Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Campari Wasps Again

Photographing a small potter wasp on a wind-blown goldenrod is a challenge.
But getting all the Eumenes mediterraneus down on INaturalist is a good thing. This European species somehow made it over the Atlantic fairly recently. I don’t see these in great numbers — one or two a day is usual–so far. Two years ago, I sent one of these to a wasp specialist in Canada to help cement the ID. Here’s that story.

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