Sunning
Sunning: When sunning, a bird spreads its wings and fluffs its body feathers to bask in bright sunlight, especially on hot days. This is usually followed by a bout of preening. One likely benefit of sunning is that feather-degrading bacteria are inhibited by sunlight. Other possible reasons include converting Vitamin D, and controlling feather lice (either by killing them or causing them to move, making it easier for birds to remove them by preening).
Looking for morsels in our pond
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