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Juvenile male Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) preens one of its feathers, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England
When preening a bird runs its feathers through its beak to clean and straighten them - an extremely important activity for a bird that catches its food in flight.
Photo ID: Juvenile_Male_Eurasian_Sparrowhawk_(Accipiter_nisus)_February_16_0011CrsE2sA
Photo size: 22.5 Mpixels (64.5 MB uncompressed) - 3885x5800 pixels (13x19.3 in / 32.9x49.1 cm at 300 ppi)
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