Scarlet Tanagers wasping
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Scarlet Tanagers wasping

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cairnstone

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on: October 01, 2015, 11:13:46 AM
I have been getting a lot of Scarlet Tanagers through the yard and neighbourhood this year, but especially the last few weeks. I have been watching them wasping which I had never seen before. They rub the wasp on a branch to break off the stinger and then gulp it down. This one was wasping this morning (October 1), Brampton.



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Reply #1 on: October 01, 2015, 07:31:48 PM
Cool! I've never seen that before either.


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Reply #2 on: October 03, 2015, 12:22:42 PM
I have been watching them catch wasps flycatcher-style the last few weeks, but wondered how they could avoid being stung. A closer look revealed their technique.
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