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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