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My Goffin's Cockatoo, Dakota, enjoying her bath on her back. When she's happy, she loves to hold onto her wing. Normally, she puts her feathers over her head, but in the bath, it just seems to be her way to make sure shes gets ALL of her wing feathers nice and clean!
Image size
1200x1600px 1.01 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK EASYSHARE M580 DIGITAL CAMERA
Shutter Speed
1/512 second
Aperture
F/3.4
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Apr 6, 2011, 7:40:03 PM
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Featured here!  May Flock Together Feature - Bathtime Special!  
GET WET!
Bathing is an important part of our birds' general grooming process. It allows birds to keep their plumage in good condition, by softening dirt on the feathers and skin and encouraging preening. Baths also help keep the dander down in the environment. One has to remember that in the confinement of our homes, pollutants will collect in much greater density than in the wild. Especially in small, poorly ventilated spaces pollutants - such as dander, dried droppings and skin/feather mites - can be a major issue.

Bathing is especially important during molting, when birds sometimes feel itchy and uncomfortable as the new pin feathers break through the skin. Keeping their skin and feathers clean & hydrated is helpful to them and their plumage. Bathing is also important for breeding birds, as it helps them regulate the humidity level in the nesting box, which is important