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This creature that I presume is a honey eating moth ( I hope Geoff from Tangental will be able to help me here with identification). Whatever it was it was enjoying the geraniums at Montreux for an ephemeral moment before it flew off to other pastures.
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What an interesting looking guest too, never Seen it before 🙂
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I couldn’t work out what it was. The photos told me it was a moth.
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Well, it’s definitely a moth,but not one I’ve seen before. It’s pretty big!
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Geoff has identified it as a Hummingbird hawk moth. Huge.
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Hummingbird hawk moth. You have an Aussi version and we a british one lovely
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Thanks Geoff. I knew you’d know.
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If I fail I’ll pass on to my brother. He’ll know where to look
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Brothers are good resources….at times.
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I thought it was a humming bird at first but then it looked like a giant moth from a b-rated horror flick. Then I scrolled down to your comment.
So is it a hummingbird or a moth? Either way, great shots, Irene.
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I didn’t know what it was when looking at it but when I saw the photos I realised it must be a moth. Geoff has confirmed that and by the name of the moth it still is a hummingbird……. Thanks Sarah
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They really very alike apart from the wings!
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I thought hummingbird, too but then thought it had a weird body! Do we Americans have a version?
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Extraordinary!
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Absolutely
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Wow, that thing is huge.
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comparatively speaking and wow is the only word to describe it.
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I have nevah seen such a big fat moth !!!
How clever of you to shoot it in such terrific focus, while its little wings are madly whirling so that they can’t be seen !
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It had to work hard to stay stationary in the air whilst it tryed to have a drink through his inbuilt straw.
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He did though. And you showed him to us doing it, so We Must Believe ! 😀
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True. You always have to believe me M-R. 👿
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Oh, I do, I DO !! – always.
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Oh my goodness, I thought those pictures were of a hummingbird. That was one large moth! Wonderful pictures Irene, you’ve got a great eye.
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Thanks AJ. A huge moth indeed. I was not sure what it was til I looked at the pictures.
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Not only one, but many excellent and detailed photos of the moth. I am not familiar with species of moths at all, so I am glad the TanGental was able to identify it. I admire the second photo, for in it you can see the moth hovering yet observe it captured in that transient moment. Well done!!
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Yes it was good to get a name for the little/big beastie. Yes I like that photo two as the detail is much better defined, even seeing some colour on the wings. And yes it was definitely a transient moment.
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A lovely moth. Did anyone ever read the Virginia Woolf story. ‘A day in the life of a moth’ or some title like that?
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No I haven’t read it but looked it up and it is called “Death of the moth and other essays”. Is it worth reading?
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Amazing!
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Absolutely.
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I still have yet to see those moth. Lucky you.
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You won’t miss it when you do. They’re big.
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Brilliant capture. Love them.
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Thanks Raewyn.
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Glad I got to read the other comments from Geoff and Sarah to find out just what it was, thinking just the same as Sarah at first but then thinking, hmmm, that is a strange hummingbird if one. Amazing photos Irene and great take on the challenge my friend 🙂
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Thanks Sherri. Yes when I was taking it I thought it might be a humming bird but when I saw its back section when looking at the photo decided it was a moth. Geoff identified it as such from its wings which are just a blur to me. 🙂
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Your photos really are wonderful, but If I had seen it I would have screamed and ran away, moths freak me out, I have a weird fear of them. I can’t bear the thought of them whirring around my head with their furry bodies…I literally have goosepimples just imagining the thought now…strange isn’t it? But I adore hummingbirds 😉
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I’ll allow you to think of them as hummingbirds then – I don’t want you freaking out on me. ❤
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Haha…don’t worry, I’ll be fine with these beautiful hummingbirds 😀 ❤
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Awesome photos! Glad Geoff could help identify the moth!
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I had every faith that he would be able to after his childhood experiences.
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