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Hummingbird hawk-moth
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:30 pm
by Gwenhwyfar
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.
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:53 pm
by Pete Eeles
And a very nice shot - one of the best I've seen of this critter!
Cheers,
- Pete
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:50 pm
by Gwenhwyfar
Really, thanks Pete 
HUMMING BIRD HAWK
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:39 pm
by BRIAN
WHATS THE PLANT ITS FEEDING ON?
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:35 pm
by Gwenhwyfar
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!!
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:20 pm
by BRIAN
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
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:48 am
by Gwenhwyfar
It's not easy getting a photo of them, dart around very fast.
Look forward to seeing your butterfly pics.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:54 pm
by BRIAN
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