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Humming Bird Moth

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Posted by Tom Schwerin on July 22, 2006 at 9:45 AM
Humming Bird Moth
Caught this fellow on the philox blossoms.
Posted by Jack Graham on July 22, 2006 at 9:57 AM
We had some o these here last year. Man are they fast.. Nice detail in the wings and the eye is tack sharp. NICE!
JG
Posted by Mike Leakey on July 22, 2006 at 3:54 PM
I saw one of these for the first time ever last year. Very cool. Good camera work...these dudes are very fast.

Mike
Posted by Steve Foss on July 22, 2006 at 5:25 PM
Sweet work. Must have been good reflexes, as these fellas are fast, fast, fast. Nice how the pastel phlox blossoms set off the earth tones of the moth. I've always thought it's funny how, when their tails are fanned out, they look so much like crayfish or lobsters. I mean, subtract the wings and add claws you'd really have a lookalike there.
Posted by Scott Hussey on July 24, 2006 at 6:47 PM
I'm always amazed when I see a picture of one of these. I don't think I've ever seen one up close.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on July 25, 2006 at 9:04 AM
Don't recall ever seeing one of these little guys before. This is a real treat...thanks for sharing it, Tom!

Posted by THEORYBLUE on July 25, 2006 at 8:51 PM
I am first timer for seeing them too! They are neat. Good job on the comp and sharpness.
Posted by Jill A. Johnson on July 27, 2006 at 7:37 PM
they really are so so fast... & really a treat when you get to see them...
your capture is wonderful Tom...
here is one I got but it was not as wonderful... had my camera set for some other shooting & ofcourse he came along & I had no time... I have tried to fix it up a little but well it still lacks a lot... but wonderful to remember...

hope in early fall to have more time to post in the weekly postings...