Earlier this summer I tried to capture a wasp scraping away at the wooden fence to collect raw material with which to make its nest but the wasp exited stage left as I brought the camera closer.
This afternoon, while checking on the progress of the scarlet runner beans, I saw, I aimed, I succeeded!
The sound of the scraping is so distinctive. And, for the second shot, as I moved to the side to get an angle to show the actual mechanism of the technique – wasp declined to pose and departed.
How beautiful it is.
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2 responses to “Wasp, scritching…scritching….”
Good capture. They can be elusive at the best of times, as most bugs and critters are when the camera is pointed at them.
I suppose I could have approached from the side for the first shot. I would have liked to get a photo of what exactly was doing the scraping – but I suspect I would need a much closer-up close-up feature. I love your photos – your bird ones in particular.