a beautiful white swan carefully uses its orange beak to smooth and arrange its wing feathers one by one. The swan twists its long neck to reach different sections of its plumage with precise movements. After preening each feather, that section of its wing appears neater and more organized than before. The swan's feathers gradually transform from slightly ruffled to perfectly aligned and sleek. A family of ducks nearby watches while also beginning to groom their own feathers in the warm sunlight. Other water birds along the shore engage in similar grooming behaviors as part of their morning routine. the bird cleaning and arranging its feathers with its beak