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RE: Competition #3 - Zoomed Picture - Guess & Win

in #contest7 years ago (edited)

This is a young seagul (Larus argentatus), in norwegian commonly called "Gråmåke" bending its neck to preen/clean its feathers with its beak.

It does this to maintain the feathers ability to repel water.
Quite important for a bird that spends so much time swimming on the ocean