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Photos from Bur Oak Trail in Birds Hill Park on 2011-May08:
note: the black winged-insect appears to have coilable antennae; 4 of the 5 photos show it with partially coiled antennae; it demonstrated a digging
ability; the distinctively corrogated wings (photo 17785) suggest a Scoliid wasp;
Doris Ames suggested Braconid wasp based on the coiling up of antennae; she revised her choice to Spring tiphia wasp (Tiphia vernalis) based on the adult being active
in the springtime, and that's how I've labelled them
(also considered Scoliid wasp (Scoliidae sp), Braconid wasp (Braconidae sp), Thread-waisted wasp (Sphecidae), and Parasitic wasp (Vespoidea sp));
Doris also noticed that an old photo (20050505/07811_erC) looks to be of Braconid wasp cocoons, now so labelled;
Photos from South Drive in Birds Hill Park on 2011-May08:
Photos from Sunnyside Cemetary near Birds Hill Park on 2011-May08:
Photos from Hazelridge Road southwest of Birds Hill Park on 2011-May08: