Urban Nature Pictures day 9

[urbpan]

White faced hornet nest from last year, high in a tree in the Riverway.

Comments

[cdozo.livejournal.com]

Too scary!

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

looks like the crows got to it already.

tried vaguely to find the ravens in manchester, but they were not croaking.

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[soren-grey.livejournal.com]

Love this shot. I wonder what caused the bottom to rip out like that...

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm guessing water and wind, over time.

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Neat! Save feral European wasp nests, we don't big-assed wasp swarms here- the closest I have is the 20-30 Sphecid/Pompilid daubs on the wall of my garage...

[weofodthignen]

Oh gods, ick. I see you say they are beneficial insects, and I am relatively resistant to stings judging by my two such experiences, but . . . I would bat that thing down and destroy it if I could, while they are sleeping.

M