The Hornets' Tree by durleybeachbum
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Description
The purple arrow shows the location of the hornets' nest hole in the rotting beech tree.
Arne RSPB reserve Dorset
You will need to see full size., it is the third tree back on the left

Comments (14)
I had to go to zoom view to see the arrow. And right on the path, too.... hope the hornets don't take unsuspecting strollers by surprise!
Super in zoom. Give that a wide berth!!!
Who would have thought a tree could be so dangerous :)
They need a eviction notice so that unsuspecting children and adults alike don't get a big bite. Looks like a beautiful place to visit. Thanks for sharing Andrea.
those are the worse kind - no barbs on the stingers and they are like a machine gun when they start stinging
Great capture
Right next to the path, too; dangerous location!
I see it lol they are bad
Cool yep I see it.
That is quite sting high Andrea, lovely shot.
I was confused by so many sweet chestnut trees in front of the scary hole! A beautiful woodland walk though I bet?
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Superb !!!!
What a gorgeous shot! Your hornets over there seem a bit more ambitious than the ones I am familiar with: in the Midwestern USA, hornets are content to just hang their nests from a rather nicely-protected branch, but its always easy to spot them: just look for the thing that looks like an ancient clay pot with a hole in the bottom. I like the "stealth nest" better, though I'd also need to know where it is just so that I don't unintentionally start an interspecies incident by violating the Neutral Zone: hornets are protective of their neutral zones, you know. What a fabulous photo! This looks like such a wonderful place to walk around and enjoy all of that wonderful Nature-stuff that we don't get enough of in Chicago. And hornets too! I'm not interested in testing whether or not I'm on their no-sting list, but I have to say that I find them quite fascinating in that "ooh-look-a-pretty-insect" sort of way.
A beautiful place to walk without the danger of hornets attacking you. Had to zoom to see the purple arrow!