Currawongs and Paper Wasps

To:	"Canberra Birds " <>, Robin Hide <>
Subject:	Currawongs and Paper Wasps
From:	Terry Munro <>
Date:	Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:48:39 +0000

My brother in law who lives in Narrabundah feeds Magpies who I've noticed chase down any European wasp that appears anywhere in his yard. The magpies are very good at catching them so it seems wasps must be quite tasty

Terry Munro

On Mon, 17 Apr 2017 at 8:44 AM, Robin Hide <> wrote:

Our house eaves have a healthy number of Paper Wasp (Polistes*) nests. In the last two days, I’ve noticed currawongs flying up to the nests and grabbing wasps, then flying down to the deck and eating them. This is the first time I’ve seen this behaviour.

Robin Hide

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http://www.xcsconsulting.com.au/pdf/Paper_Wasps_of_Canberra.pdf

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