"Well, sort of preening, but mostly you've just got a lot of loose.... feathers. Should only take a second, here."

He smooths some down, runs his fingers through a couple to loosen all the ones that don't want to stay put. And evens out both sides.

"Here we go. Alright, not bad. First thing you'll want to do is have control over your joints, so just... stretch out like this," he says, extending his wingspan all the way. "And then retract." He puts them back together, folded neatly.