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River bank. Deep forests.
Feeding on bird droppings.
Great find. This behavior is called mud-puddling. They drink from dung, carrion, etc. in order to get salts and amino acids that they can’t get in nectar.
Spotted on Jan 12, 2018 Submitted on Jan 12, 2018
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Great find. This behavior is called mud-puddling. They drink from dung, carrion, etc. in order to get salts and amino acids that they can’t get in nectar.