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On Guard Duty

            I must have walked past this hornets nest many times this summer without noticing it. It's about 2.5 metres up from the ground in a dead oak tree which is surrounded by many smaller trees. This shot shows some of the amazing outer structure of the nest, the main entrance is down and left of this position. This particular hornet seemed to be guarding these other openings. At the top you can just make out another hornet inside the chamber. This is quite a large crop as I was a couple of meters away. 
   

Taken on: October 4, 2013

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Hornet

Nest

Sigma 150 - 500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM « less

Sets appears in: • Butterflies, Insects & Beetles

Groups appears in: • Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM • British Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera) more » • Birds and Wildlife Only!!! • BBC Autumnwatch (Official) • The Nature's Best Wildlife Group. • Surrey Wildlife • London & South East Wildlife • Anything Nikon!! « less

Camera: Nikon D7000, f/9.0, 1/100 sec, 290mm, ISO 2500, 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	290mm
ISO:	2500, 2500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
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