Most birds, large and small, function better with dry feathers.  Very few birds fly for cover when it rains though.  As soon as the rainfall breaks, birds go into a getting dry mode.  For some, that means getting and staying out of wet vegetation provided by an open field, roadside corridor or perching on a limb or structure with no overhanging leaves.

These drying out endeavors surely led to the phrase, "spread eagle" when a Bald Eagle stretched out its wings and tail to allow the precipitation to evaporate.

Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Hawks and large gamebirds successfully copied these t...