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Spoonbill statistic

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Subject: Spoonbill statistic
From: "calyptorhynchus via Canberrabirds " <>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:29:59 +0000
I’m at Jerrabombera. I’ve just been observing a royal spoonbill feeding with its sweeping its beak from side to side through the water technique. I put a timer on and discovered that it was catching one prey item every eight seconds. The prey items were small because they weren’t projecting beyond its beak when it raised its head to swallow them.

John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
www.jleonard.net

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