Not Your Regular Yellow Jacket

There are two most frequently encountered species of wasp: the common wasp and the German wasp.  This is neither - it is a tree wasp, Dolichovespula sylvestris.
I won't bore you with its identifying features but if you are interested, this is about the best ID site for wasps:
https://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds2/insectswaspsidentification.htm
This one was photographed on angelica, Angelica sylvestris.