Cockatoo drinking salt water?

["Martin Potter" <>]

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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