Spoonbills in paddocks

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Subject:	Spoonbills in paddocks
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Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:35:15 +1000

G'day all

I've seen a few Spoonbills (mostly Yellow-billed) feeding in paddocks
lately, well away from water.  Not much water around of course at present
but I've never seen them in paddocks before.  I would have thought their
specialised bill would be unsuited to collecting insects from the ground.
I haven't had a chance to watch their behavious carefully to date.  Any
comments?

Cheers

Steve Clark
Hamilton, Vic.


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