This first photo is of a pelecinid wasp (Pelecinus polyturator) I ran across while at a field site south of Syracuse, NY. There is only one extant genus of this family. This parasitic wasp uses its long ovipositor to lay eggs on scarab larvae in the soil.

The next photo is of a grasshopper ovipositing in a red pine tree. I don’t think I have ever seen grasshoppers laying their eggs in trees, I always think of them as laying eggs in the soil. But as you can see from below, thats not always true.

We think he was trying to learn something….

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Green Heron with breakfast

Snowy Egret

Great Blue Heron

Hope this guy didn’t think I was taking a picture of him