Much Ado About Bluebottles
Obviously not big on preening, their owner had let them fade into a mish-mash of dingy hues. tr'lia identified reds, browns and purples through the grime. "hello," she said. "and a good morning to you, my dear!"
Reward of the Hunt
\>the preening stops. \>the last one, then. i see. \>i reach up, weave my fingers through the neck feathers at the base of her head, and begin to scratch downwards toward her body.
Chance Encounter with a Dragon
I'd have to preen them all out to get most of the water out and then lay out in the sun to try completely, but hopefully my intended prey would realize that too and see me as less of a threat, be more likely to hang around and talk to me.
Rebirth ch21
The boy happily preened at that comment. 'if it were yours that is.' he instantly lost his preening look then stared at me slack jawed as i pointed to my head. "quickly geodude, your fastest rollout!" the boy said in a most urgent tone. "dude!"
The Daily Ritual
As jade continued to venture on his body, jerrith began purring from his chest, looking down with half-closed eyes at his son preening his hide slicky clean.
Legends of Hyrule: The Minstrel's Madam
Shadi padded along beside him happily, letting the bird preen for a moment as she looked up at him with an eager anticipation. "it's one of my favorite stories."
[COM-26] Fencehopping Folly
Ceylon flutter hopped back off the fence to keep nuzzling and preening at the canine, clearly desperate for attention in any form.
Birthing Breakfast
Reaching over her shoulder, she yanked loose a stray feather, preening smugly as he watched her, blinking slowly and altogether unmoving. she shook herself, stretched out both wings, and cocked her beak at the male.
Charm School Interlude: Humbling
"y'know, i forgot how good you are at this," charlotte preened, taking a sip from her water as heather ate her out. "shame you're always so uptight about getting under me. but we could all use a humbling every now and then, hmmm?"
Stud Duty
And he intended to do just that, staying balls-deep inside his chosen hen as she crooned to him and tried to crane her head around to preen his feathers.
Merlin's Revenge Chapter 18
A little bewildered at the actions she was taking but almost overwhelmed at how good it felt anna sat in the high ferris-wheel cab and started preening like a bird.
A griffon's petting
She knew she would have to preen her feathers extra well in the morning to make up for how they had been displaced, but it was worth it.