I always understood only cuckoos could eat hairy caterpillars. We have many Processionary Caterpillars on our block in Bundaberg, Qld at the moment. We have just witnessed an Olive-backed Oriole eat five caterpillars in a row. The bird shook each one for some time before swallowing them. There is a bird bath nearby and the Oriole didn’t drink at all during the feeding. Trevor Quested Bundaberg. Qld. ===============================
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Saw a Grey Shrike-thrush with a large hairy caterpillar at Somersby Falls (Gosford area NSW Central Coast) just yesterday.
Allan Richardson Morisset NSW
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