I was taking (poor) photos of a fairly large hoverfly (not pictured) when I noticed a loud and very low-pitched buzzing in the tree under which I was standing. Sure enough, a queen European hornet alighted on the trunk. Beautiful insect, and as she'd settled at about head-height it was easy to get a good look at her and take lots of photos. Really nice to see more hornets in semi-rural areas like this! #Hornet#Entomology
