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Susan's just *radiating* her pleasure at being with you all, isn't she? Lovely to see.
11 months agoGreat seeing all of you on your bikes!
11 months agoWoah, thanks for noticing!
11 months agoLove the matching socks!
11 months agoGreat photo of you all! Our fly by meeting was serendipitous.
11 months agoNice! I only rarely see one, and never posing.
11 months agoThey are pretty, alright. Maybe I’ll be lucky and get a clearer look someday.
11 months agoWell. What a handsome bird.
11 months agoNice action shot!
11 months agoIt is indeed a type of paper wasp (family vespidae).
Looks like an abandoned nest. When active, the cells will have a cover with developing juveniles and cells that are open with eggs and small larvae being tended by very protective adults. This time of year, the queen will likely have died off. Be careful though, because sometimes there are a few hanging on and they can be painful to encounter!
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/300635-Polistes-arizonensis/browse_photos
Invasive red eared slider. They were a problem over 50 years ago. They were thick at the Phoenix Zoo clear back in the 1960s.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/05/20/phoenix-zoo-wrestles-unwanted-turtles/2264474/
It's got to be a wasp nest. Maybe that particular kind of wasp loves that particular kind of tree. Weird shape though.
11 months agoI was so happy to catch that on video!
11 months agoI love the video of the little girl whooping it up through the tunnel. And a Kelly sighting!
11 months ago
What a great photo!
11 months agoAnd I know there's a happy photographer on the other side of the lens. 🐸