Dad Australian Magpie has a bath/preen (Part 2 of 3) #birds #australia #wildlife #australianbird

After his first bathing session he headed into the mango tree for a good preen. It's good to see him standing on both feet! And using the left for scratching. He did have a balance issue - at 0:52 it looks like his left leg gives out on him unexpectedly. The ankle joint looked to fold suddenly. The ankle is the first major bend in the leg up from the claws. I used to think it was his knee but that is higher and bends in the other direction. His injury is still troubling him. Ah well - he's alive and looking good. In Part 3 he's back in the birdbath. Cheers folks!