So tonight I walked out the front door to go throw apples out to the edge of the woods for the deer. We have a little sidewalk across from the front door that I have a long mulched flower bed against it. I did not see this nest yesterday, so it is new. I see not a thing flying around it. It is raised about 1 and half inches from the ground width of it is about 3-4 inches. The hole is centered and about an inch wide or slightly less perhaps? In all the years at the farm, I have never seen a nest like this and I have seen many yellow jacket nest in the ground in the pastures...but this?????? It almost resembles puppy chow with a hole in the center...and no, my dog was not in that area.,..or any other dog. HELP!
Would a hummingbird do that?
Meanwhile I am going to be watching it with binoculars in the morning to see what the heck made it.
We have the colorful striped skinks here too. And some other frogs that cling to windows. This is what I call the Buddha frog because he sits on his hands and looks like a little rotund Buddha.
and a couple that were out for a hot date on my office window.
and one other version of the thumbnail frog... or perhaps I should name him the pinkie frog,
Too bad you don't have a picture of George, @AndieK .
I believe you. I squashed it weeks ago and it has not returned nor are there any other around. I did google it and it DOES look like crayfish hole. I was SO SCARED the things would be everywhere in the yard, but they are not, for now 
