tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354507881889725996.post3370986045161625374..comments2024-03-29T02:11:20.880+11:00Comments on From the river to the bay: ANOTHER HOTTIEanniespudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359929963150470752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354507881889725996.post-27617026118874510222013-01-18T13:30:23.726+11:002013-01-18T13:30:23.726+11:00thanks beamsteria, if you're right you've...thanks beamsteria, if you're right you've put my mind at rest - and i was thinking, these birds can't be so thick they won't drink water when it's in front of them. i should be giving them more credit<br /><br />x thanks wise oneanniespudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359929963150470752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354507881889725996.post-75069527446474013142013-01-18T12:43:41.569+11:002013-01-18T12:43:41.569+11:00I may be mistaken, but I think that birds with ope...I may be mistaken, but I think that birds with open beaks are just thermoregulating... they're not necessarily thirsty but they pant to keep cool as they don't sweat. They have a higher core temperature than humans so you only see this behaviour in very hot weather.Beamsteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593211196574623788noreply@blogger.com