Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife CROSSING PATHS
Fall 2006

Birdhouse transformed to yellow jacket hive

A wooden birdhouse on Ione Prowse’s backyard fence in Bremerton became a rounded beehive over a period of about a month last summer. These photos show the transformation. Finally, a raccoon made a nighttime visit, tearing off the exterior layers of the hive.

Photos by Judy (Prowse) Buskirk of Fox Island, WA
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