Hi all
I have a pair of Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes that live locally here in Hawker. I
don’t know where they breed, but they have been recently successful with two
dependent young in my area often. One was being fed by an adult just a few
minutes ago in my front yard.
Of particular note though, is the curious diet selection of the adult(s). Four
times over the last ten days or so, an adult bird has been in my backyard. It
lands in the somewhat bare apricot tree, and sits observing the nearby lime
tree. After a few minutes it leaps into the lime tree and grabs a Bronze Orange
Bug, commonly known as the citrus stink bug. It returns to the apricot, smashes
the bug a bit on a branch before swallowing it. The bird is welcome to it as
many stink bugs as possible! However, given how bad they can smell, I cannot
imagine how awful they would taste!
Cheers
Anthony
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