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Cockatoo drinking salt water?

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Subject: Cockatoo drinking salt water?
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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:50:46 +0000
Hi Martin, 

Did you taste the water to see if there was discernible saltiness?

Regards, 

Eric Vanderduys
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-----Original Message-----
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Martin Potter
Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 9:27 AM
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Subject: Cockatoo drinking salt water?

Hi Guys,

On a walk last Sunday at the mouth of the Shoalhaven River NSW, we were lucky 
to see a small flock of Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos at close range.
One of the birds flew to the ground, walked to the water's edge and appeared to 
start drinking what would be salt water. I am not sure of the exact degree of 
salinity of the water here , but the ocean is not far away. I have not observed 
this behaviour before and just wondered if this is unusual. I have uploaded 
some photos at 
http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/MandPBirds/library/Yellow-tailed%20Black-C
ockatoo%20Shoalhaven%20Heads%20NSW?sort=9&page=1

Thanks,
Martin Potter


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