An itch you can't scratch

It's been another day of alternating black and blue skies (more black than blue) and some heavy rain. I had a little entertainment watching one of the idiot magpies. Having taken a bath in a rather disgusting looking puddle it sat on the fence and attempted to shake itself dry and have a bit of a preen, getting into some quite contortionate positions in the process. Sadly the light was too poor to get a better photo.