"bird" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Feathers require maintenance and birds preen or groom them daily, spending an average of around 9% of their daily time on this.
- Its cage had been brought forward by its handlers and the bird was now preening its feathers in the sunlight.
- White feathers are visible on the rump and flanks when the birds are preening and especially during courtship.
- A bath, where birds can drink and preen, is crucial when regular water sources are iced over.
- The birds then separate and preen themselves.
- As moulting birds preen, they remove the waxy coating, and the feather unfurls.
- Do not let the bird preen for at least half an hour or it will just pull the feather out.
- The bird shook itself and preened a little, combing its feathers smooth with its beak.
- The two birds, who in any other circumstances than this would have been predator and prey, actually preened each others' heads before settling in for the night.
- Cats play, birds strut and preen, a dog sits alert as if listening for a call.
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