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During a hike before his Naturalist's Notebook-arranged talk at Schoodic, renowned naturalist and writer Bernd Heinrich (right, with graduate student and Notebook collaborator Luka Negoita) found an ichneumon wasp. Bernd's father was the world's foremost expert on ichneumons.

During a hike before his Naturalist’s Notebook-arranged talk at Schoodic, renowned naturalist and writer Bernd Heinrich (right, with graduate student and Notebook collaborator Luka Negoita) found an ichneumon wasp. Bernd’s father was the world’s foremost expert on ichneumons.

When Scott, Elizabeth and James returned home to Connecticut, they found a trio of Muscovy ducks awaiting them.
Here's a closer look at the ichneumon, of which there are many types. They are parasitic wasps that lay their eggs inside other insects.
 
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