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Sphex sp. wasp preparing a nest cell for her grasshopper prey.

A Sphex species parasitic wasp has returned to her nest hole with a grasshopper she has paralysed and is proceeding to construct a new cell wall.
Observed on the salt pans of La Camargue, France.

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Muscovy duck courting a Swan

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A lone feral Muscovy drake on the local duck pond attempting to court the Cob (Male) Mute swan. The swan clearly does not appreciate his advances! Strangely enough he showed no interest in either the Pen (female swan) or the mallards. It's likely he's sexually frustrated since Drake Muscovies usually have several mates. As is often the case with feral muscovies, he is ruler of this duck pond.

Rory Dimond Ecology