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Short-eared Owl Preening Session

By |2021-03-03T16:07:08-06:00May 30th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was able to see and photograph a long Short-eared Owl preening session where I could see the owl's ear canal, uropygial gland and some extremely interesting and twisted poses.

Preening Cliff Swallow and a short video of the flock

By |2023-08-31T05:43:19-05:00May 12th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cliff Swallows, Utah, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Cliff Swallows at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge are busy catching bugs and building nests but they do take time out to preen and fluff like this one did yesterday.

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