Every week I work on taking some shots at our campus Horticulture Garden for teaching, a student activity blog, etc. Today I was presently surprised by this little guy (ok, so I don't really know if it is a guy) that I believe to be a Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth. Pretty Cool.
This picture is fuzzy, but just look how that proboscis curls when in flight. The moth was off to locate more nectar. Apparently, some other species of Hummingbird moths are large enough to make the occassional birder look twice, but this one was only about 5 cm long.
Interesting texture on the side of a weeping willow with a recently killed vine.
Summer flowers! Who can get enough ???
Every week I work on taking some shots at our campus Horticulture Garden for teaching, a student activity blog, etc. Today I was presently surprised by this little guy (ok, so I don't really know if it is a guy) that I believe to be a Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth. Pretty Cool.
This picture is fuzzy, but just look how that proboscis curls when in flight. The moth was off to locate more nectar. Apparently, some other species of Hummingbird moths are large enough to make the occassional birder look twice, but this one was only about 5 cm long.
Interesting texture on the side of a weeping willow with a recently killed vine.
Summer flowers! Who can get enough ???
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