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Hi Paul,
Me too (think it might have been a Grey
Currawong).
A few years ago I noticed a Grey Currawong
fossicking among forest litter while I was searching for a particular plant
in Black Mtn Reserve. I kept an eye on the bird while I continued
searching for the plant. After a while it found a centipede and
flew off with it. A couple of minutes later it was
back, resumed searching and flew off with another centipede in the
same direction. This happened a third time. When I finished there I
headed in the direction the currawong had flown and soon heard some fledgelings
begging. The adult currawong landed beside one of them and stuffed a
centipede down it's throat. I marvelled at these birds eating those nasty
critters that can give Homo sapiens an excrutiating nip.
Cheers
Peter O.
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