The first time I saw this incredible insect I thought it was a hummingbird. Yet – there are no hummingbirds in Europe! I was dumbfounded.
Luckily, I had a knowledgeable friend with me who explained about the hawk moth to me, a hummingbird hawk moth in this case so I wasn’t too far off and not alone in my mistake. It’s not a very common moth but not that rare either and I was delighted that I managed a few shots of the insect while it was feeding.
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What an astounding little creature! And you captured him so well😃
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Pure luck – but thanks very much.
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Oh, well done you! These were common where we lived in France, but I never managed and even half-way decent shot.
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I really think it was pure luck. I wanted to take a photo of some beautiful flowers in a garden I was passing and then I saw it.
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Lucky! And skillful, of course ….
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😚
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Never seen one, good photo
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Thanks, Alice.
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That’s incredible. I’ve only ever seen a hummingbird hawk moth once. Sounded a poor thing was that at that point. Your photos are amazing. I love how you did as he could slide them back and forth. Never seen the option to do that. Well done!
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Thank you. It’s called “image compare” on wordpress, in the media menu.
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Oh cool. I might try that one day. Thanks for the info.
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My pleasure
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Arn’t they lovely? We often get them in the garden during the Summer, especially on the Buddleia. It is one of those insects I did not know in England so only knew the German name from my Swiss husband. We call them Schwärmer, but now I also know them as hawk moth.
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Schwärmer seems to be the Swiss name, on our side of the border they are called Taubenschwänzchen.
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Lovely capture!
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Thanks, Sue
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