I found out what it is finaly!! and i have no need to fear theis "Gentle Giants" of the wasp and hornet world. I found out that what i saw was a female European Hornet, he was trying to take a drink and then maybe go for a hunt after. The females get up to 35cm long and is the only true hornet in the US, but oddly rare.
I booked marked the site.. It is a great read.
euro hornet 1
euro hornet 2
if you want to see the size of this thing .. it is just a tad but bigger than the Asian Hornet in the photos shown.
google search photos
you have to check out the first photos website.. every page that I went to about this hornet says in bold to go the the website of the first photo. I guess i'm lucky to have seen her at rest on my hand. most of the sites say there a rare find... they are here but hardly seen.
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