Raptors usually get all the fluids their bodies need through the moist food they eat. But sometimes a good drink of water is needed. Did you know that most birds cannot swallow water like you or I or a cat or dog can? Nope, their anatomy allows them to lap the water into their beaks but they don’t have the ability to swallow the liquid like a horse would do. So, they lap up the water, tilt their heads skyward and let gravity take the liquid into their digestive tract. Watch the birds at your waterers at home and you will notice the same behavior that Captain Mom is showing us here. I made this series of photos on 03/18/2020.
doc ellen's journey 
So interesting–glad for the lesson! I’ll keep my eye on the birds on my porch tomorrow morning and watch them drinking !
On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:12 PM doc ellen’s journey wrote:
> neighdoctor posted: “Raptors usually get all the fluids their bodies need > through the moist food they eat. But sometimes a good drink of water is > needed. Did you know that most birds cannot swallow water like you or I or > a cat or dog can? Nope, their anatomy allows them to la” >
Ellen, this is so cool. I had no idea that any animal cannot swallow. As I watched, the thought came that Living Water requires an upward look because it is hard to swallow.
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