Hummingbird Hawk moth

Such brilliant photos Janey :-)))

Thanks Annella....:o) It was hard getting him....they flit around so fast!

Fantastic photos Janey well done, give yourself a pat on the back taking them so well :))

WOW so luky to get such gud pics

This is just wonderful Janey, never ever seen one of these, lucky you, well caught:-)

Fab pictures, very interesting I too have never seen one. The first photo really justifies the name of the moth, its amazing.

THats good janey... great pics..... i found it hard to take a photo as it was so fast...

Brilliant photos - having chased one round the garden all of one afternoon last year and still didn't get a shot, I know how difficult it is! Well done you, fantastic :)

Fascinating creatures.....well done for the fab pics Janey.....its some years since they visited my garden......

Thank you for introducing me to this lovely moth Janey. I have never seen one before and your pics are great!

Wonderful photos Janey. I've never seen one of them, they are very much like a humming bird aren't they? You're lucky to have one, and very skilful to get the photos.

fantastic janey, i hate moths but this one is amazing so like a humingbird isnt it, still not sure i would like to meet him though, great shots janey ;o))

Thanks for all the lovely comments everyone....they are amazing to see, the first time we saw them was in Spain and we really thought they were Hummingbirds....there were lots there....they would fly from the flowers passed your ears....with a really loud wing sound.....when I found out they were moths.....yikes...I decided to watch them from afar....Lol!

Hi Janey, I'm delighted you've had one visit too. Wonderful to see, arent they. So difficult not to frighten them but you just have to get those shots! What flower is he/she feeding on?

I remember your pics from last year Dawn....they are so quick aren't they! It seems to like the trailing geraniums, it came back today for a couple of minutes...:o)
Last year it came to the same planters with similar geraniums, doesn't go down the garden though.......

Hi Janey, its was this year ours visited - 12th June :-) I havent seen one for about 4/5 years prior to this though. I'm delighted for you, I think I need to grow trailing geraniums next year. Both times ours have fed on the Valerian, in the wild area of our garden.

Eeh...me minds not what it was...Lol! I'm wondering if they've come up on the warm air Dawn....wonder if their eyes see bright pink/red...that would explain your valerian and the geraniums?

WoW!!

So lucky to be graced with this little un and to have captured such great shots. Brilliant Janey:o)0

This Moth must have remembered your garden, from last year Janey!
Made its way back, knowing, what lovely plants were waiting for it.. you
have to be so still, so as not to scare the moth, whilst taking pic, and
still not move, in case you get a bit of shake, when taking a shot....you have done so well, Janey! `How long do Moths live for Janey? i do not think they
live long, i will have to Google to find out...

Oh well done Janey..such lovely photos...well done ! Can just see you tracking him with that camera ! Lol

Lol Janey, my memory is like a sieve. Funny you should say about the warm air, we've not seen them since we had a good Summer, i.e. 4/5 years. Let's set lots of pinks and reds :-)

Well captured, had our first one of the year this week.....in the garden room, but OH put it outside before I could photograph it, fascinating arn't they?

They are Dotty, first glance you think its a humming bird, dont you.

Lovely pics, Janey, what a treat to have captured this creature on camera.

Dawn your right, OH said it was solid.....

good photo's.

hi janey you are very lucky to get these nice pics i had one visit my garden a few yrs ago but hadnt my camera but i stood and watched it hover about the honey suckle they are amazing to watch well done on the pics

Thanks Ob....there must be a few around at the mo...there was one humming round the bizzylizzies where I work today too...
I think it did remember Fp from last year.....unless of course they don't live that long...Lol....pleased you like the pics...I'll have to google it too and have a read.......
Thanks Bb and Dotty,......fancy it coming in your garden room...I bet it sounded loud! Solid! that's definitely a bloke's word......:o))
Thank you Grandmage and Khayla...they fly so quickly that they've gone nearly before you've noticed them.....
They are so different to other moths aren't they Speedy......and the little eye mark really makes it look like a tiny bird.......
Apparently they're flying in from North Africa......such a weeny thing and all that way!

What fantastic photos well done

Thanks Terry...:o)

yes janey there big make a load humming sound and fast the one i watched was like standing on its end

I get a few regularly in July/August when they arrive here in Norfolk. They adore Honeysuckle and Nicotiana particularly. Any plants with funnel shaped flowers really.

But they are normally on my Nicotiana mid afternoon.

Brilliant creatures!!!

Thanks Andy......haven't grown nicotiana here....will give it a go next year....amazing moths aren't they....:o)

fantastic janey,what a beautiful photo,check out my photos i added today of giant butterflies at bristol zoo.

Thanks Keith......going to have a look at your pics now...:o))

nice pic shoot.im 16 mile out side lincoln you ??

Hello Brad, further north than that....he's been back today, again at the same time, just for a short while..........

i think iv had the Convolvulus hark-moth around here.not shore 1'st time iv ever seen them...im closer to louth then lincoln

Stunning photography Janey!

Fantastic.....was such a pleasure looking at these photos....thanks for sharing.

Pleased you enjoyed them Jem....he hasn't been here for a while now, probably too late in the summer..........