tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post5923651688201970560..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: European Wasps and BirdsBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-66623484468194762272010-05-25T10:35:54.893+10:002010-05-25T10:35:54.893+10:00How exciting to find this out. Great photo's. ...How exciting to find this out. Great photo's. Wasps may have little nutritional value but I'm sure glad that gulls eat them.Grace Gartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419102652097706549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-55478813322476203062010-05-25T09:53:47.115+10:002010-05-25T09:53:47.115+10:00On the subject of eco-friendly pest control anothe...On the subject of eco-friendly pest control another media story on the current mouse plague springs to mind. How many of us are lucky to live in areas where the residual habitat sustains a population of Boobook and Masked Owls to help keep the rodent population down.Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-18851923292366109542010-05-22T11:59:01.880+10:002010-05-22T11:59:01.880+10:00Thanks Iain. I would have liked to have better sho...Thanks Iain. I would have liked to have better shots of the event, but my reflexes aren't up to it! It's not for want of trying. Given that Silver Gulls, indeed most gulls are scavengers, taking anything that's even half edible, I shouldn't be surprised that they chase wasps. I managed to kill about ten at a recent BBQ at the Waterworks Reserve. I was concerned that they might get into open cans of the kids cordial, with potentially serious consequences.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-4553210060787491152010-05-21T12:06:22.600+10:002010-05-21T12:06:22.600+10:00Excellent images that portray a storyExcellent images that portray a storyIain Williamshttp://anaspidesphotography-blog.comnoreply@blogger.com