I was doing a backyard walk-about with the dogs this afternoon, and as the two mutts leisurely meandered (eating all kinds of things they shouldn’t) I stopped to dead-head one of the butterfly bushes. As I was about to pinch off a dead blossom, I was pleasantly surprised to find a Hummingbird Moth enjoying a bit of nectar.
Hubby and I (think more “hubby” than “I”) have been busy beautifying the yard, adding plants and flowers that we hope will lure hummingbirds and butterflies to come and visit. They have been a bit slow to arrive, but this guy is a delightful combination of both.
We’ll consider him a preview of coming attractions!
Backyard Bird Nerd 
Nice camera work! I know from experience, getting clear image of a small being in motion takes mega-patience and timing.
Then you understand how many blurry ones got deleted! 🙂
I do.
Spectacular! If this is the opening act, what is to follow!?
I’m hoping the butterflies find our yard, but they are slow arriving this year.
I see you have fancy moths as well as fancy birds. Much more fancy than over here. Though I did have a tiger moth on my rosemary bush recently.
I’ll have to look up what a tiger moth looks like!
Really cool moth. I would love to see one in person.