Black Vultures allopreening high in a tree at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC yesterday. Black Vultures are sociable birds and mate for life: preening each other reinforces the bonds between mates and relatives, usually focusing on gently nibbling each other's heads and necks as the parts a bird can't easily preen for itself.

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