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Taken at 1/320 second at f/8, ISO 200 with a EF300mm f/4L IS USM @ 300 mm
These are really weird little creatures.
11 Comments
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Dan Villeneuve
Oh WOW!!! I have never seen one of those moths before! GREAT capture Jeremy!
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Jeremy Pollack
Hah, thanks Dan. Yeah they are such cool little bugs. Some of them are quite large, too. Maybe half the size of a real hummingbird.
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Dan Villeneuve
That is absolutely amazing! Do they flitter about like hummingbirds or do they have a more typical moth flight pattern?
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Dorothy Mattesen Drobney
They often visit my b'fly garden - and are very cool to watch! Great shot, Jeremy!
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Jeremy Pollack
Dan, maybe somewhere in between? They often hover when eating rather than landing like a moth, but will sometimes land as well.
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Dan Villeneuve
Cool! Thanks for the info! =)
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Brooke Hattan
WOW love it Jeremy!
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Maryellen Pollack
Was this at night? Moths are out at night only, right? We have hummingbirds at our deck flowers, but think I saw something like this during the day. Or was it just another h-bird? Bright green/yellow
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Dorothy Mattesen Drobney
Hummingbird moths are out during the day, Maryellen. Just another thing that makes them so interesting. ;-)
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Maryellen Pollack
Ok. So I bet I saw one then! And it was beautiful!
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Jeremy Pollack
I bet you did then! Cool. :) They are beautiful and so interesting looking. Since I was looking figured I'd share the wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_moth
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