> Why only drones? Reasons I can think of are:
>
> - They are defenceless
> - They are bigger and fly slower
> - They taste better
> - It was fall and they were cast outside and dying

Hello,

Martins often catch prey on the wing, drones 
in DCAs, -traveling to and from would be at risk.

The odds are greatly against queens getting 
eaten by birds when you consider there can 
be 11.000 or more drones in a DCA, -drones 
may take several flights per day, while queens 
may take a single flight of 30 minutes or less.

Best wishes
Joe Waggle

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