Hummingbird hawk-moth

Gwenhwyfar · Post by **Gwenhwyfar** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:30 pm

You like my non butterfly stuff don't you

But here goes anyway, it was just an amazing sight. Thought you might like to see it.

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:53 pm

And a very nice shot - one of the best I've seen of this critter!

Cheers,

- Pete

Gwenhwyfar · Post by **Gwenhwyfar** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:50 pm

Really, thanks Pete

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:39 pm

WHATS THE PLANT ITS FEEDING ON?

Gwenhwyfar · Post by **Gwenhwyfar** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:35 pm

Hi Brian,

It's a type of Phlox, not sure which varitey it is though.
I have seen him on my buddleia, lavendar and sage flowers - it was also feeding on the wild flowers which grow in the playing field behind my house, it was just skimming across the ground.

Welcome to the forum by the way!!

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:20 pm

Thanks Gwen
for the info, yes It's been a great year for humming bird hawks, got a blurred picture of the one I saw last week

Gwenhwyfar · Post by **Gwenhwyfar** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:48 am

It's not easy getting a photo of them, dart around very fast.
Look forward to seeing your butterfly pics.

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:54 pm

now I've got a digital slr you will see a lot more of my photos, I've already got some of my pictures on the uk buitterflies web site, I recall a photo of a large copper , a favourite picture of mine. in the original picture ther was a thislte petal spoiling the photo, a bit of touching up in a dtp programme and it's gone
no sign of the humming bird hawk returning, after two days of rain nothing is flying

Hummingbird hawk-moth

Hummingbird hawk-moth

HUMMING BIRD HAWK