While walking on the spur of the trail that ends up at the old railway station, I was surprised to see this Bald-faced Hornets' nest hanging in a hawthorn tree alongside the trail. I don't know why I hadn't noticed it before; perhaps because it was a cloudy morning, it was more evident. These hornets, actually a kind of wasp, are the ones that make this style of paper nest. Bald-faced hornets are beneficial, killing great numbers of flies and even other wasps, apparently. But yes, they will defend their nest if it is disturbed.
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