Yes,
I have seen swamphens 'eating out of their feet' many places
around the world, and I think it is a characteristic of the species.
Wim Vader, Tromsø,
Norway
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Van:
namens David Robertson
Verzonden: zondag 14 oktober 2012 7:33
Aan:
Onderwerp: [Birding-Aus] Feeding habits
At Mannum over the weekend I watched swamphens foraging for scraps around the
caravan park. I was intrigued to see that they picked up food, eg a chicken
bone using their middle and inside toes, parrot fashion, and then picked at the
bone. Either foot, several different birds. They never placed their foot on
top of the bone, as many species do, but always picked it up to eat it. Is
this behaviour confined to this particular park or do all swamphens do this?
David Robertson
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