, 2023). "Preening Trump Revives Questionable Tale About His Role Following 9/11". HuffPost...