Video Manhattan. House sparrows bathing.
Manhattan. House sparrows bathing.
Birds have a price to pay for having feathers - and flying. Their plumage is like a dead mattress (it's technically dead skin) and attracts all sorts of feather-degrading parasites, and bacteria, in addition to everyday wear and tear. In an attempt to clean themselves, birds resort to frequent bathing, dusting and sunning and preening, where oil from their preen glands is believed to help. They also molt yearly.
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Signed art prints donated by three extraordinary artists are available for purchase in our art prints store, to support the programs we are engaged in. The prints include, among others, "Last Turn Your Turn" created by Robert Rauschenberg for the Earth Summit, Christo sketches of "The Gates,” a public art event by Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude that drew millions to Central Park, and "Manifest Destiny," by Alexis Rockman, showing New York City underwater in the future as a result of climate change.