Jen's Eye
Hornets Nest...oh my
Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 28 March 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
This was attached to my lovely azalea bush...so I took a picture and then so gently removed it : )
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Wayne from Melbourne, Australia
Almost looks like a fruit =D albeit one that bites back =D
Great capture Jen!
28 Mar 2007 5:03am
@Wayne: It does, but I assure you it would not have been delicious ; )
Have a great day Wayne!
Dan Meyers from Macomb, United States
Eeek. Hornets aren't fun. But the azalea looks great. Happy Wednesday Jen.
28 Mar 2007 5:16am
@Dan Meyers: Happy Wednesday to you too Dan! Thanks for the visit!
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
Eek is right. Dangerous stuff there, but a great shot nonetheless
28 Mar 2007 5:19am
DTW from Orlando, United States
Good thing you found it while it was still small.
28 Mar 2007 5:44am
Erik Tjallinks from Netherlands
It looks like a piece of cake, but I'm sure it wasn't. Nice bright and tender colours making one happy. As for the "Grote Wielen": in the eyes of the Romans it was worthless, they liked to have a piece of land to farm on, or exploit the native farmers. So they stayed South of the Rhine.
28 Mar 2007 7:09am
@Erik Tjallinks: Thanks for the visit and the history Erik!
Have a wonderful day!
@Craiger: LOL! Good one Craig!
@treeeeesh: I did too before I took a closer look...quick picture and bye bye nest : )
Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan
Yaow, take care please. I'd get rid of that asap if I was you. I'm suprised you had the guts to take a photo of it. On second thought having read that you took this at 380 mm pretty much guarantees that you were at a safe distance.
28 Mar 2007 2:09pm
@Colour blind: LOL! I was a decent distance...it was empty luckily, must have been left over from last summer. It's gone now, didn't want to take any chances.
Thanks for the visit!
Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan
crikey! glad you got out of the garden intact! cool shot!
28 Mar 2007 3:17pm
@Duncan Galbraith: : ) Thanks!
@Sarah: Yup it's gone now...all safe and sound! : )
Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada
nice shot Jen - I love the shape of those things - did you open it up or were there hornets inside?
28 Mar 2007 6:01pm
@Art Monkey: Thanks! No it was dried up and empty, probably left from last summer and I never noticed it because the leaves covered it.
@Jerry: LOL : ) Thanks Jerry!
genevieve from Victoria, Canada
very nice bright spring colours jen. really lucky find too!
28 Mar 2007 7:18pm
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Nice shot, and very brave!
28 Mar 2007 7:39pm
objectif-P from Belgium
oh! je ne vois pas du tout ce que c'est mais la photo est très belle
28 Mar 2007 9:40pm
bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom
hey Jen--the nest might have been dry--but the shot is fresh and crisp--buzz buzz--billy
28 Mar 2007 10:26pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: LOL...you always make me smile Billy!!
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
I always find these things the hard way... after I've been stung.. no kidding every year! I like the framing and as usual, Jen, good eye!
29 Mar 2007 1:16am
@amy: Ouch! Let's hope this year you don't : )
Thanks Amy, you are always so kind with your comments!
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Great shot. At least the nest was inactive...right?
29 Mar 2007 2:52am
@Laurie: Thanks Laurie and yes dried up and empty.
Still from Valence, France
Fine framing. I hope that all was fine in the operation!
29 Mar 2007 6:58am
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
I hate hornets and wasps. This makes me think of that famous seventies B movie "The Swarm", but perhaps I'm just being melodramatic! Cool shot Jen.
29 Mar 2007 4:06pm
@Stu: I accidentally sat on a wasp once, got me in the thigh, I thought my leg was on fire!!! OUCH!!
Thanks for the visit Stu...oh yeah I remember that movie, so bad! : )
m.e. from Encino, CA, United States
you're brave! i would have run towards the opposite direction!
I'll be on a break for a week but I'll continue to visit and comment! Have a great week ahead!
30 Mar 2007 3:23pm
@m.e.: It wasn't that scary! LOL
Starting tomorrow I will be gone till next Wednesday...I pre-posted but I won't be able to comment! Have a great week M.E.!! So please stop by! : )
Mike Cash from Kiryu, Japan
Stinging insects give me a severe case of the willies. I would have trouble working up the nerve to get rid of even an empty nest. You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.
1 Apr 2007 8:49am
Kodak Z650 ZOOM
1/400 second
F/3.7
ISO 80
380 mm (35mm equiv.)