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  • After returning from sea at dusk, a pair of yellow-eyed penguins ascend the coastal cliff for shelter from the battering waves. Their quiet ritual of mutual preening helps reinforce pair bonds, as well as conditioning their feathers with preen oil from a gland found at the tip of their tails.<br />
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Despite rigorous conservation efforts, the endangered yellow-eyed penguin has dwindled to a mere 166 breeding pairs on the mainland of New Zealand.<br />
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Ongoing threats persist from both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, consisting of overfishing, bycatch in fishing nets, destruction of the sea floor via bottom-trawling, disease, loss of habitat on land, and climate change.
    Preening Yellow-eyed Penguins_H7C572...jpg
  • Now that's trust…despite such sharp beaks, a pair of captive Hyacinth Macaw preen with a delicate touch!
    Hyacinth Macaw 01_9036.jpg
  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
    Kea 57_9821.jpg
  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
    Kea 61_9908.jpg
  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
    Kea 59_9853.jpg
  • A juvenile kea parrot lets out of screech of appreciation as its parent tenderly scratches its head feathers.  Despite such sharp and curved beaks, the kea is quite adept at using its bill like a Swiss-Army knife for many purposes, from preening to peeling bark, to prying apart windshield wipers on cars!
    Kea Preening 62_9914.jpg
  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
    Kea 60_9856.jpg
  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
    Kea 58_9827.jpg
  • Rock Pigeon pair preening, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Rock Pigeon 03_H7C0260.jpg
  • After a long day at sea, a pair of adult yellow-eyed penguins bond while preening each other's feathers.
    Yellow-eyed Penguins Preening 10_63A...jpg
  • A pair of endangered yellow-eyed penguins take turns preening one another, high atop a cliff along the coast of New Zealand.
    Yellow-eyed Penguin 230_63A5355.jpg
  • Spotted Shags preening at Abel Head, Puponga, New Zealand
    Spotted Shag 24_8756.jpg
  • Spotted Shags preening at Abel Head, Puponga, New Zealand
    Spotted Shag 23_8755.jpg
  • White-faced Heron, preening, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    White-faced Heron 17_4663.jpg
  • Preening male and female New Zealand Fantails, Southland.
    New Zealand Fantail 36_H7C3836.jpg
  • Kaka, preening, Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Kaka 11_9719.jpg
  • A young juvenile kea parrot fluffs out and relaxes while an adult kea scratches its itch.   This rather social parrot is the world's only alpine parrot, existing only in New Zealand.
    Kea Scratching an Itch 56_9820.jpg
  • The Hyacinth Macaw is the world's largest flying parrot.
    Hyacinth Macaw 02_9043.jpg
  • Little Shag, Riverton, New Zealand
    Little Shag 09_0800.jpg
  • Yellow-eyed Penguin, Curio Bay, New Zealand
    Yellow-eyed Penguin 27_9331.jpg
  • Yellow-eyed Penguin, Curio Bay, New Zealand
    Yellow-eyed Penguin 26_9315.jpg
  • Australsian Crested Grebe, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand
    Crested Grebe 03.jpg
  • Yellow-eyed penguin, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
    Yellow-eyed Penguin 07.jpg
  • Australasian Crested Grebe, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand
    Crested Grebe 04.jpg
  • A snowy egrets fluffs out its feathers midst its preening ritual, along a pond bank in Southern California.
    Snowy Egret 104_T63A9129.jpg
  • Taking a brief respite from mutual preening, a lovely pair of Australasian gannets enjoy the warmth of the rising sun in New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet_63A1294.jpg
  • After a hard day of plunge-diving into the ocean for fish, the Australian Gannet preens its feathers for maintenance and protection.  This image was taken at Golden Bay, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 19_9330.jpg
  • Most of its day is spent out at sea hunting for fish, except for when the endangered yellow-eyed penguin returns to shore for a quick preening and itch-and-scratch session, before finally heading into the forest to its nest.  Curio Bay, New Zealand
    Yellow-eyed Penguin 44_5327.jpg
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