Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), taken comb from a wasps's (Vespula sp.) nest, below ground. Norfolk.

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Wasp's Nest (Vespula sp. ), broken into by a Honey - Buzzard (Pernis apivorus). Broken, looted, comb dragged out of widened entrance hole of underground nest by the bird. Wasps re-building nest, which had been raided a fortnight earlier though enlarged forced entry hole remained. Secret location, East Anglia.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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