Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Dolichovespula maculata

Whilst the birding was slow at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary yesterday afternoon, we did see this Hornet and a Harvestman. I think these Hornets are most attractive, especially the black and white pattern on the tail end. "Dolichovespula maculata is a North American insect which, despite commonly being called the Bald-faced hornet (or White-faced hornet), is not a true hornet at all. It belongs to a genus of wasps called yellowjackets in North America, and is more distantly related to true hornets like the Asian giant hornet or European hornet, but the term "hornet" is often used colloquially to refer to any vespine with an exposed aerial nest. To be more precise, it is an aerial-nesting yellowjacket similar to Dolichovespula arenaria." From Wikipedia.