Took 160+ pics before I caught him well enough.
You know what they say, 16Nth time is the charm.
I usually quit after 12Nth times.
Great job! I know his fast and darty-about they are.
Sounds like an animal that would exist in Avatar:TLA, very cool photo!
They’re pretty popular and well-known! My favorites are the ones that look like little flying guinea pigs, but I can’t seem to find a good example at the moment…
https://www.google.com/search?q=hawk+moth+that+looks+like+a+little+flying+guinea+pig&udm=2
I came across one of these out with my camera once. A macro lens. It was moving so fast I couldnt tell what it was. So I set my aperture to a high number and a fast shutter and had to make many attempts before I got one half way clear. And what looked back at me was a bit scary.
I had gotten a picture of the face staring right at me. And it looked like a tiny owl. It was so bizarre I was like. This can’t be real. I had not heard of these moths at this time btw.
I took probably another 50 or more and ended up with one pretty good photo.
But it was so creepy to come across a tiny owl flying around and having no idea what was going on.
I’ll share mine too because people here can appreciate how difficult it is to get a photo in focus.
Mine is still a little blurry. But the face was good so I’m happy with it.
I saw one of those in my garden last year. They are absolutely gorgeous insects.
So is it a hummingbird, a hawk or a moth?
It’s a moth, specifically a hawk moth, so named because it hovers like a hummingbird. Latin name is Macroglossum stellatarum.
:O
coooool lol
It’s a bug. From here it looks like a bird but most photos definitely look more bug like
Make a decision, is it a hummingbird, is it a hawk, or is it a moth?
D. None of the above.
Harrier jet.
Not to be confused with Harriet Jer of Gloucestershire.
One of my favorites. Thank you for your effort!
Keep trying, you’ll get it eventually.
Is that what they’re called? It took me almost a year to realize they weren’t baby hummingbirds, because we have a plethora of both species around here.
I chose anger in the general direction of a parrot, because they ate one of the moths in front of me at one point, before I realized they were moths.
I had no idea they existed. How fascinating and beautiful.
Heh, I got buzzed by one yesterday. They love the plants in front of my house
We often get them in our weed filled garden. Nippy little buggers.
