Click On Icon In Dock And Icon's Appearance Changes?

I am sure this didn't happen before but can't be certain.
When I click on an icon in the right hand section of the Dock, the icon loses its image and has a generic transparent appearance with a downward pointing triangle whilst the contents are being displayed.
Take a look at the screenshot where I have clicked on my User Icon which normally looks like a little house.
The same thing happens to any of the folder icons and I'm sure it didn't do it before?
Any suggestions or explanations . . . . . . or is it all perfectly normal?

Thanks for both your replies.
It happens with both Fan and Grid View as you mentioned, together with Auto.
It doesn't occur when you open in finder or use List View.
So it appears that it is perfectly normal and I must have been looking at it for the past year without it registering in my brain . . . . what's left of it!

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