Hi Martin,
Did you taste the water to see if there was discernible saltiness?
Regards,
Eric Vanderduys
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-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Martin Potter
Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 9:27 AM
To:
Subject: Cockatoo drinking salt water?
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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