Baby Eclectus preening... how long until "mastery?"

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cytherian

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We had the wonderful gift of being able to see a baby Eclectus born and nurtured by its parents. To see it growing up from a hatchling has been quite amazing.

The male Eclectus does really well with his preening. He takes great care of his feathers. Aside from periods when he's molting, his featherage is dense and clean.

The baby male Eclectus is a different story. He's very rough on his feathers. He has a habit of picking out fresh buds. Sometimes you'll see what looks almost like fine...

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