Re: 400 Dead Pink-ears at WTP, Werribee

[Laurie Living <>]

Good on you, Bob

You got the discussion going in the right direction.

Cheers

Laurie Living

Bob Forsyth wrote:

> G'day all,
>  
> It could be that is that the Pink-eared Ducks have a different feeding 
> regime to other waterfowl ?
> They feed by filtering their food from the surface of the water 
> whereas other species dabble from below the surface ?
>  
> So, if a poison of some sort is floating on the water they would be a 
> goner !
>  
> I am always amused that our Pink-eared frequently circle around 
> closely behind each other in twos or threes with their beaks almost up 
> the preceding duck's bum.
>  
> Regards from
> Bob Forsyth
> Mount Isa, NW Qld.
>  
>  
>  


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