It's a combination of plants and a feeder.

Their bill is not sharp. They don't suck at all.

They think it's great fun.

They'll be frustrated and so will you.

There are only about 4,000 marine-plant species compared with an estimated 250,000 species of terrestrial green plants. Similarly, of the 1.7 million-or-so known animal species, only about one-tenth are from oceans, with most of these living on or close to the bottom in relatively shallow water.

The plants are in a weakened state. Moisture is the key. We need rain.