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Published: 2010-08-05 18:57:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1560; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Date: August 2010Equipment: Olympus E-420, 14-42mm lens.
Mode: Shutter Priority, MF
Location: Paradise Park, Hertfordshire, England.
Software: Photoshop CS3
Also in this series:
Ruffled – [link]
Preening II – [link]
Preening III – [link]
Preening IV – [link]
EDIT: 28-Aug-10, changed border and added less obtrusive watermark.
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Comments: 31
Tehee.. We both have a picture of the SAME parrot from Paradise Park in our galleries.
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Chester is a pretty awesome bird. 
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Oh, is that his name?
Yes, he was pretty sweet.
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Yeah, pretty certain. Could be mistaken but I'm at least 99.9% sure this one is Chester.
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I'm a big fan too
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My fiance has one of these. It's mean to me. lol.
Such a great photograph though. I love watching birds preen.
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Haha, they can act like children, including the meanness to people for no reason sometimes. Bless them.
Thank you. I've always enjoed watching too, you get to see some amazing detail when they do.
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My fiance's bird is so great. He just started letting me pet his tummy, but yesterday he went on a biting spree and he always takes his anger out on me. lol. I have a couple of parakeets that are fun to watch. They hump a lot. 
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I love birds, and would love a Macaw or an African gray of my own. But my dad lives with me and can't have birds because they aggravate his tinnitus 
Haha, sound like quite the bunch of characters around there.
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lol. Yeah. I have turtles, an iguana, a dog, and fish as well.
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A real menagerie!
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Yup. I really want to add a ferret, a rat, a hamster, a bunny, and another dog...but my mom will kill me. lol. She's already mad about the bird.
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I love ferrets. Though, funnily enough, I was handling a skunk teh otherday. He still had his spray glands (didnt spray and has never yet apparently) and he smelt *less* than ferrets. I now want a skunk (which I will get de-sprayed).
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I always wanted a skunk. I thought they would make great pets.
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They seem too! The little guy I was holding was adorable. They have really gorgeous little faces. I was soooo close to stealing him from teh zoo.
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lol. I want to work at a zoo. I don't think there's one around here though. I'd love to handle those little animals all day long.
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I would love to have worked in a zoo too.
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I have a sucky job. I think my next one is going to be bartending. -___-
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I used to enjoy it - you learn a lot about people
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I'm not a big fan of drunk people, but I thought it would be cool and it's good money so I thought I'd try it. Maybe I won't get too pissy about it.
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They can be alright - theyre not all gross drunks. Some are funny, others are just pretty sweet (i.e. ya feel a lil sorry for them 
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My fiance has now decided he doesn't want me being a bartender so there goes that idea. -___-
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Do you know any other jobs that I might be able to get working at night Monday thru Thursday from 5 'til whenever? The only thing I can think of is waitress and I think that would kill me.
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Might sound odd, but security. Its not as bad as it sounds, and most jobs are really quiet. And you work in teams, so its safe. Women are always useful - we tend to diffuse situations where men's testosterone makes it worse.
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Maybe. idk. I'm creating a resume online right now so hopefully Yahoo! jobs can find something decent because I won't have a job after December.
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I'm sure there'll be soemthing out there for you, dw
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I hope so.
Thanks for the support.
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You're welcome
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