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SCC in the rain

To: 'calyptorhynchus' <>, 'COG list' <>
Subject: SCC in the rain
From: Philip Veerman <>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 07:34:28 +0000

Well yes, of course most birds can fly fully wet. Would be quite awkward if they had a bath and then could not move. Rain does happen and they don’t always have an umbrella. Cockatoos appear to really enjoy a rain bath after hot weather. Flying efficiency can be reduced for non waterbirds. Birds that regularly get wet obviously have extra adaptations for this.

 

Philip

 

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I’ve just been watching a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in the rain. It was perched in a high gum tree and extended first one wing out, then turned around and extended the other, presumably to get a good soak.

But then it immediately took off. I expected it to come crashing to the ground with the weight of water in its plumage, but it flew on through the heavy rain apparently completely unaffected.

 

John Leonard

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John Leonard
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Australia
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‘There is kinship between people and all animals. Such is the Law.’ Kimberley lawmen (from Yorro Yorro)

 

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