Saturday 5 October 2013

Hummingbird Hawk Moths

Dear Val,
Not strictly winter shots but felt they might brighten up the day.
Hummingbird Hawk-Moths, I recorded over a dozen at once of these day flying moths on some lavender bushes. 
They have long proboscis which allows them to drink nectar from flowers that other insects cannot reach so avoiding competition.  It is also reported they return to the same flower beds at approximately the same time each day.   Using a fast shutter speed allowed me to freeze the action of their wing movement, quite tricky as they move so quickly from flower to flower.  
Val says,  to see more of Neville's photos go to Wild Photos