Tracey Ormerod

Canadian Nature Photographer | Writer

Tracing a Name

August 27

Close-up of a bald-face aerial yellowjacket sitting on their nest
‘Bald-faced’: no attempt to disguise
‘Bald’: from the Celtic for a white patch
‘Piebald’: ‘pie’ (magpie) + ‘bald’ (white patch)
‘Yellow-jacket’: also known as a ground-bee
A bald-faced aerial yellowjacket.