Sunday, August 21, 2011

Hummingbird Moth/ Macro Monday

Clearwing hummingbird moth

This hummingbird moth was in a hurry, darting from flower to flower, hovering for a few seconds to sip nectar.

Another view of the moth


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24 comments:

  1. amazing, never seen one of these, or even heard of one. looks just like a humming bird, beautiful macro shots

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  2. Very nice to see a species I'm not used to - and very nice presented too!

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  3. I have never seen one of these guys! Such an odd creature.
    Sorry about your oops problem!

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  4. Aren't they just the weirdest things. They are pretty hard to photograph, I have found. None on this side of the mts but they are in eastern washington. I do have some pics I took several years ago.

    MB

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  5. Never heard of them until now. Thanks for sharing.
    Yes the yellow car. I was trying to remember who posted the the photo of the old taxi. It was you. I talked to the owner. He told me to take as many photos as I want. Apparently he gets numerous visits from photographers. It's an amazing place.

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  6. Well, I've never seen one of these before. Your photos are stunning.

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  7. We have them around here. Interesting little guys and they are very fast.

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  8. Beautiful pictures, I have only seen the hummingbird moths before in Italy and France.

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  9. The colors and lighting are wonderful! So very nice!

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  10. Great capture of this beautiful fellow. As SCC mentioned we have them here in Eastern WA, I love to watch them.

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  11. Great shot - I just love to see these creatures!

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  12. Fabulous colors and light EG!

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  13. A couple of your best shots ever. You are a wizard with the camers.

    Darla

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  14. Awesome capture! aren't they the most interesting creatures!

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  15. Marvelous captures of this beautiful moth... they move so fast! I've tried to snap photos of them and know how hard it is to get a good result so I'm VERY impressed with these! (thanks for stopping by to visit my hoverfly)

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  16. Great shot :D I have seen one here recently but, it was too fast for me. I saw a few in Greece too but wasn't quick enough outside but, one day saw one flying around a supermarket. I finally captured (a pretty awful pic) where it took a liking to Armani sunglasses. At least it made all the guys laugh in the wildlife forum :)

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  17. What is this? I haven't heard of such a critter. But I'm impressed...I can't even get a good picture of a hummingbird, much less a moth. You rock!

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  18. What an interesting winged creature that you have captured beautifully! The colors are truly eye-catching!

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  19. Great shots, they are cool looking moths.

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  20. Fantastic! I haven't heard of this moth before. Great timing.

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  21. Great shot! My first time to see hummingbird moth

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