Unlike the Finsters, who often take two baths a day (or more), Peanut only takes a bath every few days. He has never tried to take a bath in any other dish except this style, which seems like a pretty awkward way to bathe. I've tried to get him to try out other dishes, but he's always refused. As a result, he never gets totally soaked, but he can still get pretty wet. When he's finished bathing, Peanut flies from his bath dish to the top of his house, which is slightly lower. He'll preen for awhile, which he's doing here — the dark feathers in this photo are soaked with water. Today, after he preened for a little while, he flew to the Finsterium. But that means flying up, just a little. What with the still-damp feathers from the bath, plus the clipped flight feathers, he almost didn't make it. He clung to the Finsterium for a few seconds, both feet plus beak, before he got over that little shock. Good thing he made it.