so the reason birds keep reaching for the base of their tail when they clean themselves is because there’s a gland there (which wikipedia so cheerfully refers to as “grease nipple-like”) that makes a wax that they use to clean their feathers and keep them looking cool and nice. Only a few families of birds don’t have this.

i bring this up because i want you all to know that any and all characters that happen to have feathers probably also have preen glands

anybody who was a fan of supernatural in 2010 Knows This Intimately.

hey i’ve never seen supernatural and this comment literally made my hair stand on end