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From: "Fiona Anderson" <>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 14:42:12 +1000
Hello all,

Further to Carol's sighting, on many occasions I have seen Sulphur-crested Cockatoos riding the ?wave? of air a few feet in front of large trucks travelling at nearly 100km/h along the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne. The first time I was following a truck and saw a cockatoo fly above and then drop in front of the truck. I expected to see a puff of white feathers as the bird was hit. No such sight. Instead, about 10 seconds later the bird suddenly reappeared and flew into a nearby tree with its crest raised and in full screech. I have since seen it from other angles and the cockatoos do indeed surf the pressure wave for a few seconds. I have no doubt that this behaviour is deliberate. Maybe a possible future research project is adrenaline addiction in Cockatoos!

Happy Birding,
Susie

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