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Feeding habits

To: David Robertson <>
Subject: Feeding habits
From: Andrew Bell <>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:21:23 +0930
Hi David

Here is a shot I took a few years ago of a Purple Swamphen feeding  at 
Edithvale wetlands:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewianbell/5269916096/in/set-72157625490977089

Cheers

Andrew Bell
Mob: 0428 882979


On 14/10/2012, at 3:03 PM, "David Robertson" <> wrote:

> 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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